Following are pdfs of Darlene’s Articles appearing in the first 4 issues of THE CRUSADER, (Troll Lord Games, Chenault & Gray Publishing, Little Rock, AR).
COLUMN: Serendipity (The Crusader Vol. 1 No 1): “My Return to RPG” by Darlene
COLUMN: Pages from My Sketchbook… DARLENE shares her Creative Journey (Crusader Vol. 2 No. 2): “The Nagas” by Darlene
COLUMN: Serendipity [...]
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Posted in Articles, Graphic Arts, Logos on Nov 14th, 2008
by DARLENE – Changing the Design Game
I’ve been thinking about many things lately–about the economy, about the way things used to be done, about the game of graphics, about the lessons involved in suddenly losing everything due to a computer crash in mid-October.
Today, I want to share my thoughts regarding the last item I’ve listed [...]
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Posted in Articles, Messages, Sacred Art on Nov 7th, 2008
By DARLENE ©2008
To what extent are non-creative people rapt by the moving patterns of light and shadow dancing across a textured surface? How many stop to appreciate an unusual juxtaposition of colors in their environment? Creative people respond to different stimuli. The power of subtly and nuance moves us.
Visual thinkers are simply able to tackle [...]
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My Search for Meaning
In my life-long search for meaning, revisiting my past has provided me with some tremendous insights into my soul’s lessons and journey. I am now able to recognize that I possess some truly unique gifts to offer humanity during this powerful moment in space/time. To fully communicate my newest realizations, I need [...]
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Posted in Articles, Sacred Art on Sep 23rd, 2008
I WISH there was something like the Profound Awareness Alliance out there for me when I was growing up.
All my life, I have encountered ridicule for being able to perceive things that other people say they don’t. Now I’m very glad that my friend, Nancy Kimbell Baumgarten, has taken 20 years out of her [...]
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At first, I thought it happened by accident. But now I’m not so sure. It is a strange thing to be able to make a profound connection with an earlier self. I didn’t know that this was even possible, but I’m able to access things I thought I’d forgotten all about.
The reconnection process was happening [...]
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Posted in Articles, Fantasy Art on Jul 31st, 2008
The following was written within moments of my complete ephiphany that happened last Thursday, July 24th at 5:49 pm EST
Hallelujah! I’ve finally freed myself from the past! I’ve released all bonds! I can see how the constraints that kept me locked into a mind-set of perseverance were all self-imposed. Now I’m free. It no longer [...]
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My husband, Vincent, and I were just having a little conversation about the amount of impact of Role Playing Games and comics have had upon yester-year’s youth. Then the subject turned to “The Story of Jasmine” fantasy adventure tale I’d created in my early years as an artist. My fantasy story was published in The [...]
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Hello Darlene, I was wondering if you had on line any references to a
book titles, I Am Yours. Kamalesha? Thank you,
Pam
Thank you for your request. In response, I have prepared the following regarding this little-known gem published in 1996 by Feathered Serpent Publications.
Heavily illustrated, “I Am Yours” is a journey which moves the reader through [...]
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PERSONAL ARCHEOLOGY:
I seem to be rediscovering the creative person I was at the beginning of my career. I recently found a box where I’d collected all the scraps of paper containing my notes when the Story of Jasmine was first being conceived. Now I remember how words would tumble into my head and I’d try [...]
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