Kris WilliamsAfter graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Graphic Design, Kris set off to explore the world, feed an artist temperament, and satisfy a voracious curiosity --- by taking a job as a flight attendant.When her flying caree allowed her the chance to further her education in graphic design at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule in Basel, Switzerland, Kris flew at the chance. Who wouldn't want to study with some of the most well-known graphic artists and typographers in the world? Upon arriving in Basel she was calmed by a Swiss craziness for order and precision, and humored by Schweizerdeutsch, a musical Swiss-German dialect which calls all big things small. This calm humor soon turned into enchantment with all things Swiss. From Basel, where the teachers patiently imparted their knowledge of design and typography to her and other foreign students like her...she was able to direct her attention toward the rest of Switzerland --- specifically, the mountains. Taking trips into the Swiss Alps and learning about the traditions that enliven them developed in her a profound respect for this "tiny" country. It is in Basel that Kris met the subject of this book, and knew instinctively that because of this artist's way of seeing, because of this artist's way of expressing himself, because of this artist's extraordinary journey into the wilderness, the world would be a poorer place if his story weren't told. Read More Read Less