Everett is a humble industrial city of 100,000 and...the world's largest building*. Why do we have the world's largest building?

For producing some of the largest jets in the world. Specifically, the 747, 767, 777 and 787. But, most of you already know this, since Boeing probably employees your brother, your aunt, and that quirky neighbor across the street**.

As I sketched the flight line outside the Boeing Factory, a group of chatty Australians picnicked nearby, awaiting a tour at the Future of Flight Museum. Suddenly, a large jet descended from the clouds, dominating the skyline with it's unpainted aluminum exterior. Every eye watched as the elegant, freshly-assembled jet touched town on the tarmac, a first of many flights it will take in it's lifetime of circling the globe.

*by volume
**Boeing employees about 15 out of every 100 workers in Snohomish County! 

Elizabeth is an Everett, Washington-based artist and graphic designer. Using pen and watercolor, she sketches from life and creates 'illustrative infographics,' often featuring Northwest themes.