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Apr. 20th, 2021 04:47 amThoughts Before Bed
I met Robin Wood outside of the Fantasy/Art circles, and more through two mutual friends who were close to her in Second Life, where she had an avvie going by the name Robin Sojourner. I got to know her as she and my friends worked on creating her Livingtree sim in Second Life.
We became friends quickly, and was often on the recieving end of a lot of kindness. I could NEVER buy anything from her. If I did, the cost was refunded and I'd often find my inventory stuffed with every variation of what I'd just bought, and every variation of "oh, and this will go great with that." Much of the furnishings of my house in Celerio were gifts from her.
We didn't talk about art much. She knew I was a cartoonist, I knew she was a fantasy artist. But there was one time we got on an art tangent. I was loitering around Robin-and-Friend's workshop in Livingtree, and I was watching her apply textures to something she'd made.
I'd complimented her on the level of detail on some china she'd made and I mentioned "I'm always amazed at the level of detail in other's art. I don't really get that detailed when drawing" and mentioned some of the tarot cards I'd drawn based on her book. She immediately turned it around on me, telling me "I admire the art you do, Carrie."
She'd seen the cards, and never told me. "When you draw, you know exactly what level of detail you need to make your point. When I paint, I'm not always sure what all needs to go into a piece. I paint everything. I'm not sure what I should leave out. I love that you can leave detail out but still make your point."
She then told me of a painting she did where she'd put in so much detail into a dragon that she painted herself into the dragon scales, because of course she'd be reflected in that, so she felt she needed to paint it.
She was a very kind soul, and after my troubles in Second Life, I didn't see her (or my other friends) for a very very very long time. But when we were both on at the same time, it was like no time had passed. Thankfully, we talked for a good while and caught up a few months ago, one of the last times she was on Second Life.
I'm going to miss her. I can't just log on anymore, and hope she's still there. But my other friends are, and while I'll miss her, they have lost family. My love to them both.
I met Robin Wood outside of the Fantasy/Art circles, and more through two mutual friends who were close to her in Second Life, where she had an avvie going by the name Robin Sojourner. I got to know her as she and my friends worked on creating her Livingtree sim in Second Life.
We became friends quickly, and was often on the recieving end of a lot of kindness. I could NEVER buy anything from her. If I did, the cost was refunded and I'd often find my inventory stuffed with every variation of what I'd just bought, and every variation of "oh, and this will go great with that." Much of the furnishings of my house in Celerio were gifts from her.
We didn't talk about art much. She knew I was a cartoonist, I knew she was a fantasy artist. But there was one time we got on an art tangent. I was loitering around Robin-and-Friend's workshop in Livingtree, and I was watching her apply textures to something she'd made.
I'd complimented her on the level of detail on some china she'd made and I mentioned "I'm always amazed at the level of detail in other's art. I don't really get that detailed when drawing" and mentioned some of the tarot cards I'd drawn based on her book. She immediately turned it around on me, telling me "I admire the art you do, Carrie."
She'd seen the cards, and never told me. "When you draw, you know exactly what level of detail you need to make your point. When I paint, I'm not always sure what all needs to go into a piece. I paint everything. I'm not sure what I should leave out. I love that you can leave detail out but still make your point."
She then told me of a painting she did where she'd put in so much detail into a dragon that she painted herself into the dragon scales, because of course she'd be reflected in that, so she felt she needed to paint it.
She was a very kind soul, and after my troubles in Second Life, I didn't see her (or my other friends) for a very very very long time. But when we were both on at the same time, it was like no time had passed. Thankfully, we talked for a good while and caught up a few months ago, one of the last times she was on Second Life.
I'm going to miss her. I can't just log on anymore, and hope she's still there. But my other friends are, and while I'll miss her, they have lost family. My love to them both.
