#erik as a sculptor

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Back story on my commission of the All-New Warriors Three sketch cover by Erik Fidel.

The Warriors Three were in midst of deadly battle with the minions of Hel in Niflheim when both Fandral the Dashing and Volstagg the Lion of Asgard were mortally wounded. Hogun the Grim witnessed his companions being carried off to Valhalla by Brunnhilde and the Shield Maidens. After escaping the same fate, Hogun warily decides to continue on by himself for he has no real need for companions. The Warriors Three are done.

After years of traveling the realms by himself, Hogun realizes he does miss the camaraderie and conversation with his friends. The fighting was easier and the drinking was less lonely. Thor is off with his Avengers in Midgard. Sif and Beta Ray Bill have moved on into space itself. Balder has not been the same since Karnilla’s wedding freeing him from Hela.

Hogun decides it is time to create The All-New Warriors Three. Combing the Nine Realms, he found the perfect companions to join him. Let me be the first to introduce you to:

Hogun the Grim

Obélix

Astérix the Gaul

The All-New Warriors Three. Let their adventures begin, bring forth much tales to be told and glories in battles to be sung in the Halls of Valhalla itself. Odin be praised.

"These Asgardians are crazy!" - Obélix

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"Minotaur", by Erik Ebeling (1982–present). American sculptor. clay

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"knitting the ocean ~ when you look at his work you see the influences of his diving background..massive wall hangings that resemble coral reefs knitted and crocheted from wool..interspersed with shapes reminiscent of barnacles and sea urchins made from various fibers and textiles"...erik speer... american fiber artist..sculptor....mount pleasant..south carolina...born 1989..

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30 kcd2 trailer reveal little things / reactions:

Loving the increased Istvan / Henry parallelism

Loving the return of the red PTSD nightmares and so pleased WH isn't watering the game down, keeping up the trauma narrative realism, etc. I expected no less but still delighted by it. I love games that allow characters (esp male characters) to feel things, genuinely, and writing that treats the emotional invitation of its own storytelling with respect.

Good lord, the symbolism returns--as it must in a proper medieval game--but I shan't look too deep yet.

SKALITZ FLASHBACKS. HENRY'S PARENTS' WEDDING PREQUEL CONTENT? W H A T. I never thought we would get to go back; I am so thrilled to learn more about that time. I would have gladly gobbled up a Martin prequel. TELL ME HER FUCKING NAME, WARHORSE, YOU BASTARDS.

where is radzig

Mystery possible new love interest option? Or did Lady Stephanie visit the face sculptor?

And Theresa... where?

Mother of god, the forests and animals look incredible. I'm going insane. Let me pet things please.

How many times can Hans eat royal shit and live in one livestream? Let's find out. One, two, three...

The crime and punishment mechanics are definitely more complex at a glance. This is a good thing but I wonder how much was cutscene flavor and how much will really have an affect on the gameplay/reputation/etc.

I'm extremely afraid for Hans's survival. Not because of his constant trailer beefing (and he really took every opportunity to wipe out) but because of that shot with him doing the big dramatic eagle wing spread on horseback. You can't just do that and not expect to be punished by the narrative, bro.

MUTT IS BACK MUTT IS BACK MUTT IS BACK

is that pebbles? MUTT IS BACK please be pebbles

Henry's new hair is awful and I will be changing it two seconds in.

In general, Henry looks way more mature/stressed. Hard to say if there was a timeskip and Henry is now actually more mature or if the increased graphics allow him to look more like his voice actor, who is older than Henry. Either way I will be content. Will not catch me changing my son's precious face!!!

CROSSBOWS, HAND CANNONS

Istvan is pure fire, holy shit, cannot wait for this performance. Erik looks like a soggy newspaper. What happened king?

radzig? hello? anyone hear from this guy? typical for him to ghost

FIVE HOURS OF CUTSCENES???? YOU KNOW YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE. IT IS ME. I LOVE TO WATCH THINGS

Theresa's gonna be in it though, right? They wouldn't do us like that right?

Really excited to see them taking a page from RDR2 and incorporating a temperament-based reply system for non-dialogue initiating NPCs. I really look forward to all the added sandbox immersion enhancements from the first game, and I hope women are incorporated in a broader work spectrum for better historical accuracy.

WAS THAT GODWIN?

