Dusty Journal
a log of creative travels through the internet, with a contemporary medieval twist
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Post reblogged from Bits of Ku
Adrian and I will be at Stumptown Comic Fest this weekend! Come stop by at Table C02 to see some exclusive fest swag and chat us up :D
Now, since you guys are so awesome, have a comic about how to pet your cat. Just in case you guys forgot!
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Quote reblogged from Thought You Should See ThisAnother big ad agency wants an inspirational talk to their Creatives, won’t find the tiny fee. This is how artists survive. Shame on them.Agencies and companies often hold “salons” to inspire their assembled troops. Some companies make a fairly tidy reputation for doing so (I’m thinking of things like the authors@Google events, which started back in 2005.) But there’s a difference between an author touting his or her own published work in the name of marketing and selling books, and agencies calling in artists to get them to show off amazing work… and then not paying a dime for the privilege. The above tart tweet came courtesy of British public artists, Greyworld (see my previous post on their most magical work), whose leaders just experienced this very situation. They followed up with a longer rant on Facebook. It’s good to see the growing confidence and independence of artists and designers who used to believe they had to rely on the largesse of the bigger agencies that so often commissioned their work. The worm, as they say, is in the process of turning. And frankly there’s no quid pro quo if one party doesn’t get no quid. (via thoughtyoushouldseethis)
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Link reblogged from A Word for Living Creatures
The King only has spare time.
His pockets are overflowing
with it. He wishes he could give it
to the old man shambling
in front of the castle gates.
He can’t. He can only watch
through the stained-glass window.
He knows what’s coming
and can’t do anything about it,
can’t do anything to… -
One of my short stories.
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Photo reblogged from Art You Glad?
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Photo reblogged from Art You Glad?
by Ernst Haeckel, of course.
This reminds me of my favorite manuscripts that have fanciful renderings of imaginary & real plants. Medieval ones of course didn’t have this much panache!
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Photo reblogged from lost and found
Pretty medieval manuscript of the day shows a siege as it nears its end. The walls have been breached. Crossbow bolts are loosed. Cannon are loaded. Yet everything is strangely stilled and stilted. There is none of the abject misery and starvation that Froissart aludes to in his Chronicle.
Image source: A fifteenth century manuscript from the John Soane’s Museum. Image declared to be public domain on Wikimedia Commons because its copyright has expired.
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Photo reblogged from Art You Glad?
