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I've been thinking of putting my magic-y stuff on canvas. I need a localized, central place to do it all, and I like the idea of having a permanent, ever-changing road map of the stuff I've done. Kind of like those Chianti bottles with the wax spilling down the sides, but in this case pooled on canvas with herbs and stuff embedded in. Forgetting what each individual layer of wax was for, but retaining the essence of it nonetheless. Some people keep long journals of their workings, or grimoires, and I've never been interested in writing anything down. My stuff is too intimate and fluid for that. This isn't science; I don't have to write it down.
I like the notion. Plus I think the resulting art could be really, really cool, and I'm shallow and what beautiful things on my walls. If someone asks what that particular painting's inspiration is for, I can just say it's personal, or it's an abstract expressionism using wax. (If you say "it's personal", some people just push harder, because they want to know the story whether they've unlocked that level of knowledge. But if you babble about energetic brushstrokes and scopes of color, those same people bob their heads and make impressed noises even if they have no idea what you're saying.)
But...does it seem weird? Sacrilegious, maybe? Here, let's put this magic stuff on the wall and let people gander at it, without a clue how significant it is. On the other hand, I do like having secrets out where unknowing people never see them. I'm a fucked exhibitionist in a lot of ways. And everyone can use a little mysterious "I know something you don't know" hanging around them.
I like the notion. Plus I think the resulting art could be really, really cool, and I'm shallow and what beautiful things on my walls. If someone asks what that particular painting's inspiration is for, I can just say it's personal, or it's an abstract expressionism using wax. (If you say "it's personal", some people just push harder, because they want to know the story whether they've unlocked that level of knowledge. But if you babble about energetic brushstrokes and scopes of color, those same people bob their heads and make impressed noises even if they have no idea what you're saying.)
But...does it seem weird? Sacrilegious, maybe? Here, let's put this magic stuff on the wall and let people gander at it, without a clue how significant it is. On the other hand, I do like having secrets out where unknowing people never see them. I'm a fucked exhibitionist in a lot of ways. And everyone can use a little mysterious "I know something you don't know" hanging around them.