Not All Kings Wear Gold and The Wars of Avenan pages
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By Adele - Monday June 29th, 2009 - 2:21:AM
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Introducing the new "Not All Kings Wear Gold" page on my website! Companion to the "Wars of Avenan" page. It's not quite as in-depth or detailed, but it's all I can do for now. Kelly is still working on the profiles for her characters, but everything else is finally up and running! :D For everyone curious about Fenwyn, Diana and all the other winged characters from my artwork, you can now learn about them, too!
Yes, I am planning to draw Fenwyn again soon...it has been far too long.
What is "The Wars of Avenan" and "Not All Kings Wear Gold"? They're private, original storylines that nearly all of my artwork focuses on. Detailed information on the interlocking stories can now be found on their own themed pages. There were once novels planned and in progress, but that project was eventually dropped due to lack of time, too many restrictions, frustrations, and financial and personal reasons. But I believe the artwork can stand on its own and show what needs to be shown without a couple thousand pages of writing. The character profiles and world information should fill in everything else that really needs to be known about everything. ^__^
Thanks for all the interest, and the inspiration to finally get these pages together! Please feel free to ask any questions not already covered, or to point out glitches or broken links and suchlike. :) |
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Special Print Sets --Final Round! (and update)
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By Adele - Friday June 19th, 2009 - 3:26:AM
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As of last night, I am the proud owner of a new (used) car! ^__^;; Monthly payments are a little more than I wanted them to be, but I'll manage. Thank you so much for your help, everyone!
All the first round of print offers are gone now, so all that's left are the smaller sets and one matted print. Only one left of each! Once these are gone, they're gone! These are all at special discounted prices--some pieces limited and one-time only! All prints are extremely high photo-quality and true color. Please note or e-mail me (Saimain@yahoo.com) to nab something! :)
CLICK HERE to see what's being offered and to find more details. |
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The Wars of Avenan (and F.A.Q.)
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By Adele - Thursday June 11th, 2009 - 8:22:PM
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After far too long (I hadn't anticipated this taking me almost three months to pull together) I am very pleased to announce the new "Wars of Avenan" page! For everyone curious about Faeren and the characters and stories hinted at and portrayed in my artwork, you can now find story information, in-depth world and creature descriptions, newly-written and detailed character biographies, and redesigned art galleries. Since there are no longer novels to accompany the artwork, I am free to introduce the characters and their world history online for anyone to explore. The "Library" section isn't quite open yet, but it will soon contain short stories, character snippets, poems and other things related to the storyline.
Next to come is the companion "Not All Kings Wear Gold" themed page, where Diana and Fenwyn all the other winged characters hail from. But I need to finish several paintings and other art projects first, so please be patient on that one! ^__^;;
Have fun browsing, and I'm sorry for the long wait! Please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions.
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F.A.Q
All right, since I have been receiving a lot of similar messages and e-mails concerning the Wars of Avenan, I'll answer the most common questions here:
Q. Wow, that's a lot of information! Why don't you write it all down into a book someday?
Actually, for the past ten years I had been working on the novels, but it was taking far too much of my time and energy and causing needless stress and frustration. There was just so much I wanted to tell that the series would probably never be completed. There were other personal reasons besides, but I won't go into it again. The artwork can stand on its own and show what needs to be shown without a couple thousand pages of writing. The character profiles and world information should fill in everything else that really needs to be known.
Q. ...What is all of this?
^__^; Most all my artwork, with the exception of commissions and gift/trade work, focuses primarily on original characters from two private storylines: "The Wars of Avenan" and "Not All Kings Wear Gold." Detailed information on "The Wars of Avenan" can be found on its own page. The companion/interlocking "Not All Kings Wear Gold" story and information page is not up yet, but I'm working on it. In the meantime, artwork for both can be found in the Art Galleries, and prints, cards, artbooks and other products can be purchased from the Meadowhaven Store.
Q. Why aren't characters ages or relationships to each other listed in their profiles?
I don't list the character ages because they don't all have one set age. The storyline spans their entire lives, and characters grow year by year. Some adult characters I've only drawn as children, some characters have been portrayed at many different stages in their lives, some characters have changed so much that I don't truly know their age, and some characters don't physically age at all depending on their species. It's very complicated...furthermore because none of the people of Avenan or Shafta age like humans (see the World Information,) so posting any approximate age would get confusing. Their profile images (if they have one) show their current appearance--and for some of the major characters, both their past and current appearance.
As for interaction, the written portion of individual character profiles contains any noteworthy relationships or important ties to other characters. If two characters are not linked in each others' biographies (names appear in bold) they are probably not acquainted.
Q. Why do some characters not have profile images, or their names don't have a link?
Because I have never drawn them, or never drawn them accurately. Some profile images are very outdated, too... I need to sit down and draw every character a proper portrait someday.
If a character name doesn't have a profile in connection with it, it means I haven't written one yet. The character is still minor or undeveloped, but still important enough to be mentioned. They have the potential to earn a profile of their own in the future. ^__^
Q. Hey, where's all the winged characters? I'm curious about them, too!
They come from the "Not All Kings Wear Gold" storyline. Their page will be up as soon as I can manage it! |
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Back on track again
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By Adele - Friday May 22nd, 2009 - 4:44:PM
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Ahh, it's good to be home! *hugs on kitty* I am completely flat broke, but working through the last of my commissions and trying to catch up on personal projects. I'll hopefully be getting my artwork into the shows at DragonCon, AWA and Comic-Con this year. My work will be at Conduit (http://conduit.sfcon.org/) this weekend if you're interested in nabbing some brand new and signed/matted art from the art show/auction! :)
New prints and print sizes have been added to The Print Shop and to Meadowhaven Gift Cards! All prices have been lowered 25%. Free shipping within the USA to the first five orders.
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~~COMMISSIONS ARE CLOSED~~
Current projects:
~Shadow Black~ (Editing)
MH Character Bios: (40%)
Rivek for :devfongmingyun: (planning)
Luthrine for :devSB-Gothic: (sketching)
"Kindred" for :devAlectorFencer: (50%)
Llywelyn for :devgold-seven: (planning)
Untitled Faeren (50%)
"Boundaries" (planning)
Fenwyn and Kelly (planning)
"Unconditional Love" (Painting, 40%)
"I Am Destroyed So Peacefully..." (Painting, 30%)
Repainting "ShadowMaster" (10%)
Jason/Semiyar/Remy (planning)
Various fanart sketches and gifts
Commissions:
Romantic couple/celtic border for Anastasia (reserved)
Lilies of the Field painting (sketched, waiting payment) |
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Art Galleries Up!
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By Adele - Thursday March 19th, 2009 - 2:37:PM
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The MeadowHaven art galleries have gone through a complete overhaul and are now up and running again! Sorry for the downtime. Everything is organized into themes now, each theme opening into its own page with subgalleries and descriptions. Have a look!
And now...on to the Character Sheets and opening intro pages... :) |
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