Open The Museum of Lost Wonder 2008 wall calendar and step into a world full of compelling images,
fascinating historical tidbits, and provocative challenges to common myths. Follow your whimsy into
this treasure trove to create a place where you can expand your mind and find your way back to the
wonder of your own imagination. Author and artist Jeff Hoke blends his knowledge of science and art
with his classical studies of 17th-century alchemy and the origins of philosophy and scientific theory,
creating exhibits in his "museum" that dazzle the imagination. These magnificent illustrations return us
to an era where the physician was also the magician, and the astronomer the astrologer. Mr. Hoke is
the author of "The Museum of Lost Wonder," published in 2006 by Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC. Sample
Caption: "Alchemy lent a personal meaning to science by equating the mystery of matter with
something that really mattered-the mysteries of the heart and the soul. Some people think of alchemy
as misdirected foolishness. At the Museum of Lost Wonder, we like to think of it as a whole lot of fun.
By refining and recombining physical and psychological elements, alchemists sought to reduce
everything to its essential golden nature of wonder..."

About the Author
Jeff Hoke is a senior designer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Previously he worked as an exhibit designer for the Field Museum in Chicago. He lives in Monterey, California.