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07 May 2008 @ 07:47 pm
Fanart: Auguries of Innocence  
For my second piece for [info]paintedspires, I had the prompt:
"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour."
from Auguries of Innocence by William Blake.

I love a bit of Blake, so I made a graphic book using favourite lines from this poem. Featuring team Shep, Caldwell, Sam, Carson and others. Beware of spoilers for season 4!




























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I orginally wanted to make something featuring the chair and the city, trying to express how it would feel to be connected to all of Atlantis. But that didn't work on a large scale, so I shrunk it down to make #2. At the last possible minute I decided to make a poetry book, but I just about got it finished in time. :D

Each piece is an attempt to capture the feel and the theme of the words, and how they might apply to the SGA crew. I feel a bit mean for painting Caldwell as the bad guy, because I actually rather like him. I've also started to find him rather attractive... and that's just odd. I'm most pleased with the one of Rodney and Carson, because the words are so well suited to them. ♥

+ poem
Auguries of Innocence by William Blake.
Full text can be found here.

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Resources used can be found here.

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hestia_lacey[info]hestia_lacey on May 7th, 2008 07:18 pm (UTC)
I love me some Blake, too, and seeing it combined with SGA like this is just full of awesome. So very pretty... I especially like the second and final panels; just lovely.

I feel a bit mean for painting Caldwell as the bad guy, because I actually rather like him. I've also started to find him rather attractive... and that's just odd.

Yes, yes it is ;) I still struggle not to see Skinner everytime he's on screen, hehe.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:26 am (UTC) Expand
ailurophile6: awesome[info]ailurophile6 on May 7th, 2008 07:23 pm (UTC)
wow, those are just amazing...I've always loved that Blake quote

I wish I had the talent for large graphics like these!

nice work :)
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:28 am (UTC) Expand
V.: SGA John Chair[info]aurora_84 on May 7th, 2008 07:24 pm (UTC)
Oh, these are very pretty! I especially like the second one.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:29 am (UTC) Expand
Succah-lcoholic[info]echelon_ga_l on May 7th, 2008 07:50 pm (UTC)
Gorgeous ! I really love it. #2, 4 and 6 are great !
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:33 am (UTC) Expand
kristen999: math[info]kristen999 on May 7th, 2008 08:05 pm (UTC)
I really love the color scheme of each motif, blending the emotions and characters. My favorite though is number two, loved how you captured John with the chair, city, jumper, incorporating his gene and connection with such loveliness.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:35 am (UTC) Expand
{ sissi }: random + dear livejournal [sga[info]thisissirius on May 7th, 2008 08:08 pm (UTC)
Blake is amazing, and I love what you've done here with him. I have a few book of his (♥) and this is just - oh, yes. <3
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:36 am (UTC) Expand
Becky[info]beeej on May 7th, 2008 08:19 pm (UTC)
That's so beautiful!
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:37 am (UTC) Expand
mukanshin[info]mukanshin on May 7th, 2008 08:28 pm (UTC)
Beautiful. <3
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:37 am (UTC) Expand
renisanz[info]renisanz on May 7th, 2008 08:36 pm (UTC)
Very beautiful interpretation of the poem. I'm really quite partial to pieces that incorporate text and images, and this is really well done. I love the textures and color and how you blended all the images together. I wish I had a better vocabulary to express how much I enjoy this. Good job. :)
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:53 am (UTC) Expand
Astrid[info]astridv on May 7th, 2008 10:16 pm (UTC)
Stunning! What a fascinating interpretation of the prompt. The images are beautiful and I love how well images and text interplay - a graphic novel of a different kind.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:55 am (UTC) Expand
unaccompanied_g[info]unaccompanied_g on May 7th, 2008 10:43 pm (UTC)
Oh, these are so pretty!
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:56 am (UTC) Expand
popcorn_oracle: McShep ocean[info]popcorn_oracle on May 7th, 2008 11:25 pm (UTC)
I'm not much of a poetry person, but I really like this. The effects are lovely as with all your stuff, the words are all perfectly suited to all the pictures and placed well too (not obtrusive at all).

I think the second one is my favorite though. very nice all around!
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 10:57 am (UTC) Expand
calcitrix: bw teyla[info]calcitrix on May 8th, 2008 12:39 am (UTC)
Those were put together very well! The images matched the text and made the meaning of the poem just jump out! Very very nice.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 11:07 am (UTC) Expand
Grace[info]kyuuketsukirui on May 8th, 2008 12:47 am (UTC)
Very cool!
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 11:07 am (UTC) Expand
there's nobody here but us chickens[info]incidental_fire on May 8th, 2008 01:57 am (UTC)
Lovely, just...lovely.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 11:08 am (UTC) Expand
☼ Jess ☼: SGA: Mcshep ♥[info]falling_colors on May 8th, 2008 02:33 am (UTC)
Oh you even included Caldwell! Lovely job, this is amazing~ ♥
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 11:09 am (UTC) Expand
A Chronic Insomniac[info]monkey_junkey on May 8th, 2008 05:28 am (UTC)
Guh. I love Blake. You've combined Blake and SGA...chocolate and peanut butter!
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 11:13 am (UTC) Expand
Shelley[info]argosy on May 8th, 2008 05:43 am (UTC)
These are just stunning. I love the poem and it really works well. I can't pick a favorite, but--oh, oksy, the McKay one. No, wait--the John in the chair. No--Caldwell. They're all seriously gorgeous and the textures work amazingly well. Great job!
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 11:15 am (UTC) Expand
Elli[info]elli on May 8th, 2008 12:14 pm (UTC)
I really like the texturing! Especially the Caron and Rodney one looks really nice.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 03:43 pm (UTC) Expand
gardendoor[info]gardendoor on May 8th, 2008 03:55 pm (UTC)
Wow. Just wow. You gave me chills. All the images were so well chosen for the lines, adn I love how you interposed them with each other. And the filters were really well done; they gave such a sense of quiet import to the whole thing. Really, truly superb.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 8th, 2008 04:55 pm (UTC) Expand
Anonymity as a Refuge[info]mirabile_dictu on May 8th, 2008 09:45 pm (UTC)
Oh, I love Blake -- what an innovative idea! And beautifully executed. Thank you!
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 9th, 2008 01:06 am (UTC) Expand
Tinny: sga_atlantis blue-ring[info]tinnny on May 9th, 2008 08:59 am (UTC)
Amaaaaazing!

I like the poetic feel to all of them. But visually, I find the first one - with Atlantis inside the ring - the most impressive.

Just gorgeous!
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 9th, 2008 10:30 am (UTC) Expand
Za: sga; happy endings--monanotlisa[info]iamza on May 9th, 2008 02:57 pm (UTC)
These are fabulous. The quotes and images match so well. I particularly liked 2 (which highlights for me the sense of wonder that comes with Atlantis), 4 (Rodney and Carson, and the joy and occasional sorrow that comes with friendship) and the final image, with Sam in the sunshine, and Teyla and Ronon in the shadows.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 11th, 2008 03:13 pm (UTC) Expand
I'm Mrs Oh-My-God-That Lucy's Shameless.: SGA family[info]mf_luder_xf on May 9th, 2008 05:12 pm (UTC)
Very beautiful. The blues and design of the first two are very powerful and incredibly lovely. The Caldwell one makes me smile--very apt text.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 11th, 2008 03:16 pm (UTC) Expand
I write to remember.[info]terribilita on May 10th, 2008 12:35 am (UTC)
Wonderful graphics. I especially like the one with Teyla, Michael, and Halling. Hmm, yes.
(no subject) - [info]mortari on May 11th, 2008 03:18 pm (UTC) Expand