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The Cave Lion guy from my last post is showing a more tender side, carving a toy for his kid and being an awesome dad in general. The little guy seems to be extremely excited about his new figurine, once finished it should keep him busy for quite a while!
The wall art was based on the petroglyphs of Val Camonica here in Italy. A bit anachronistic, but whatever. :P
On a side note, it always makes my head spin to think of all the generations that came before us. For hundreds of thousands of years people have been living their lives, loving, dreaming, laughing, crying, and we don't even know anything about their lives, names, cultures, languages and so on. It's so easy to forget people in ancient times were just like us, and for the most part wanted nothing more than leading a happy life with their loved ones.
The wall art was based on the petroglyphs of Val Camonica here in Italy. A bit anachronistic, but whatever. :P
On a side note, it always makes my head spin to think of all the generations that came before us. For hundreds of thousands of years people have been living their lives, loving, dreaming, laughing, crying, and we don't even know anything about their lives, names, cultures, languages and so on. It's so easy to forget people in ancient times were just like us, and for the most part wanted nothing more than leading a happy life with their loved ones.
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Loving the bronze age stuff bud, your work is always damn fine.
Prompt idea of some stranger doing a 'infomercial' to a crowd for the new fangled wonder of the iron 'wonder axe' 'With this baby you can cut down a tree twice as thick, with half the effort in half the time'
'What if we kill you and just take the axe'
'Well if you kill me then you won't have the five winter warranty.'
'Thats a good point'
'
(not inspired by neebs gaming)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoyrZPGopI
Prompt idea of some stranger doing a 'infomercial' to a crowd for the new fangled wonder of the iron 'wonder axe' 'With this baby you can cut down a tree twice as thick, with half the effort in half the time'
'What if we kill you and just take the axe'
'Well if you kill me then you won't have the five winter warranty.'
'Thats a good point'
'
(not inspired by neebs gaming)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoyrZPGopI
In times long forgotten
A beautiful killer
Would hunt the vast forests
With those of her kind.
Her story has ended
Her kind is forgotten
They crumbled to dust
They left no trace behind
And all her adventures
The others she cared for
The joys and the beauties
The sorrows and pains:
Did these serve no purpose?
Did life have no meaning?
Did living still matter
When no trace remains?
A beautiful killer
Would hunt the vast forests
With those of her kind.
Her story has ended
Her kind is forgotten
They crumbled to dust
They left no trace behind
And all her adventures
The others she cared for
The joys and the beauties
The sorrows and pains:
Did these serve no purpose?
Did life have no meaning?
Did living still matter
When no trace remains?
That site note is part of why I have such an unending drive to watch Time Team over and over. Digging into the past like that....hell it's also part of why I daily my grandfather's 71 Chevy C10 pickup. I have history from a bygone era taking me to work every day. I get to experience a snippet of life from 53 years ago every time I leave my house.
History's so fascinating...
History's so fascinating...
Even if it's just a few scant decades back that effect still kicks in. Motoring along in such an old car is about as close to being in a time machine as the laws of physics allow. Especially when I'm on my own on an empty country backroad with a period song blasting out of the period radio I put in it. I hear something like Hotel California playing I genuinely start wondering if I somehow managed to go back to 1971 hahahaha
It's also a bit special to me, personally, because of the family history it has. My dad learned to drive in it 40 years ago. I can only imagine his high school, young adulthood hijinks behind that very same steering wheel I'm now sawing on.
It's also a bit special to me, personally, because of the family history it has. My dad learned to drive in it 40 years ago. I can only imagine his high school, young adulthood hijinks behind that very same steering wheel I'm now sawing on.
I am in love with this idea. History is meaningless when it comes to what holds a family together. You've depicted the same care and dedication that is alive and well today, but from countless generations back. I've thought about this as well. How many stories have been lost over the ages? Do those stories matter, lost as they are?
Yes. They mattered to those who lived them. And this is proof. Beautiful!
Love the shadows and the wall art. And the kid's expression is priceless. Thank you for sharing your work with us!
Yes. They mattered to those who lived them. And this is proof. Beautiful!
Love the shadows and the wall art. And the kid's expression is priceless. Thank you for sharing your work with us!
