@renegadeoftheshire Good to see you again! I like the Silver chair design -- guess it makes sense that she'd go for something more subtle that wouldn't set off all the immediate alarm bells??
@Ariel and @Ren: Great to see your new posts and pics. I'll reply when I have a bit more time.
For now, Chapter 13
I was really struck this time about the animal-like descriptions of the gnomes. Based on the piggy-man eating the food he found in the palace, I suggest one of these guys:
https://ravel.me/three-little-pigs-6
Also found a hippo-guy for the one Puddleglum grabs (not free):
https://ravel.me/pierre-the-hippo
Once a daughter of Eve. Now a daughter of the Second Adam.
Chapter 15 (Homecoming)
Welcome, welcome!
See the dance!
Stars above
And snow below.
Laugh with joy,
You took your chance–
It led right back
To friends you know.
You have brought the Prince they lack
Through the bleak and smothering black
And now the dangerous days are done.
Welcome! From the Moon and Sun,
And all his mother's kin the Stars.
Come sit in the cave by the cooking fires.
Chapter 16
With but a drop of blood,
All your sorrow is reversing.
You glimpse that your adventure
Was but a grand rehearsing
For the day you, ageless, come back Home.
The King is safe. For now, you roam,
Wreathed in the glory of another world.
The flat of a sword and a whip unfurled
Reverse the fears from which you'd fled;
And all the horrors and wonders
You witnessed in the dark
Are faded to a legend for children before bed.
Caught up on everyone's posts. Excellent work, everyone!
Ren: I also looked at pie and hunting dog patterns for those chapters. The only pies I could find were mince pies 😜 and none of the dogs looked that bad. I love your witch's head-piece!
Ariel: Your plays with dark and light work really well with the theme of the book. Looking forward to the last few pics.
Lily: Congrats on finishing! Love your homecoming poem, esp the line about Rilian's "mother's kin" being there to welcome him. Kind of makes it more special that they arrive at night.
Once a daughter of Eve. Now a daughter of the Second Adam.
p.s. I just remembered I tried to post my finished snowflake on Wednesday and it didn't load. Let's try again:
Once a daughter of Eve. Now a daughter of the Second Adam.
Sorry for double posting. Here are my patterns for the next two chapters:
Chaper 14: "Salamander"
https://ravel.me/newt-2 I know it's labeled "newt", but it was the best I could find. I'd do it in firey colours and maybe make the body a bit longer. Also probably without clothes, which make him too froglike, though, given the Bism gnomes seemed to be humanesque, maybe they sometimes got out of the firey river and walked around in clothes.
Chapter 15: Woodland Creatures
https://ravel.me/autumn-warmth-wreath By pure coincidence, I saw someone in my Ravelry group had shared this pattern yesterday. I know it's for autumn, but each of the animals can be made on their own and it's pretty cool to have a free pattern with hedgehogs, squirrels and a digging! mole all in one 😀
Once a daughter of Eve. Now a daughter of the Second Adam.
Pretty snowflake @ajnos ! And it looks like you have a delightful variety of creature options in your near future.
I'm here with the last chapters!
Chapter 13- I drew the shield with darkness fading away from it, revealing the red lion.
Chapter 14- Loved this quote from Rillian! I drew a simple lion design with this quote.
Chapter 15- I drew Rillian, finally! He has returned to Narnia and is happy to be home. I tried to make him look somewhat similar to my Caspian and Liliandal (I know she's not named in the books, but I couldn't just say "Rillian's mother" lol) drawings. Hopefully he looks related to them haha
Chapter 16- I feel like I had to draw this significant part of the chapter. So, here's the thorn and Aslan's bleeding paw to revive King Caspian
Now for the responses...
@Lily , yes. Drawing something simple for the chair was necassary to me. That chair in BBC just looked much... and Jill said it was beautiful. Looks like a torture device to me, Jill XD I'm glad you like my design! 😀
@Aji, I guess the mince pies would be a bit awkward to do if the giants were going to put the children in them haha. Can't say I'm surprised you couldn't find a vicious looking dog pattern for crotchet. Usually, everyone goes for cute designs lol. And thank you! I'm glad the headpiece turned out! 🙂
Helloooo! I'm back from my sojourn!
@Rennie: Rilian's shield transforming is absolutely my favourite bit of imagery from this book. I like your take on it. And great observations on the witch's BBC costuming!
@Lily: I really like the joyful tone of the return to Narnia. It's happy and cheerful, just like the Snow Dance itself.
@Ajjie: Whenever you get to the salamander/newt, I wanna see it. The pattern looks so cute!
I've only managed chapters 11 and 12 so far since my return, but it's progress.)
I had so much fun doing the light/dark portrait of Eustace, I tried again with Rilian, though with less success. I wanted to portray the contrast between his enchanted and natural "faces", so to speak, though it also doubles as a contrast between his pleadings and his threatenings.
And while I could have gone with a much more dramatic portrayal of chapter 12, I might have a sliiiiight fascination with the Narnian stars. And again (shocker of shockers) how well they lend themselves to light/dark contrasts. But on top of that, I've somewhat recently-ish written two short fanfics that make reference to the stars during Rilian's imprisonment, so Puddleglum's special mention of them stood out to me more than they had before. (fanfiction.net is not affiliated with TLC; click at your own risk) Why Stars Burn White and Terrify the Dark
(And while I'm here dropping fanfic links, I'll drop this one for chapter 11: Remember the Signs)
I took way too long of a hiatus, but I'm back!
Chapter 13 naturally had to star my favourite imagery from this book: Rilian's shield turning from black to silver. It's an unwitnessed event, and there's nothing to say there was a transition, but this is how I've always envisioned it. 🙂
And I'll throw in a quick little poem I wrote. (fanfiction.net is not affiliated with TLC; click at your own risk)
Chapter 14: I chose to go with the gnomes going home to Bism, to keep with my light/dark contrast theme.
Chapter 15: I sooooo wanted to do a lovely little landscape of the moon shining down on Narnia's first snowfall, and all the dancers revelling in it, but my medium is not the right one for that (certainly not without scaling much larger) nor am I prepared for it in any case. As for my chosen subject, ordinarily I'd go with more of a "light at the end of the tunnel" approach, but my eyes were drawn instead to Rilian stepping out of the darkness and into the light. At long, long last, his imprisonment is over and he's reached the surface, home, and honest light.
And finally, chapter 16. I always love reading this part, when Aslan's blood raises Caspian to new life in Aslan's country. Because Caspian belongs to the King Over All High Kings, Aslan's shed blood covers and revives him. The portrayal and application are different than what they are in our world, but I love it all the same.