Is Hans going to teach Henry how to swim for real, as in a gameplay-altering swim mechanic, or is the topless on the riverbank scene just throwing a meaty bone to the hansry shippers (i am gnawing, i am growling when you try to take it away before i choke myself with it)

I love hearing devs and actors talk intelligently about the writing and character development arcs. Obviously they thought about it deeply in KCD1, but it's nice to see devs of an "action" game treating its narrative seriously, as artwork. Regardless of how the fandom idiots interact with it.

Hans singing a facetious little ballad for Henry (presuming it makes it into the game and isn't just trailer fodder) regenerated my cells. He DID promise in KCD1 (if you lose the tourney after agreeing to be his champion) that one day people would sing ballads in Henry's honor. Probably he did not intend for them to include the word "fuck" at the time.

This is going to be the grown up bromance we deserved in kcd1. Honestly it's so validating to see the second game recentering on that relationship and deliberately using it as the primary storytelling vehicle. KCD1 was pretty imbalanced in favor of Hans content, but it would have been better served by the game storyline fully leaning into the importance of that relationship, rather than trying to juggle it as a side-arc with several other arcs (and thereby creating an imbalance). KCD2 looks like it's built around the backbone of Henry and Hans's friendship and how it has profoundly changed them both/propelled their arcs in somewhat different directions.

On that point, Henry seems to have completely adopted Rattay colors now, but it's possible that's due to him operating as Hans's page (squire?) where we left them in KCD1. WHERE IS RADZIG

Calling Henry an orphan is a LITTLE generous given he was a whole ass adult man when his parents were killed, don't you think.

Calling Henry a lover is VERY VERY GENEROUS

I'm hyped.

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..."knitting the ocean ~ when you look at his work you see the influences of his diving background..massive wall hangings that resemble coral reefs knitted and crocheted from wool..interspersed with shapes reminiscent of barnacles and sea urchins made from various fibers and textiles"...erik speer...american fiber artist..sculptor....mount pleasant..south carolina...born 1989...

Soul Alchemy

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An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Archibald Snatcher (voice): Ben Kingsley Eggs (voice): Isaac Hempstead-Wright Winnie Portley-Rind (voice): Elle Fanning Fish / Wheels / Bucket (voice): Dee Bradley Baker Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice): Toni Collette Lord Portley-Rind (voice): Jared Harris Mr. Trout (voice): Nick Frost Mr. Pickles (voice): Richard Ayoade Mr. Gristle (voice): Tracy Morgan Herbert Trubshaw (voice): Simon Pegg Oil Can / Knickers (voice): Nika Futterman Fragile / Sweets (voice): Pat Fraley Clocks / Specs (voice): Fred Tatasciore Sir Langsdale (voice): Maurice LaMarche Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice): James Urbaniak Boulanger / Male Aristocrat (voice): Brian George Female Aristocrat (voice): Lori Tritel Shoe / Sparky (voice): Steve Blum Female Townsfolk 1 / Female Townsfolk 2 (voice): Laraine Newman Background Boy (voice): Reckless Jack Baby Eggs (voice): Max Mitchell Film Crew: Screenplay: Irena Brignull Director: Graham Annable Adaptation: Anthony Stacchi Novel: Alan Snow Music: Dario Marianelli Animation: Travis Knight Screenplay: Adam Pava Animation: Stephen Bodin Animation: Malcolm Lamont Animation: Matias Liebrecht Animation: Brian Leif Hansen Animation: Payton Curtis Animation: Joon Soo Song Animation: Adam Lawthers Animation: Shane Prigmore Animation: Chris Tootell Animation: Kyle Williams Animation: Mike Hollenbeck Animation: Danail Kraev Animation: Kristien Vanden Bussche Animation: Adam Fisher Animation: Anthony Straus Animation: Sean Burns Animation: Mael Gourmelen Animation: David Vandervoort Animation: Dan MacKenzie Animation Supervisor: Brad Schiff Animation: Kevin Parry Adaptation: Phil Dale Producer: David Bleiman Ichioka Animation: Jon David Buffam Animation: Rachelle Lambden Animation: Gabe Sprenger Animation: Philippe Tardif Animation: Ian Whitlock Animation: Daniel Alderson Animation: Charles Greenfield Animation: Jason Stalman Casting: Mary Hidalgo Line Producer: Matthew Fried Sculptor: Toby Froud Visual Effects Coordinator: Jeremy Fenske Choreographer: Nicole Cuevas Visual Effects Coordinator: Claudia Amatulli Sculptor: Benjamin William Adams Set Designer: Emily Greene Additional Editing: Ralph Foster Visual Effects Editor: Todd Gilchrist Set Designer: Carl B. Hamilton Sculptor: Scott Foster Production Design: Paul Lasaine Production Coordinator: Jocelyn Pascall Editor: Edie Ichioka Art Direction: Curt Enderle Editorial Coordinator: Dave Davenport Art Department Coordinator: Zach Sheehan CG Supervisor: Rick Sevy Music Supervisor: Maggie Rodford Music Editor: James Bellany Songs: Eric Idle Visual Effects Supervisor: Steve Emerson Costume Design: Deborah Cook Production Manager: Dan Pascall Additional Writing: Vera Brosgol Post Production Supervisor: David Dresher Editorial Manager: Trevor Cable Visual Effects Supervisor: Brian Van’t Hul Additional Editing: Christopher Murrie Director of Photography: John Ashlee Prat Set Designer: Polly Allen Robbins Visual Effects Producer: Annie Pomeranz Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Ren Klyce ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris Gaffer: James WilderHancock Modeling: Paul Mack Publicist: Maggie Begley Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Myers Production Design: Michel Breton Prop Designer: Alan Cook Animation: Paul Andrew Bailey Assistant Art Director: Phil Brotherton Executive In Charge Of Post Production: Ben Urquhart First Assistant Director: Samuel Wilson Layout: Daniel R. Casey Layout: Simon Dunsdon Orchestrator: Geoff Alexander Set Dresser: Duncan Gillis Third Assistant Director: David J. Epstein Animation: Anthony Elworthy Animation: Dan Ramsay Animation: Jan-Erik Maas CG Animator: Carolyn Vale Digital Compositors: Daniel Leatherdale Digital Compositors: James McPherson Foley Editor: Thom Brennan Production Illustrator: Ean McNamara Sound Effects Editor: David C. Hughes Finance: Erin Baldwin Finance: Jason Bryant CG Animator: Jeff Croke Con...

