Writing the Past

medieval Ireland, illuminated manuscripts, writing

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Sketch.

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Spring, that fleeting season. Public Gardens, Boston.

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Boston Public Gardens

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Path by Mariusz

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Water Lily 

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Harry Clarke 

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Selected Details From Irish Artist Harry Clarke’s Stained Glass Works (Sources from Flickr)

Harry Clarke (March 17, 1889 – January 6, 1931) was an Irish stained glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement. 

  Between the years 1917 to 1931 he carried out over forty commissions for churches in Ireland, Great Britain and elsewhere. Clarke’s windows have been described as “breathtaking”, “magnificent” and “intensely moving”, by some and vividly illustrate Clarke’s unique style with lively animated faces, a profusion of rich vibrant colours and generous ornamentation. 

  Having been plagued by poor health for most of his life, Clarke died at the age of 41.

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Winter sunlight on Dublin’s Tourist office on Suffolk Street

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Creating Characters

Stant Litore, author of the Zombie Bible series, asks himself three questions when creating characters. "I take a very pragmatic approach to backstory," he says. "I want to know what moment defined the character’s relationship to their parents, what moment defined their greatest desire, and what moment defined their greatest fear. Those three moments are most of what I need, because those three tell me where the character comes from, what they want, and what holds them back." Jeff Vandermeer, "Wonderbook"

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Glencar Waterfall, Co. Leitrim by Gareth Wray

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Sometimes it just has to be Loch Lomond…. http://www.locomotionscotland.co.uk/duncryne-hill-loch-lomond/

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Enchanting European Landscapes Inspired by Brothers Grimm Folk Tales Photographed by Kilian Schönberger

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How do we love Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning? Let me count the ways. Born on March 6, 1806, she may be best known for her poem How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43) in Sonnets from the Portuguese:

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

This steel engraving illustration of Browning is from Eminent women of the age; being narratives of the lives and deeds of the most prominent women of the present generation (1868). 

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Sandman: Season of Mists | Neil Gaiman (1991) Vertigo "The doors to Hell are legion." Pencils by Kelley Jones Inks by Malcolm Jones III

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'A self-employed wood carver from Norfolk,England Jason Welch, decided to create a 230 ft scale model of the Bayeux Tapestry to help cope with the grief of his son's death'. More info http://tinyurl.com/krtmol7

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Summit of Slieve Bearnagh, Mourne Mts, Co. Down Photograph by Leslie H.