#john mcewan

[oldschoolfrp]

McEwan Miniatures, ad from Dragon magazine 7, June 1977

5 decades later most of the companies that advertised in the old magazines are long gone, but a few of the oldest gaming companies are still around. John McEwan's Reviresco and McEwan Miniatures can be found at tin-soldier.com, including the 1/72 scale Nektons, Terellians, and robots, plus rules for the Starguard sci-fi miniature game first published in 1974, now in its 7th edition.

[oldschoolfrp]

John McEwan has been in the miniatures business since at least the early 1970s, as McEwan Miniatures, Reviresco, and now on tin-soldier.com where these star fighters are still available alongside other sci-fi figures (1/72 Starguard, 1/300 Days of Empire), fantasy, and various scale historical miniatures.  The Terran Marine infantry for Starguard have different helmets now, but there are still 2 vehicles pictured crewed by marines in stormtrooper helmets.  (Ad from Best of the Dragon I, 1980)

[carissahickling]

TBWC's Bruichladdich 13 year 47.6% "It's a weird one!"

TBWC's Bruichladdich 13 year 47.6% @BoutiqueyWhisky ‏@Bruichladdich #JimMcEwan

Our host decided to pay tribute to whisky veteran Jim McEwan with an interesting line-up bottled by “That Boutique-y Whisky Company.” And what could be more quintessential than a whisky from Bruichladdich?

We sampled blind before the reveal…

Bruichladdich 13 year (May 2018) Batch 11, 47.6% (TBWC) Bottle 199 of 478

Nose– A peculiar sour, metallic copper, mineral, sharp, rubbing alcohol, quite…

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[carissahickling]

TBWC's Mackmyra 3 year 47.2%

A "Friendly" dram... Mackmyra 3 year 47.2% from @BoutiqueyWhisky ‏@mackmyra

We can’t help typecasting whiskies… some are sherry bombs, others peat monsters, some sociable whereas others are elusive, complex and even at times difficult.

And how did our original Mumbai tasting group’s new year adventures begin? With a rather “friendly” whisky from Sweden.

As per our normal practice, it was sampled completely blind before the reveal. Here is what we discovered…

Mackmyra 3…

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[recoverypirates-blog]

Olanzapine Baby

Olanzapine Baby If you caught a common cold lemsip would be advised muscle ache may require deep heat. For what is loosely deemed psychosis a drug more potent and correcting is prescribed. Olanzapine, like a chemical cosh crushes the symptoms without dealing with the root causes like a dressing on wounds so deep. The balloon I became over time has not burst I just accommodated myself to the weight…

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[infravisions]

These dudes, check them out. Starguard figures from McEwan Miniatures Artist uncredited, figures designed by John McEwan Dragon Magazine #7, June 1977 Of further interest: Starguard, originally printed in 1974, is usually credited with being the oldest science fiction wargame. The rules and figures are still available from the creator himself here.

[canadianart1960topresentjournal]

Public Art

In the previous class the discussion moved onto Canadian public art/sculpture...and the controversy it  is often associated with. In particular is artists such as Robert Hendrick, Anne Kahane, Micah Lexier, and Eric Fischl...

Also mentioned was Canadian artist John McEwan, whose work we are all familiar with as it stands outside of the Owens art gallery. I did a seminar/ presentation project on Earthworks in a course this semester (Cultural Ecology)...I was researching the 2008 Sculpture Sackville project that was an outdoor sculpture installation project that took place all over Sackville (focusing on Waterfowl Park) during that summer. As I was researching the project I came across a catalog for another Canadian environmental art show which included the work of McEwan , whose style I recognized from the discussion in class...What I like most about his work is the fact that it often puts considerably "wild" subject matter (shadows or outlines of it, made from manually manufactured/ processed) into a variety of settings, whether they be more natural or urban...His art holds a strong sense of power in its strong use of imagery and symbols.

In terms of the other artists discussed in this class, or those listed above,  I feel like I am captivated most by the work of Eric Fischl. I can definitely understand why his work would be "considered" as controversial...obviously because of the subject matter, and the fact that hidden aspects of the human experience are accentuated/ focused on within his work, that is the human body is depicted in a realistic, unflattering, and unideal way...which breaks the norm of what the typical audience is used to...Of course now I think we are becoming more and more desensitized to such factors...factors that break the norm in terms of sexuality or violence...In a way I think it's good that subjects such as sexuality can be talked about or learned about more openly...however there is a line in which things tend to loose their meaning...It's hard to know where the line is drawn, how things have changed, what should be considered as "appropriate"...or whether anything really should...Ultimately thought I think the power of Fischl's work lies in his ability to capture such emotion in his work...his figures seem to completely embody a sense of emotion that is palpable even by just seeing a photograph of it...