a scrapbook, of sorts

M. C. Escher (1898-1972) “Rippled Surface” linocut in black and grey (1950)

Finished stitching my Oversight series.

Bronze newborn puppy

332-30 BC

Of Greek or Roman craftsmanship, discovered in Rome

Acrylics on solid wood board. Roughly 20cm x 60cm, 2cm thick wood. Designed, sawed out and painted by yours truly.

i love that the soundtracks in different areas often have their own unique musical signatures which defines the whole area in my memory. my personal favourites are the harvest counties ('on the greydew coast') and the valley of the hidden dinosaur ('the valley of the dinosaur' and 'the mysterious people of the forgetten legends'). mistfall is a close third place ('the village by the foot of the mountain'). these titles are all real mouthfuls... i also love the original starshine legacy music for nostalgia reasons. epona's soundtrack is kind of basic to me and not memorable, but i also haven't spent a lot of time in that area recently considering i only unlocked it on my new account like.. last week.

i haven't played through wildwood + tailtop village recently, so don't quote me on this, but i feel like mistfall is the last area to release which actually felt like a more grounded real place. those which have come out since lean a lot more heavily into fantasy and perhaps reflect the shifting ideals of the game. irrc the general shift sort of began around the time of mistfall's release? i am enjoying marchenghast for sure, but i've also been replaying the mistfall questline and the place feels so so different and more like other areas my comparison (silverglade, harvest counties, epona, goldenhills etc).