"Home again. . ."

15 posts · 2007-04-20 13:34:15 to 2007-04-21 06:22:02

#36300219445 04/20/2007 13:34:15 "Home again. . ."

"Ask yourself whether this dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves, - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth." -Ayn Rand 1905-1982

The crust of the earth used to nothing more to us than just what it was: a layer of sand, soil, and stone. We carried the stone away where we needed to make room for our growth, and then filled it back when we needed to hide from it. Now after the War has scoured the surface and the intervening years have cooled it off, the crust of the earth is our home, our Sanctuary. We return to it for rest, and peace, and love. We return to it for Life.

But it is never warm here, especially out here in the wastelands. Even back at Zion, those of us who could remember what sunshine was supposed to feel like could never really shake the chill. We will never be rid of the dank, clammy embrace of the earth. Our Home, both in Life and in death.

Inspired by the MxO artist community.

#36300219482 04/20/2007 14:14:56 Re:"Home again. . ."
It's overwhelming, the terrifying splendor of the surface of the real world. We should all be grateful for the fact that we live and exist here, despite the things we do to ourselves and to each other.

(<3

I'm very intrigued. You've got to keep this one going.)
#36300219488 04/20/2007 14:18:05 Re:"Home again. . ."
( That is some good sh!t SMILEY )

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#36300219504 04/20/2007 14:30:35 Re:"Home again. . ."
Dragonram wrote:
( That is some good sh!t SMILEY )

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I second that emoticon.  Great work!
#36300219588 04/20/2007 16:42:15 Re:"Home again. . ."
ArchDuke wrote:
Dragonram wrote:
( That is some good sh!t SMILEY )

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I second that emoticon.  Great work!
Good job! I like that
#36300219589 04/20/2007 16:48:17 Re:"Home again. . ."
It's always a nice change to see "real world" art, especially when it's that good.

SMILEY
#36300219603 04/20/2007 17:53:24 Re:"Home again. . ."

"Whether you tend a garden or not, you are the gardener of your own being, the seed of your destiny." - The Findhorn Community

Who are we? Are we the salt of the earth? The last of a dying breed that will finish laying waste so that nothing more will ever grow here? Or are we the seeds of a new future? The earth has not even begun to heal, and yet here we are, gouging our lives out of the dead rock around us. Is it subsistence for Life? Or merely a stubborn refusal of death?

#36300219605 04/20/2007 17:55:28 Re:"Home again. . ."
Heh, thanks guys! It really means a lot coming from this crowd. SMILEY
#36300219625 04/20/2007 19:00:49 Re:"Home again. . ."
Wow, Lil Bro... Amazing stuff, hun!

Keep it coming! SMILEY
#36300219710 04/20/2007 22:30:55 Re:"Home again. . ."
That's amazingly awesome! Great art!

How are you doing it? The ship and the characters look hand drawn in scanned in right? Did you illustrate the backgrounds or are they photo edits of preexisting pictures?
#36300219752 04/21/2007 01:21:36 Re:"Home again. . ."
Abarnath wrote:
Wow, Lil Bro... Amazing stuff, hun!

Keep it coming! SMILEY

Lil Bro o_O' ?

Uhh.. either way. I know that ship, a Sentinel Destroyer SMILEY
Keep it coming Shi!

P.S.: You gonna bring out one of those wallpapers again, Shi?
#36300219879 04/21/2007 05:58:59 Re:"Home again. . ."
GoDGiVeR wrote:
Abarnath wrote:
Wow, Lil Bro... Amazing stuff, hun!

Keep it coming! SMILEY

Lil Bro o_O' ?

Yes, they are connected. SMILEY

ShiXinFeng's presence, and his ship may possibly be felt in a certain Graphic novel at some point... *whistles*
#36300219885 04/21/2007 06:19:53 Re:"Home again. . ."

Hey guys,

@Abby - Thanks, Sis. You always were one of the first to compliment me on my stuff. SMILEY

@GG - Thanks man, yeah, it's George Hull's Sentinel Killer. I used it for the Rocinante because I thought, "man, what a great design to be so wasted by not getting any use." But I think the W's thought it might be a little "too military". And yeah, I need to get around to completing that wallpaper project. I just want to be able to use different subjects instead of me in every one. I still want to tweak the hacker one, but I also want to do one for MKT/Assassin, a Guns collage, an MA collage, a Doc/UM collage, a Coder, and a Code Shaper. Heh heh, I think I do, anyway. It is an awfully ambitious project.

@Foxx - Thanks man, but if I tell you my secrets then there won't be any magic! I cannot, at all, take credit for George Hull's work. The ship is a modified version of his drawing. And the images are based on real world work. If you find it, you'll get a clue where this Capt and the crew of the Rocinante hideout when they need a break.

@Pyraci - SMILEY (heh, as always, I am at your service)

#36300219886 04/21/2007 06:20:55 "Home again. . ."
When it gets updated the fanart site better get these!

They're awesome.
#36300219888 04/21/2007 06:22:02 Re:"Home again. . ."
Wow. That's amazing Shi. Very, very impressive!