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The following squee-filled thank you is rather belated, because of a too-busy week, but many, many, MANY thanks to [livejournal.com profile] rs9  for creating such beautiful artwork to go along with my story, "By Such a Foolish Name"!  To say my jaw dropped is waaaaay understating my reaction!  And as I'm continuing on with the tale, I've revisited all these SEVERAL times, for inspiration.  And even if I wasn't continuing on with the tale, I'd be revisiting these SEVERAL times just because... because... *flails*.... they're just so doggone good.  You have rockin' mad skills, my friend... may your wrist never cramp, your fingers stay nimble, and your creative flair never wane!

So, using the handy little "share" button on her original post, something I've never tried before, here's her post in it's entirety for you to enjoy!  (Sorry it's not under a cut; when I tried to do that, it messed it up so that when you clicked on the cut link, it actually took you to her LJ, not a bad thing but I think the idea behind sharing the post is to have it on your own LJ for comments... either I'm doing it wrong or there's a glitch in their code).



Originally posted by [livejournal.com profile] rs9 at HEY CAIRISTIONA...THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION!

 Inspired by a ficlet by cairistiona.  A wonderful and vivid story that inspired these scenes in my little ol' imaginative head!

A Glimpse of  "By Such a Foolish Name":


 "The door swung open and the hum of voices lowered..."The man, tall, hooded, with a sword in a battered scabbard hanging at his side, slammed the door shut".

































"The man nodded his thanks, picked up his drink and wove his way through the tables until he reached the fireplace...He sighed with a deep fatigue of a man who finally takes the weight off aching feet....Bowen was again struck by how tired the man looked.
 
 


"He continued to watch as the man sat hunched over his drink, his back to the flames".







".....who's the fellow just come in, by the fire?"     "That there's a Ranger, name of....."



He shut his eyes and leaned his head against the back of the bench.



"For the first time since he entered the inn, a genuine smile stretched slowly across the man's face. Bowen was amazed at the transformation; Strider seemed almost handsome".

 

Date: 2011-08-14 01:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com
I commented the original post, but I have to say again - this is absolutely fantastic. *bows to her skill*

Date: 2011-08-14 01:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
I only wish I could draw like that! :)

Date: 2011-08-14 01:58 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] shirebound
She really is gifted. Those are marvelous illustrations.

Date: 2011-08-14 02:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
I feel very blessed to have them grace my story!

Date: 2011-08-14 03:24 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] dreamflower
Oh, what amazing art! She really captures the mood of each scene!

Date: 2011-08-14 03:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
She did SUCH an amazing job. I haven't had time to really do it properly yet but I need to incorporate the art with the text so it's a truly illustrated story. Ah, if only a day had 25... or even 48... hours! But as the muse is red hot at the moment, I'm writing instead during those rare free hours. :)

Date: 2011-08-14 06:33 pm (UTC)
dreamflower: gandalf at bag end (Default)
From: [personal profile] dreamflower
Have you thought of posting at Many Paths to Tread? It's fairly easy to post art with your work there!

Date: 2011-08-14 08:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
See again my comment about needing 48 hours in a day...! Someday I'll look into adding that site to the places I post but for now, I'd rather spend my "fanfic" time actually writing. Between MEFA and my own writing, and what I do here on LJ, my time is pretty much maxed out.

Date: 2011-08-14 08:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] suzll.livejournal.com
Phwaaaaaaaaaaaaa, this is beautiful!! Many, many kudos!!

Also I didn't even realized you had posted this story since you did it while I was in Europe...yay! New story! *goes to read*

Date: 2011-08-14 08:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
Aren't those lovely? And yep, this was a Teitho entry (one of my rare ones!)a couple months back. Hope you like it!

Date: 2011-08-14 10:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estelcontar1.livejournal.com
What great illustrations. They look fantastic. It's no wonder you're so happy.

Date: 2011-08-14 10:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
Aren't they simply perfect? *still staring*

Date: 2011-08-15 08:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estelcontar1.livejournal.com
They soooooooooo are.

Date: 2011-08-15 08:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] layne67.livejournal.com
Those look really, really awesome!!

Date: 2011-08-15 11:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
They fit the story perfectly... she did an amazing job!

Date: 2011-08-15 02:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com
Rachael really did do a fabulous job here!

Date: 2011-08-17 07:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lindahoyland.livejournal.com
Aren't they gorgeous> You are truly blessed.

Date: 2011-08-17 11:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
I'm *still* drooling over them! :)

Date: 2011-08-18 12:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rs9.livejournal.com
woah, cairistiona. You sure know how to make a girl blush!

There are certain stories and authors that get my creative juices going, and you are certainly one of them. So... you go girl!

I am so glad you come back to these illustrations for inspiration. **blushes more***

Date: 2011-08-18 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com
woah, cairistiona. You sure know how to make a girl blush!

And happy I am to do it! *g* I know there are more folks on my flist than yours who might not otherwise see these lovely drawings, and heaven knows when I'll get around to actually posting them with the story at NaN or somewhere like MPTT, so I wanted to make sure you got your due at least amongst my own little corner of LJ. :)

There are certain stories and authors that get my creative juices going, and you are certainly one of them. So... you go girl!

I am so glad you come back to these illustrations for inspiration. **blushes more***


I think we're developing a very nice symbiotic relationship! *g*

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