Favourite of mine has to be this one archaeological dig, where they were able to follow the movements of a child around a Mesolithic or Palaeolithic camp. It was primarily by using waste flint left from toolmaking, and that of the child became less refined as they struggled and got more frustrated. And so, eventually, they appear to move and sit next to a more skilled toolmaker for help.
Maybe it's just me, but the image that creates in my head is adorable. And all using physical evidence like flint shavings.
Maybe it's just me, but the image that creates in my head is adorable. And all using physical evidence like flint shavings.
This is so good! :'3
This would've made such a sweet Father's Day upload, be it going by America's June-time tradition, or Festa del Papa in your neck of the woods. But of course, art, especially when done personally, comes as it comes. ;D
If you ever find yourself "sufficiently free," but also in something of a lull for ideas, I'd certainly love to see more of this father and son, and/or show more of the family. I'd love to see something like the father taking his son along for his first hunt, or maybe when he's a teen, encouraging/advising him to try to impress a girl or ask her on a date or whatever. Maybe donning his son with some special jewelry or something on his wedding day/whatever-similar-enough-ceremony, doing everything he can to not weep in joy. Maybe standing by his son as he holds a baby grandchild, if he survives long enough through the demands and circumstances of the times.
Anyway, I definitely feel you with the side-note. For however many things that may have changed to whatever extent across the ages, there's still that fundamental core of humanity.
Excellent work yet again. <3
This would've made such a sweet Father's Day upload, be it going by America's June-time tradition, or Festa del Papa in your neck of the woods. But of course, art, especially when done personally, comes as it comes. ;D
If you ever find yourself "sufficiently free," but also in something of a lull for ideas, I'd certainly love to see more of this father and son, and/or show more of the family. I'd love to see something like the father taking his son along for his first hunt, or maybe when he's a teen, encouraging/advising him to try to impress a girl or ask her on a date or whatever. Maybe donning his son with some special jewelry or something on his wedding day/whatever-similar-enough-ceremony, doing everything he can to not weep in joy. Maybe standing by his son as he holds a baby grandchild, if he survives long enough through the demands and circumstances of the times.
Anyway, I definitely feel you with the side-note. For however many things that may have changed to whatever extent across the ages, there's still that fundamental core of humanity.
Excellent work yet again. <3
Thank you! :D
Oh yeah, it would have been a nice idea for the Festa del Papà, but I can come up with something else by then!
The word "papa" without accent means the Pope, btw XD
I certainly hope to draw more of these two and other characters in this "copper age setting" eventually! There's quite a lot of themes to explore! All those ideas sound great, by the way.
Oh yeah, it would have been a nice idea for the Festa del Papà, but I can come up with something else by then!
The word "papa" without accent means the Pope, btw XD
I certainly hope to draw more of these two and other characters in this "copper age setting" eventually! There's quite a lot of themes to explore! All those ideas sound great, by the way.
Glad you like the ideas!
Also lol I might've quasi-noticed the accents, but I was too lazy to do whatever fiddling with the keys to input it at the time. I guess I coulda copy-pasted it. But oh well. It makes for an amusing conversation exchange. X3
(Not to mention interesting, just seeing how much difference a little extra mark can make)
Anyways, long story short, good stuff. <3
Also lol I might've quasi-noticed the accents, but I was too lazy to do whatever fiddling with the keys to input it at the time. I guess I coulda copy-pasted it. But oh well. It makes for an amusing conversation exchange. X3
(Not to mention interesting, just seeing how much difference a little extra mark can make)
Anyways, long story short, good stuff. <3
Such a precious scene!
Not familiar with those particular petroglyphs, but I imagine some of them might've been done by the kid. Working together as family, to understand what those drawing mean.
Lovely work with the wood carving too! All the tools, and the happy expression~
Not familiar with those particular petroglyphs, but I imagine some of them might've been done by the kid. Working together as family, to understand what those drawing mean.
Lovely work with the wood carving too! All the tools, and the happy expression~
"It's so easy to forget people in ancient times were just like us, and for the most part wanted nothing more than leading a happy life with their loved ones."
