http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3AHimmapaan deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:Himmapaan en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Thu, 23 May 2013 02:23:12 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Robin-Relief-Auction-354871527 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Robin-Relief-Auction-354871527 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:35:55 PST Robin Relief Auction nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2013 *Himmapaan Bidpai is now up for auction for the Robin Relief fund. If you missed my mentioning it, do please read the listing to find out what it's for. Please bid or spread the word if you know anyone who may be interested. There are many other works by other artists, too. ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Hidden-Flame-354282014 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Hidden-Flame-354282014 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:11:28 PST Hidden Flame nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2013 *Himmapaan That it both pains my heart, and yet contents me:
'Tis such a pleasing smart, and I so love it,
That I had rather die than once remove it.

Yet he, for whom I grieve, shall never know it;
My tongue does not betray, nor my eyes show it.
Not a sigh, nor a tear, my pain discloses,
But they fall silently, like dew on roses.

Thus, to prevent my Love from being cruel,
My heart 's the sacrifice, as 'tis the fuel;
And while I suffer this to give him quiet,
My faith rewards my love, though he deny it.

On his eyes will I gaze, and there delight me;
While I conceal my love no frown can fr ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Hidden-Flame-354281652 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Hidden-Flame-354281652 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:09:24 PST Hidden Flame nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2013 *Himmapaan That it both pains my heart, and yet contents me:
'Tis such a pleasing smart, and I so love it,
That I had rather die than once remove it.

Yet he, for whom I grieve, shall never know it;
My tongue does not betray, nor my eyes show it.
Not a sigh, nor a tear, my pain discloses,
But they fall silently, like dew on roses.

Thus, to prevent my Love from being cruel,
My heart 's the sacrifice, as 'tis the fuel;
And while I suffer this to give him quiet,
My faith rewards my love, though he deny it.

On his eyes will I gaze, and there delight me;
While I conceal my love no frown can fr ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-You-and-An-Interview-350435082 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-You-and-An-Interview-350435082 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:35:07 PST Thank You and An Interview nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2013 *Himmapaan http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-You-So-Much-341903601 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-You-So-Much-341903601 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:20:38 PST Thank You So Much nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *Himmapaan
The irony ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Starving-Artist-328329164 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Starving-Artist-328329164 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:15:32 PDT Starving Artist nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *Himmapaan Maids heard the goblins cry:
"Come buy our orchard fruits,
Come buy, come buy..."

Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market

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Ah, it's been a such a long, long time since I last prefaced a journal entry with a quotation. Does anyone remember those days? Are there even any watchers remaining from then?

I shall come to the point directly. I'm afraid to report that I am presently in dire financial straits. I have almost nothing to live on and am overdrawn on the bank by a sum which will leave me in anticipation of yet more debt in the coming months once it is paid off.

If I could appeal to anyone's generosity in ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Twitter-Plagiarist-324982587 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Twitter-Plagiarist-324982587 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:27:26 PDT Twitter Plagiarist nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *Himmapaan
Since being warned by my informant, she had made her account private, so that her activity can no longer be tracked. But a browse of her earlier tweets reveals a startling number of my words and sentiments. You may be able to recognise or detect them, whether you already follow me there or are otherwise familiar with my writing.

She had even posted a jou ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Royalties-Profile-and-Other-News-305834200 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Royalties-Profile-and-Other-News-305834200 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:32:29 PDT Royalties, Profile and Other News nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *Himmapaan
I thank everyone who has lent their support and shown t ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/So-How-Many-of-You-were-Guilty-302056691 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/So-How-Many-of-You-were-Guilty-302056691 Mon, 14 May 2012 03:17:36 PDT So, How Many of You were Guilty...? nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *Himmapaan
Knowing how often artists' comments are overlooked, I tried to circumvent the error further by putting the request directly in the title itself. And yet... :XD:

I can only surmise that some of you had perhaps deliberately chosen to favourite it all the same out of a sense of loyalty (really? =P). In which case I can only thank you for the display, and for knowing that I could possibly ever inspire such feelings. For the others, well, I have a choice of simply remaining mystified, or charging you with... What shall I call it? A momentary stupor, let us say. It is a more delicate 's' wo ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Night-Song-at-Amalfi-297490547 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Night-Song-at-Amalfi-297490547 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:53:00 PDT Night Song at Amalfi nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *Himmapaan  What I should give my love—  
It answered me with silence,  
 Silence above.

I asked the darkened sea          
 Down where the fishes go—  
It answered me with silence,  
 Silence below.

Oh, I could give him weeping,  
 Or I could give him song—  
But how can I give silence  
 My whole life long?

