Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024He was a great guy, and his unusual mind allowed him to do something truly remarkable. For people in Colorado a visit to his place was almost a right of passage. I’ll miss knowing he’s out there, stacking stone. 100
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024He was very aware of his demons, and I think the castle helped keep him sane. 100
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024But he was fundamentally a kind and loving person who opened his project for all to see, free of charge. 101
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Jim also struggled with some serious mental health issues, and was prone to involuntary rants that scared the bejesus out of visitors. 111
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Of course he drove the local authorities nuts with because the castle in no way fit building codes, but he was able to get around the laws since the castle wasn’t a building, it was art. Luckily, it never collapsed on anyone. 111
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024The plan, which existed only in his mind, seemed to have no end. 110
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024At the time Jim had been at work for decades and it was natural to wonder how much longer he could go. 110
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Also, in a time before drones, there was also no way to capture the weird aerial angles I wanted. 110
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024There was no better way to fuse the eccentricity that was at the foundation of both the man and his creation. 111
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Yep, Dave Philipps, investigative reporter/Pulitzer Prize-winner had a burning desire to draw comics. I’m not very good at it. But drawing seemed like the right way to capture the quirky nature of Jim Bishop. 111
Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Jim Bishop was a Colorado man who had a lifelong obsession to build a castle by hand. He just died at 80. His castle lives on. In 2007 I drew a comic strip about him for The Colorado Springs Gazette. I’d like to share… 271