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A Mask That Makes Me Look Like Anyone

At the end of Leroux's Phantom, Erik says "J'ai inventé un masque qui me fait la figure de n'importe qui"--the free DeMattos translation translates this as "I have invented a mask that makes me look like anybody."

So what did that mask look like? I took my inspiration from American sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd, who made very thin and painted copper masks to make facial prosthetics for combat-disfigured World War I veterans. While I'm not exactly thrilled to give the invention of a woman to a man, it presented a wonderful historically accurate example of something that Erik could have fashioned for himself. In addition, because copper oxidizes and is not especially weather-resistant, it also gave him a reason to keep wearing the porcelain mask from time to time.

Chapter 11 of All Vows, which I posted last night, is relatively short, but filled with a lot of historical nuggets, including the first appearance of the copper mask, the spire of the Rouen Cathedral, which underwent renovations in 1882 (the year the chapter takes place), and genealogical research.

I originally had Erik search for his genealogy in church records, but when I learned that France began keeping civil records in 1792, I changed my approach. There's a minor character who will feature in an upcoming chapter whose introduction was delayed and slightly modified because of this.

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Moving on to the DeBateau family.

Armand is still quite a few days away from his next life stage, but it's already becoming hard for him to keep up with his own lifestyle. Luckily for him, his wife Kimberly is always there for him with a handy pick-me-up potion.

Their son Terrence is getting back to himself after his recent near-death experience. He still loves nature, but he's hesitant about spending too much time under the open sky.

Armand's daughter Tara and her husband Erik are still as giddy as newlyweds. Erik has settled very nicely into the big money lifestyle. He enjoys parading along their quiet street in his designer robe as he takes the family dog Grimalkin out for a walk.

The family cat Cheshire is unimpressed with the rich and famous' ways.

Stats:

Armand: family / wealth aquarius: 2/3/9/7/4 great kisser, never nude, hydrophobic, unflirty, workaholic LTW: reach golden anniversary +cologne, +formal wear, -unemployed OTH: sports career: business partner: Kimberly DeBateau (nee Cordial)

Kimberly: knowledge / popularity aries: 4/3/6/5/3 artistic, inappropriate, star quality, schmoozer, unflirty LTW: become mayor +vampirism, +makeup, -plantsimism OTH: sports career: politics partner: Armand DeBateau

Terrence: sagittarius: 3/4/10/10/7 neurotic, heavy sleeper, photographer's eye OTH: nature