Reminds me of the unearthed art from a Roman toilet in Turkey.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar.....kes-180970705/
Some things about the human experience are truly universal and repeating across all times.
Reminds me of the unearthed art from a Roman toilet in Turkey.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar.....kes-180970705/
Some things about the human experience are truly universal and repeating across all times.
Wow....
This,,, really takes me back!
Growing up, the only daughter of four children (And the youngest, which I swear made it worse), there was always a tug-of-war going on between Papa teaching his children about our Traditions (Cherokee), vs Momma's determination to see me raised/grow-up the 'Proper daughter' adhering to her Catholic/Irish ways. She failed, just to be clear!
Crafting and working with our hands was a vital skill. From modeling (Easy-peasy) to actually making traditional weaponry (Every try to knap flint? THAT is damned hard to do!), taking raw materials and then turning them into functional tools was something I'll never regret (In spite of all the splinters, knicks and cuts!).
I ADORE this young cubs expression, and then his Father/Elder, handing over the piece with that smile on his face?
Thank you so much... I'm going to spend the next few hours looking at old pictures and fondly recalling so many things.
This,,, really takes me back!
Growing up, the only daughter of four children (And the youngest, which I swear made it worse), there was always a tug-of-war going on between Papa teaching his children about our Traditions (Cherokee), vs Momma's determination to see me raised/grow-up the 'Proper daughter' adhering to her Catholic/Irish ways. She failed, just to be clear!
Crafting and working with our hands was a vital skill. From modeling (Easy-peasy) to actually making traditional weaponry (Every try to knap flint? THAT is damned hard to do!), taking raw materials and then turning them into functional tools was something I'll never regret (In spite of all the splinters, knicks and cuts!).
I ADORE this young cubs expression, and then his Father/Elder, handing over the piece with that smile on his face?
Thank you so much... I'm going to spend the next few hours looking at old pictures and fondly recalling so many things.
Oh, that sounds like quite an interesting childhood, with such different cultures from your parents! :D
And good she failed, there's already too many "proper catholics" around haha XD
That is really cool, I'd really love trying flintknapping myself, but I never found the time. I'd not even know where to start, and it sounds quite daunting honestly. Still, I really want to draw the Cave Lion here teachning that to his son eventually, it's already on my list!
I'm really glad you liked it btw, thank you so much! ^^
And good she failed, there's already too many "proper catholics" around haha XD
That is really cool, I'd really love trying flintknapping myself, but I never found the time. I'd not even know where to start, and it sounds quite daunting honestly. Still, I really want to draw the Cave Lion here teachning that to his son eventually, it's already on my list!
I'm really glad you liked it btw, thank you so much! ^^
Oh I know but it is a nice touch. Was just reading a news story about an Eurasian Sabertooth cub found in permafrost with all its fur. Interesting shade of tan. https://youtu.be/hlyy-eyVLxQ?si=rAwM_eZ4aYlRgFiU
I knew he'd be good company at a nighttime bonfire!
And I've gotta concur with your thoughts in the description. Too many people think of the Humans that came before us as dull cavemen, but we've always been people. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, someone was playing a stupid prank on their brother, people were gathered around to gossip about some shit they saw, and others were trying to impress someone else by being silly at the evening campfire- Aaaand of course, someone has pointed at a rock formation and laughed with their friends about how it looks like a penis.
It took a lot for us to get where we are today, but we've always been us. Love your art, enjoy your day <3
And I've gotta concur with your thoughts in the description. Too many people think of the Humans that came before us as dull cavemen, but we've always been people. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, someone was playing a stupid prank on their brother, people were gathered around to gossip about some shit they saw, and others were trying to impress someone else by being silly at the evening campfire- Aaaand of course, someone has pointed at a rock formation and laughed with their friends about how it looks like a penis.
It took a lot for us to get where we are today, but we've always been us. Love your art, enjoy your day <3
Because of plate tectonics, archeological proof of civilizations even earlier than that are forever lost.
And as always, this is a lovely piece. The facial expressions are very nice, and I also really like the little bit of context you write with the artwork, to make it come more alive.
And as always, this is a lovely piece. The facial expressions are very nice, and I also really like the little bit of context you write with the artwork, to make it come more alive.
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