#ScribesAndMakers day 1: Does the change to a new calendar year affect your creativity in any way?

@kagan I completely forgot there had been a similar prompt when I submitted my suggestion.

@kagan I completely forgot there had been a similar prompt when I submitted my suggestion.

@Nisaa @kagan we thought it seemed familiar, but chalked it up to a different prompt and decided theirs was specifically about writing and this was open to whatever creative work. Turned out it was one of our own and we had just forgotten . It's okay, people still enjoyed answering, and some of the people joining in now weren't around last time we asked.

@Nisaa @kagan we thought it seemed familiar, but chalked it up to a different prompt and decided theirs was specifically about writing and this was open to whatever creative work. Turned out it was one of our own and we had just forgotten . It's okay, people still enjoyed answering, and some of the people joining in now weren't around last time we asked.

#ScribesAndMakers day 11: Is your creativity ever inspired by dreams you’ve had? If so, can you give an example?

Yeah, there was this previous answer: https://wandering.shop/@kagan/115543052003675170 I still desperately hope every copy of that play has been purged from the face of the Earth.

#ScribesAndMakers day 12: A variation of a guess-the-lyrics prompt from last month: share a snippet of song lyrics and create a poll asking people to pick what song the lyrics are from.

"Here's the song of shear and torsion,
Here's the bloodbath magazine,
Here's the harvest of contusions,
Here's the narcoleptic dream"

#ScribesAndMakers day 13: Reveal the answer to yesterday's poll.

It was "Transverse City", the title track off Warren Zevon's very-cyberpunk 1989 album. My TTRPG group used to use this song to kick off our Shadowrun sessions from ~1997–2003.

The bit about "the song of shear and torsion" is my favorite line from a song that has a plethora of them. As a professional architect, Angel Castillo is very familiar with the song of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_stress and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_(mechanics). ️️

#ScribesAndMakers day 14: Is there a color you find comforting?

The deep blue of the sky about 20–30° up from the western horizon, a few minutes after the sun has set on a clear day.

#ScribesAndMakers day 15: You are in an art contest (or collaborative game if you prefer) with someone of similar skill level. Choose your 'weapon': pencil, pen, paintbrush, digital pen, or clay.

This reminds me of a contest/game from my past, when I and a few friends were all DJs. We'd do something we called "Iron DJ" (a nod to Iron Chef), where we'd have to pick a theme for a set from out of a hat, and then spin a short set based on that. Themes included... 1/2

...things like "the four elements", "past, present, and future", and a whole bunch of other things I can't even recall right now. They definitely weren't all simple sets of things like that; some were more creative.

So anyway, my choice is DJ equipment! 2/2

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...things like "the four elements", "past, present, and future", and a whole bunch of other things I can't even recall right now. They definitely weren't all simple sets of things like that; some were more creative.

So anyway, my choice is DJ equipment! 2/2

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#ScribesAndMakers day 16: You wake up to find someone staring at you. Who is it, and why are they there?

It's my partner, who came over to surprise me with morning snuggles.

#ScribesAndMakers day 16: You wake up to find someone staring at you. Who is it, and why are they there?

It's my partner, who came over to surprise me with morning snuggles.

#ScribesAndMakers day 16: You wake up to find someone staring at you. Who is it, and why are they there?

It's my partner, who came over to surprise me with morning snuggles.

#ScribesAndMakers day 17: What's an animated movie you love?

_Princess Mononoke,_ by Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli.

@kagan AMEN SUCH A GREAT MOVIE

truly lifechanging.

@asakiyume Yeah, I've never seen anything by Studio Ghibli that I didn't like, and I had to debate for a while before settling on this over _My Neighbor Totoro_ or _Spirited Away_, but this one is tops for me.

Although if you asked for my favorite *single scene* from an animated movie, it'd have to be that train ride across the water in _Spirited Away_. Just breathtakingly beautiful.

@kagan And the MUSIC from that part of Spirited Away is one of my favorites from Joe Hisaishi (though there are many contenders.

Yeah, the dreamlike nature of that ride across the water is really something.

EDIT: the music wasn't quite right for that -_-

#ScribesAndMakers day 17: What's an animated movie you love?

_Princess Mononoke,_ by Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli.

@kagan @dyana His work must be seen in the original art, never a print. The presence is powerful. Scale, tones, texture all make a significant impression. The kind of work where no one in the room it was in would ever start chatting. It’s monumental IRL and a surprise likely if you’ve never seen his work.