Tara: knowledge / popularity leo: 4/7/8/3/3 animal lover, daredevil, loves to swim, excitable, savvy sculptor LTW: max out 7 skills +chubby, +hard worker, -jewelry OTH: fitness career: architecture partner: Erik DeBateau

Erik: family / romance aquarius: 2/3/8/5/3 lucky, genius, over-emotional, brooding, loves to swim LTW: have 6 grandchildren +underwear, +makeup, -logic skill OTH: sports career: adventure partner: Tara DeBateau

Cheshire: cat male hoomans: Kimberly, Armand personality: 1/2/1/2/3 career: service

Grimalkin: large dog male hooman: Erik personality: 1/2/1/2/3

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14 Dec. 1852 - Prince Carl Oscar Wilhelm Fredrik, Duke of Södermanland, was born as the only son and younger child of King Karl XV and Queen Lovisa, the then Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden and Norway. In February 1854, the young prince suffered from measles and was prescribed a cold bath. This led to pneumonia, and the prince died in March 1854 when he was little over a year old.

The tragedy became even more significant when it became clear that Lovisa, due to an injury after the birth of Prince Carl Oscar, was unable to have any more children. Lovisa is said to have, “in respect of the Order of Succession”, offered Karl a divorce, which he refused. Prince Carl Oscar had a lit de parade in Stockholm, which almost 40,000 people attended.

Photo 1: Portrait of Prince Carl Oscar by Erik Bogislaus Skjöldebrand (1854, oil on canvas, 44 x 38 cm). Photo by Nationalmuseum. Photo 2: Prince Carl Oscar, ca. 1853, by an unknown sculptor. Photo from Bernadottebibliotekets arkiv. Photo 3: Portrait of Prince Carl Oscar, mid-1853, by Fritz von Dardel. Photo by Nationalmuseum.

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Erik Arnesen (b. 1990), Norwegian sculptor: Kronos, All-devouring (2021).

Source: https://www.eirikarnesen.com/

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Part 3 of gifs from the Laredo episode The Last of the Caesars - Absolutely. An uncouth goon has appointed himself Caesar, with plans to build his own old school style Roman Empire right in Texas. He’s even gone so far as to kidnap and then enslave people to fill out his ranks.

While investigating the kidnappings, Reese and Joe are captured by his henchman. Meanwhile, Chad and Erik hatch a scheme to infiltrate the group by posing as people with desirable skills--a sculptor and architect, respectively.

Some lovely buff Gladiator!Joe scenes that showcase William Smith’s ever-impressive physique, and a bit of Chad in peril near the end make it an enjoyable episode despite its rather ridiculous plot.

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“We were all young one. Makes me giggle every time.”            -    from the journal of Erik Alstroemeria

Every year the heart of Rome put together a holiday village meant to impress, the humans with their longstanding tradition were largely unaware of the recent events and instead of hanging their heads in mourning took to the decoration of trees, lampposts, and makeshift houses. Within walking distance from the Coliseum, a stone’s throw from the new home of the Halfbloods, Rome’s holiday village rose with events and spectacles that could be enjoyed by all.

The village boasts a market with artisanal crafts and homemade holiday goodness, a garden of ice sculptors, mulled wine and hot apple cider. A jolly old person in red dolling out presents and a number of elves who seem to be doing all the work. Upon entering the market it is hard not to feel the spirit of the season lingering about, the towering and well decorated tree, the maze of lights with hot cocoa waiting for any who can make it to the end.

The fey had a tradition of their own, with the winter solstice the veil that separated this world and the Otherworld was at its thinnest, and in the longest, darkest, coldest night of the year, many were often lost. It was this time of year when it became easy to accidentally find oneself in the inverse of this world, in the Otherworld’s pale reflection of holiday cheer. Fey could traverse from one side to the other with little more than a thought, easily bringing others with them, and those who became desperate were all the more likely to get ensnared by the realm known for drawing upon emotions. 

To commemorate the holiday, the faerie queen’s forest will be properly decorated and a party will be held the night of the solstice, one that is expected to last into the New Year. While the party will last several days, those within the forest will only feel as though it’s a single, long night. The fey have promised to be on their best behavior, whatever that means. 

In private, the senate, with the last of the restorations at last completed throughout the city, will be meeting to discuss the events of the massacre at halloween and the next course of action for all those involved.

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Happy holidays everyone!

There’ll be one mini plot drop through this event but this is just a fun little mini event to tie people over through the holidays.

