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JENNIFER WEN MA EIGHT VIEWS OF PARADISE INTERRUPTED

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I wanted to try some new brushes so I went a crazy with the textures

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It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.

- Fridtjof Nansen

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Twin Peaks | Northwest Passage (1.01)

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The German legend of King Laurin and his Rose Garden is where the majestic Rosengarten range of the Dolomite region got its name. Folk tales told of Laurin, the king of the dwarves who mined the mountains of the South Tyrol for precious gems and ores. Laurin’s “special pride and joy was the great garden located in front of the entranceway to his underground crystal castle. Countless wonderful roses blossomed in this garden, whose scent was enchanting. But woe unto those who might attempt to pluck even only one of these roses! Laurin would order that his left hand and right foot be chopped off! He exacted the same punishment from anyone who tore the silken thread which surrounded his entire rose garden instead of a fence.” – Wikipedia Illustration: Detail of hiking map of the Dolomites; Rosengarten at top center.

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Wikipedia mentions its German name, but that doesn’t translate to German legend.

South Tyrol doesn’t even share a border with Germany, how could this possibility be German? South Tyrolean if you will, Tyrolean if you want to generalise, Italian (and a tad Austrian) if you really want to push it, but definitely not German.