MonsterNov 18, 2022

Introduction post

I'm an ecologist, and also an artist living in the #UK. I make jewellery & enjoy other arts & crafts like #painting #drawing #needlefelting and #embroidery. I am a #worldbuilding and #creaturedesign enthusiast.

I'm interested in #botany and #gardening, love growing #orchids and #dahlias, #moths #bats #birds #isopods #crabs #spiders and #wildlife in general, along with #folklore and #mythology , #creepy stuff, #horror and #monsters.

I am dyslexic so please excuse typos.

Show threadLaviniaNov 18, 2022
@Flitterhob Welcome, Monster! May I ask a question? When you say that you're a worldbuilding enthusiast... do you mean you include that in your art? Or that you think it's a cool part of other art? Personally, I'm very drawn to art (literature, film, etc.) with excellent worldbuilding, but I don't make that art myself, so I'm always seeking others in that situation. :)
Show threadMonsterNov 18, 2022
@PlatinumWarlock hello! I mean both, really! I enjoy the work of others, but I do like to create my own. Mostly written as I can write faster than I can draw but hopefully in the future I can make more time for illustration. It's always such a joy to find something with really deep, well thought out worldbuilding
Show threadGinbathNov 19, 2022
@Flitterhob @PlatinumWarlock I’ve never come across “world building” as a term before - can you explain it to a curious bystander who was just looking for the orchids?
Show threadLavinia
@Ginbath @Flitterhob What Monster said. 😀 As someone who doesn't actually world-build myself, I think of it this way: any make-believe world has to be "constructed" - whether it's a different version of our world (say, after some sort of global catastrophe when people have to rebuild their lives) or a whole new world altogether. The better the artist is at world-building, the better the reader or viewer can "see" it or imagine it, and that makes for a better story. Does that help?
Nov 19, 2022 at 6:02pmWeb