I've used Bryce two or three times a year in my work.  They actually paid for a copy. We always need some kind of illustration or cut-away of a process. An actual picture of what you are trying to make or do goes a lot farther toward getting money than just a paragraph or sketch. I can think of at least three proposals that were successful for getting new money and a dozen or so reports that I used a Bryce picture in.

 

When my daughter graduated from high school she got one of the four $5000 scholarships given away. One of the big selling points was the art honor’s society. This is a school club that paints buildings around town. They did teddy bears on the nursery for the local battered women’s shelter among other projects.

 

There are lots of candidates with 4.0 grades going for every worthwhile job around. People who just get the grades and nothing else lack the breadth to go outside the box for solutions. We have lots of people at my work that are also alpine climbers and skiers, lily breeders, scuba divers, potters, and even a Brycer. You’d be surprised how many times the solution comes from one of those sources instead of school.