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lrstrobel
It challenges me to write in a world already established. Where people are already familiar with the characters, settings, and situations more or less. This means being true and "real". I like that. At the same time it limits me. I get cranky when I get limited to my in my art.
When I first started I would have told you illumination. It was what I did. I only started calligraphy out of necessity. Now, as far as scribal goes nither is my greater passion. My true passion is wording. I'm a writer and a word smith. I find it more liberating and challenging to find the perfect piece of period inspiration for the words that I give to the scroll. I think I would go mad if I lived in a kingdom that did not allow original wording for their scrolls.
My friends. Those select few who are to me my heart and soul and foundation upon which I am able to build everything else. Without them I would not at times find the strength to do what I have to, go where I need to go, and even behave the way I need to. And then there are my companions. The three furballs that make it nice to come home because there is something there that loves me and looks forward to my return.
Watching, hands down. I've been ice level for hockey games. You don't get to see and experience as much. The view of the game is limited. And for a game as high in energy and intensity of the final game of the Stanely Cup... I want to experience it all. The raw emotion of the players, the smells and sights from the stands, the screaming at the ref for a stupid call, the telling of the guy next to me who's wearing the other teams jersey that their team sucks and should give up and go home and cry to momma... nope... gimme the seats anyday.
In the end, while the text is important, I hate to say it, it needs to be, regardless of fiction, fanfiction or scroll text, visually pleasing to me. Because before I found the joy of writing I was a visual artist with photography. And words on paper are nothing more than symbols of sounds, and symbols are nothing more than artistic representations for the eye to comprehend. I know that probably donen't make much sence but that is it in a nutshell for me.
lrstrobel 1) What is the best and worst that fanfiction brings out of you?
It challenges me to write in a world already established. Where people are already familiar with the characters, settings, and situations more or less. This means being true and "real". I like that. At the same time it limits me. I get cranky when I get limited to my in my art.
2) For which do you have a greater passion: calligraphy or illumination?
When I first started I would have told you illumination. It was what I did. I only started calligraphy out of necessity. Now, as far as scribal goes nither is my greater passion. My true passion is wording. I'm a writer and a word smith. I find it more liberating and challenging to find the perfect piece of period inspiration for the words that I give to the scroll. I think I would go mad if I lived in a kingdom that did not allow original wording for their scrolls.
3) What is the most joy you get from your mundane, everyday life?
My friends. Those select few who are to me my heart and soul and foundation upon which I am able to build everything else. Without them I would not at times find the strength to do what I have to, go where I need to go, and even behave the way I need to. And then there are my companions. The three furballs that make it nice to come home because there is something there that loves me and looks forward to my return.
4) Given no physical limitations, etc., choose between watching the Sabres at home in game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs in the best seats, and playing in it.
Watching, hands down. I've been ice level for hockey games. You don't get to see and experience as much. The view of the game is limited. And for a game as high in energy and intensity of the final game of the Stanely Cup... I want to experience it all. The raw emotion of the players, the smells and sights from the stands, the screaming at the ref for a stupid call, the telling of the guy next to me who's wearing the other teams jersey that their team sucks and should give up and go home and cry to momma... nope... gimme the seats anyday.
5) What inspires you to write?It all depends on what it is I'm writing. If it's an original work of fiction, the inspiration can be anything from a chord of music, to a glimpse of something in my periferal vision, to a request from a friend, to having spent too many nights in a row reading books by the same author. If it's fanfiction usually it's a wierd brainstorm that makes me say "I wonder what "Character X" would do in this situation" or "Oh man I gotta see what Character Y would say to this..." sometimes though it's a challenge another fanfiction author has made to a list or blog that makes me go "hmmmmmm". If it's wording for a scroll it depends on if I know the person or not. If I do I see it as a personal mission to find the perfect document, text, song, or play that fits them and the award. If I do not know them, it's usually something that strikes me with a turn of a phrase that catches my eye or I find something fitting to the award. I recently did wording for a scroll that was for an A&S award. I found text on the life of Leonardo Da Vinci that fit perfectly for the situation and person.
In the end, while the text is important, I hate to say it, it needs to be, regardless of fiction, fanfiction or scroll text, visually pleasing to me. Because before I found the joy of writing I was a visual artist with photography. And words on paper are nothing more than symbols of sounds, and symbols are nothing more than artistic representations for the eye to comprehend. I know that probably donen't make much sence but that is it in a nutshell for me.
