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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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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Hey–I’m glad y’all finally made it here!
THANK YOU FOR VISITING. If you are interested in viewing my newest lines of Greeting Cards, click onto the link up at the top of the page above the banner: UNUSUAL GREETING CARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE” and enjoy… I’ll be putting new designs up on a regular basis, [...]
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This site’s commencement happens to co-incide with a time I was exploring my roots in medieval-fantasy illustration for the RPG genre with the distinction of being the first female RPG artist freelancing in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. For one thing, I was surprised to learn that my early fantasy art had inspired new generations of fans. [...]
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My latest venture is the creation of a line of unusual greeting cards which would include my early fantasy artwork. The first card to make it’s appearance is The Guardian of Wisdom.
Outside Text: “The Guardian of Wisdom Grants you Three Gifts”
Inside Text: “Since Yesterday is but a Dream,
And Tomorrow is only a Vision,
On this [...]
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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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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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Posted in Fantasy Role Playing Games on Apr 9th, 2008
In response to a request to autograph books through the mail, I have just created a Pay Pal Account with which to make “donations” for book signings.
Please include return postage (remember, it’s YOUR book). I understand that people charge for signings, but at the moment, I’m thinking that I wouldn’t charge anything per se, however, I do request a “love offering.” [...]
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Last week, a woman at work came in with a DMG (Dungeon Master’s Guide) under her arm and asked me if I had done any of the artwork within. She said it took a great deal of convincing to wrest the book out of her son-in-law’s hands. Only 15 years ago, he’d borrowed the volume [...]
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By DARLENE
Let me raise a glass and toast
to the memory of Gary Gygax,
and add my voice to the chorus
of well-wishers who knew him well
and those who only knew him through
his monumental and influential work,
I think I speak for many when I say:
“We give to you honor, Gary Gygax,
you have left your mark upon [...]
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