The food, drink, and entertainment are all sourced locally, it’s fair to say everyone pitched in!

This christmas village is put on by the city/humans.

There’s a party happening in the faerie queen’s forest, promptly beginning the night of the solstice. While several days will pass, time has been altered within the forest so it only feels like a single night. 

Officially the market will have started December 15th and will end January 7th but you’re welcome to post starters until the end of January.

The winter solstice takes place the evening of December 22nd!

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Via Don Bryson

Bacchus (1808) Marble - Erik Gustaf Göthe (1779–1838) Swedish sculptor. Nationalmuseum.

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BOOK REVIEW: COLLAGE MACABRE, AN ANTHOLOGY OF ART HORROR

by Elizabeth Broadbent, Staff Writer.

How did these people scare me so bad with paint? 

Truth: I once lived in a dorm so artsy they called us the Cereal Bowl (‘cause we were “the flakes and the nuts.”). Living with a bunch of theater kids, visual artists, sculptors, and writers for three years means I have seen things, and I’m not talking about someone else’s sexcapades or our  if-we-catch-you-up-there-you’re-expelled creepy-ass attic. We dialed 1-800-The-Great-Beyond on multiple occasions. Dead people talked to us in dreams. Psychic stuff happened on the reg. Seriously, my boyfriend once duct-taped me to a wall as performance art. No art-based anthology would scare me. Go back to drawing school. 

Then I read Collage Macabre, coming from Future Dead Collective on April 18, 2023.

In retrospect, I probably freaked them out with the fangirl tweeting. Scaring me with paint? The paint was only the beginning. I will never crochet again. Sculpture? Thanks, y’all. I will now gaze upon my favorite works and wonder what nefarious artistry created them. We always knew that performance art could turn into the sun and go wrong (see above reference to duct tape), but could you really make me fear theater? Really, Timothy Lanz? Didn’t think that story was going to go there. Never saw it coming, and it came, and that’s etched in my brain-cave for eternity now, thanks (I absolutely and completely adored it; goddamn did that anthology end on a bang). 

In any collection, you’ll love some stories more than others: that’s what makes a good anthology, because my tastes are different than your tastes, and there’s a difference between “This wasn’t my favorite” and “This was not a good story.” Every single story’s great. They all veer in different directions; they all stick their landings. They span time and place and subgenre.

I refuse to pick favorites because what I love best will not necessarily be what you love best, and it’s all awesome. Ai Jiang’s spare prose is a beautiful counterpoint to Ryan Marie Ketterer’s more jarring, yet ornate style. Mob’s romantic “The Red Lady” and Jessica Peter’s “A Study in Umber” bump lusciously against the voices in Joseph Andre Thomas’s “The Preparator” and Erik McHatton’s “Station 42” (if you get it, you get it, and if you don’t, you don’t). 

Sure, paint it black, TJ Price. Whatevs—but oh sweet baby Jesus that’s not whatevs at all. Demi-Louise Blackburn took me through a second-person POV I enjoyed: a difficult feat (and a great story). Clearly, these authors are, when relevant, masters of the art they describe—Rachel Searcey, for example, is a filmmaker—and that authenticity shines through their stories.  

This is a beautiful collection, a haunting collection, a collection of stories not soon forgotten. From romantic obsessives to art students learning to see, from television-headed men to tottering-sticked sculptures, these stories of depraved art and artists will stay with you. I loved it so much I had to:

Stop myself from tweeting each author. I looked like a weirdo.

Stop myself from reading the whole thing at once. This book demands savoring, like good wine, rather than devouring. You wouldn’t stride through an art museum, would you? Then give this collection time. Stop. Look. Contemplate. These stories deserve your full attention.

Twitter: @ collagemacabre

Instagram: @ collage_macabre

Preorder on Amazon for April 18

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Milwaukee's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue honors his legacy

#Black Excellence 💚🖤❤️✊📽️💿🎼🌹💘👑🎤✨

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On this day in Wikipedia: Thursday, 27th July

Welcome, Benvenuto, こんにちは, Bienvenida 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 27th July through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

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27th July 1818 🗓️ : Birth - Agostino Roscelli Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (d. 1902) "Agostino Roscelli (27 July 1818 – 7 May 1902), also known as Augustine Roscelli, and Augustin Roscelli, was an Italian priest who inspired social change in Genoa, Italy for children and disadvantaged women. He was canonized a saint in the Catholic Church in 2001 by Pope John Paul II...."

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