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Post by Parmastahir on Dec 3, 2007 6:45:11 GMT -6
Thank you both for your comments. I think that Stormrider put into words that which I had seen but had not realized: these drawings are very Grimm-like. His 2008 calendar is a bit of a departure from his earlier ones. Where the characters had dominated the illustrations, the landscapes do in next year's. They are really well done.
Away from The Green Hill Country,
Parmastahir
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Post by Parmastahir on Dec 19, 2007 7:32:44 GMT -6
I received 60 copies of the Heren Istarion calendar from my daughter (who designed and printed them) on Friday and mailed out 58 on Monday. These sold very well and the support of HI is very much appreciated! There are two left! You can see the cover and one of the calendar pages here: www.herenistarion.orgI am admittedly biased but this calendar turned out wonderfully! Thanks to Ted Nasmith, Jef Murray, and Catherine Sparsidis who contributed artwork. Happy Holidays to all! Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir
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Post by Parmastahir on Jan 3, 2008 6:40:18 GMT -6
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JRRT!
A happy eleventy-sixth to the Professor!
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Post by Vanye on Jan 3, 2008 14:45:56 GMT -6
Happy Birthday, Professor!
Toasting w/a can of Pepsi. Vanye 8^)
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Post by Andorinha on Jan 4, 2008 12:48:57 GMT -6
Thanks for remembering this date, Parmastahir!
Here's to you, JRRT! Many more happy birthdays yet to come!
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Post by Parmastahir on Jan 8, 2008 21:03:20 GMT -6
Happy New Year, All! Updated the Calendar of the Month on my website: www.angelfire.com/tn3/tolkiencalendarsHope you enjoy this one (a current favorite!) Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir
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Post by Stormrider on Jan 10, 2008 7:39:35 GMT -6
Wonderful, deep, vibrant colors used for the art on this calendar. Very powerful images. Great calendar!
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Post by Parmastahir on Jan 11, 2008 6:54:41 GMT -6
Hi Stormrider -
It has been a while. Hope the New Year is treating you well!
Thanks for the comments on the CotM. For those that have not visited, it is the 2008 Heren Istarion calendar. As noted above, I got to work on it with Ted Nasmith and Jef Murray and my daughter, Megan (who did the graphic design and printing - so "thag you very buch" on her behalf for your compliment!) I am VERY pleased with the way it turned out.
Must feed the fires of Morgoth!
Away from The Green Hill Country,
Parm
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Post by Andorinha on Jan 11, 2008 8:04:03 GMT -6
Hi, Parmastahir!
I agree with Stormrider, vibrant colours! The landscape "Wedmath" especially caught my eye, has a special sort of light, something such as JRRT mentions for the early Ages when the Sun was new, something seen only in the realm of Lothlorien by the time of the Third Age. Also liked "Afterlithe," cool-green homey environment! LOL!
You are to be congratulated in having been associated with the production of such a fine work! THANKS!
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Post by Vanye on Jan 14, 2008 21:56:50 GMT -6
Just recieved my copy of the HI calendar today & Just love it! The Shire Reckoning feature is sure to confound all my non-Tolkien friends when they see it! Vanye 8^)
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Post by Parmastahir on Jan 15, 2008 20:19:11 GMT -6
To Andorinha - Thanks for the compliment. Being a compleat calendar nut, I had wanted to create one for some time. Even though this was the first one that I had attempted and it went from idea to mailing in about seven weeks, I can not imagine how it could have turned out any better. I got to work with Ted Nasmith and Jef Murray and my daughter did a masterful job on the graphic design. It is better than I could have hoped for and sets a high standard for the 2009 which I have started planning.
To Vanye - I am most pleased that it arrived safely and that you are pleased with it. Out of the second printing of 30, only three now need find homes. As we expected, the orders are now falling off as we get into well into Afteryule, and I do not know if there will be a third printing. With only 90 printed (OK, 91 as my daughter printed one for herself!), this will be somewhat of a rare one (a "7" according to my website). My advice is to save the white envelope that it came in and take good care of the calendar during the year. I am certainly not saying that you should not display it. You should certainly enjoy it (and confound your non-Tolkien friends!) during the year. But it could become a collectible in the future. I have tracked down issues from the Polish TS with similar numbers printed and I have certainly paid well above $25 for them because they are hard to find and limited in number. And assuming that the 2009 is published, I think that this will become a series of HI calendars. The first one of any series is generally the hardest one to collect after the fact. OK, all of that was stream-of-consciousness from the OCD Parmastahir. Just enjoy it! :-)
Away from The Green Hill Country,
Parmastahir
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Post by Parmastahir on Jan 20, 2008 9:51:08 GMT -6
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Post by Parmastahir on Feb 5, 2008 21:44:24 GMT -6
I (finally) updated the Calendar of the Month feature for February on my website: www.angelfire.com/tn3/tolkiencalendarsYou can now find 13 illustrations with a common theme: the 1977 centerfold by the Bros Hildebrandt and 12 by Colin Williams. In order to do any more of such "theme" Calendar of the Month features, I am going to have to go through all of my calendars and compile a list of each illustration . . . no small task as I have collected about 240 of the 271 calendars that I have been able to catalog! Wish me luck! Thanks all for visiting. Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir
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Post by Andorinha on Feb 6, 2008 0:37:21 GMT -6
Good luck indeed!
What a great idea! Presenting themes should work out very nicely, compare and contrast different artistic interpretations of a common element -- I like it! Thanks!
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Post by Stormrider on Feb 6, 2008 7:12:42 GMT -6
No small job! But it sounds like a grand idea. Good luck. I will look at your February calendar of the month later tonight.
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