#archtober

[brothermouse]

Okay, a little behind, but this is going to be my ARCHTOBER thread.

I'm also going to do it a little differently that in the past. I used to do all visual art, but this year I'm going to try building on my "Mormon Missionary Gets Isekai'd" story idea by writing little scenes for the paired prompts. Just to help flesh out the world and characters a bit.

Anyways, here's the first:

Parched Basin

The sun beat down on Klaw like he owed it money and its rent was due. ‘This was the better option,’ he reminded himself as he pawed at his waterskin. He had at least three mouthfuls left. Maybe that would be enough. ‘Going through the Phantom Lake is faster and safer than going around.’ This was true. The lush woods surrounding the 'banks' of the lake were filled with bandits and goblin raiders. None of whom were too keen on entering the lake itself. It wasn’t a proper lake, really. At least, not anymore. Supposedly it had once been home to a powerful god of water and healing, but when the gods all left Elithrea the lake had died up, leaving behind a parched basin.

Before the lake had been salty and fueled by hot springs but now the salt flats left behind ensured that nothing grew in the lakebed, meaning there was no shade from above. Lava still flowed close to the surface, making the entire area unnaturally hot. Heat from above, heat from below, no escape. It was unbearable. Intolerable. Maddening. So why, in the name of all the forgotten gods, was Elder Flinders whistling? The human Cleric in his black slacks, white shirt and tie, and black name badge, seemed to be almost enjoying this heat. Klaw knew that humans like Flinders did tend to do better with heat than beastmen like himself, but this was ridiculous. The Phantom Lake had been described by poets as hell on Elithrea and here was Flinders practically skipping across it. 

“What is wrong with you?” Klaw asked, his brain too heated and tired to stop himself.

“Hmm? What’s that bud?” Flinders snapped out of his song and focused on Klaw. “Aw jeez, you don’t look so hot, you need some water?” Flinders held up his own waterskin still heavy and a solid three quarters full. How?!

“Is your god protecting you from this heat or something?” Klaw brushed a layer of salt off a relatively cool boulder and sat down for a rest.

Flinders brushed back his hair and gave a lopsided grin, “Aw, this isn't so bad. It gets way hotter back in Saint George. You know, this desert actually reminds me of home. Except it's a lot hotter and the rocks are red.”

Klaw felt his eye twitch. “Hotter than this and stones the color of blood? DID YOU COME FROM THE UNDERWORLD?”

Flinders chuckled, as if remembering a joke, “Funny you should say that, J. Golden Kimball once said-”

Just then the rock Klaw was sitting on lurched. He leapt off and scrambled away as the ‘rock’ lifted itself out of the ground, attached to the arm and body of a monstrously giant scorpion. 

“Oh, hey!” Flinders said, pointing at the beast. “We have those back home, too! Not this size though.”

Klaw involuntarily ground his teeth together. It was a good thing there was a monster here, because at that moment, he really felt like stabbing someone.

[the-arch-hive]

It's that time of year again! Archtober, when we invite everyone to make as much (or as little) art as they want, in any medium, exploring the LDS experience. We've curated daily 31 prompts for you to choose from (or 16 prompts, if you decide to pair them up) and can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! You can tag us here, on instagram, or on twitter—or we'll also be watching the #archtober2025 tag.

[mtaartsdesign]

We’re celebrating Archtober with James Gulliver Hancock's “Connection Cultivating Communities” (2018) at LIRR Merrick station. The artwork imagines the LIRR map as a tree branch extending outward with each town along the train line as blossoms, depicted in Hancock’s whimsical and playful style. The blooms depict vignettes of the station's community with recognizable Long Island landmarks such as Montauk Point Lighthouse, the post office, fire houses, Chatterton School, Merrick Library, Merrick Gables Spanish architecture, and the Merrick station itself.

Hancock has been drawing New York’s buildings for years and has recently released a new edition of his book “All the Buildings in New York.” Building upon the original publication on its 10th anniversary, the book features illustrations of both iconic and everyday buildings, celebrating the architectural charm of New York.

📸: Peter Peirce

[cachestarhouse]

“There Came to My Window” @the-arch-hive​  Archtober 2023 Day 25 "Matriarchal" This song is one that has been passed down from my mother & grandmother. I first learned it on the recorder & singing, but today I am playing it on the cello, because this was my grandmother's cello. She started learning in her 70s, and when she died, it went to one of my nieces who was taking orchestra in middle school. When that niece got to high school, she decided she'd rather do choir, so now I have added cello to my repetoire.

Lyrics: 

There came to my window 

One morning in spring, 

A sweet little robin, 

She came there to sing. 

The song that she sang, 

It was prettier by far 

Than ever was heard on 

A flute or guitar. 

And just as she finished 

Her beautiful song, 

A thoughtless young man with 

A gun came along. 

He killed and he carried 

My robin away. 

She'll never sing more at 

The break of the day.

[sildesalaten]

#archtober day 28 #fanart #howlsmovingcastle #panelredraw #inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CkPsILKKaTu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[birdofthunder]

Archtober 2022 Day 2

Millennium

I hope my bones wither

and turn into dust

that breeds flora which pull sheets of

greenery over our fallen empires

taking back into the earth

the dust from whence it all came.

I hope my Mother

sings Her adamic lullabies

over the slumbering Lion and Lamb as

stars blink in morse

years too late to say goodbye to the

humans who fought themselves to extinction.

I hope that in the end

it was all worth the agony

and the ecstacy of being human

as the years erode our memory

leaving nothing but bruises

and heartfelt efforts of Love

[publicartfund]

Tune in virtually this Friday 11/19 at 1PM as our Artistic & Executive Director Nicholas Baume joins a conversation hosted by @mas_nyc on @terminalblga, 🛫winner of the 2021 MASterworks award for Best New Infrastructure. @nicholasbaume will discuss the process of integrating the art program into the overall design of the new terminal, commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with PAF. Read more details and register at mas.org. A part of #Archtober and #NYCxDESIGN. 📷 Sarah Sze, Shorter than the Day, 2020 Powder coated aluminum and steel Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B Photo: @nicholasknightstudio Courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public Art Fund, NY; © Sarah Sze #SarahSze #LGAart (at LaGuardia Terminal B) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWYcP7XFduA/?utm_medium=tumblr

[brooklynmuseum]

Archtober is NYC's annual October festival of architecture activities, programs and exhibitions! In honor of it's ninth iteration, take a look at some of our favorite visitor photos of the Museum's Beaux Arts architecture and contemporary spaces throughout the building.⁠ ⁠⁠Be sure to post your architecture shots using #mybkm and you may end up on our feeds too! 

Photos by recent visitors @brooklynarchitect @alyraff @harmonywillow @jihokang11 @mari_uchida @the.dialogue.us @greengaskell @leighelyse @aanand @tcphotos_