Sara Teasdale, Night Song at Amalfi ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/The-House-of-Dreams-292148117 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/The-House-of-Dreams-292148117 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:21:24 PDT The House of Dreams nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *Himmapaan And fenced it all about,
But still I heard the Wind of Truth
That roared without.

I laid a fire of Memories
And sat before the glow,
But through the chinks and round the door
The wind would blow.

I left the House, for all the night
I heard the Wind of Truth; —
I followed where it seemed to lead
Through all my youth.

But when I sought the House of Dreams,
To creep within and die,
The Wind of Truth had levelled it,
And passed it by.

Sara Teasdale, The House of Dreams,
From Sonnets to Duse and Other Poems, 1907 ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/The-Fantastic-Flying-Books-of-Mr-Morris-Lessmore-287597539 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/The-Fantastic-Flying-Books-of-Mr-Morris-Lessmore-287597539 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:13:53 PST The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *Himmapaan
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) won the richly deserved award for Best Animated Short at this year's Oscars.

'Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, the Wizard of Oz, and a love of books, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story.' (From IMDB)

Please spare fifteen minutes to watch this beautiful film, if you can.  I was in tears (and care not who knows it), but you do not have to be a nauseating idiot like me to enjoy and be moved by it ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Interview-on-Joanne-Renaud-s-Blog-271541381 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Interview-on-Joanne-Renaud-s-Blog-271541381 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:06:06 PST Interview on Joanne Renaud's Blog nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *Himmapaan
N ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/One-Copy-of-the-Rub-aacute-iy-aacute-t-For-Sale-264415066 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/One-Copy-of-the-Rub-aacute-iy-aacute-t-For-Sale-264415066 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:16:27 PDT One Copy of the Rubáiyát For Sale nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *Himmapaan
:devslightlytriangle: has a copy of the Folio Society's 150th anniversary edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám which I illustrated for sale to help raise much-needed funds for some rather pressing vet bills.  

As some watchers may recall, the edition was limited to 1,000 copies, all of which sold out within a month of the book's publication.  

Thank you. ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Sense-and-Sensibility-Book-Launch-258903981 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Sense-and-Sensibility-Book-Launch-258903981 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:19:34 PDT Sense and Sensibility Book Launch nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *Himmapaan
Also, on an entirely separate though not a ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Murky-Waters-256426875 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Murky-Waters-256426875 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:00:46 PDT Murky Waters nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *Himmapaan
Although I must say (with considerable sadness), if you're interested in no other work of mine at all but the dinosaurs alone: why, for shame, O ye philistines ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/But-Answer-Came-There-None-253342688 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/But-Answer-Came-There-None-253342688 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:59:59 PDT 'But Answer Came There None...' nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *Himmapaan
Thank you! ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-You-252309956 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Thank-You-252309956 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:38:22 PDT Thank You nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *Himmapaan
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Thank you too to everyone who has added it to your favourites.  As you can imagine, it was once again a very pleasant surprise (in truth, it was a bit of a shock).  I would just like to add, for what it may be worth, that the piece was submitted here three years ago now, and it was actually created longer ago yet -- in 2003/4. To new watchers; thank you so much and welcome. ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/AOI-Images-Award-2010-223142257 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/AOI-Images-Award-2010-223142257 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:37:04 PDT AOI Images Award 2010 nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2010-2013 *Himmapaan
Back in September, I was awarded the bronze prize in the Books category of the Association of Illustrators' annual award: Images 34 - the Best of British Contemporary Illustration 2010  http://www.theaoi.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=224&Itemid=47 .

The winning illustration was The Frog Princess, from Myths and Legends of Russia, published by The Folio Society.

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The award ceremony and private view of the exhibition of winne ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/In-Case-Anyone-Might-Be-Interested-224456138 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/In-Case-Anyone-Might-Be-Interested-224456138 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:46:25 PDT In Case Anyone Might Be Interested... nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2010-2013 *Himmapaan
I had hoped to mention it sooner when I received the news a few days ago, but I was being hopeless as usual and quite forgot.  It wasn't until I received a congratulatory message from :devSesfitts: (who is also there) that I was reminded that it started today!

Thank you and take care. ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/A-Fleeting-Note-225404361 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/A-Fleeting-Note-225404361 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:02:58 PDT A Fleeting Note nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2010-2013 *Himmapaan
Older watchers may recall that the illustrations for The Red Fairy Book which are in the gallery at the moment were scanned from the printers' proofs.  Even earlier than that, before I had my scanner at all, colour photocopies were sent to be scanned for me by :devslightlytriangle:.  So in effect, this set of il ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/A-Small-Feature-227080195 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/A-Small-Feature-227080195 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:12:59 PDT A Small Feature nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2010-2013 *Himmapaan These artists: visit them. At once, I bid you! :shakefist:
They have been among my watch list for a long while, but the opportunity to feature them has constantly escaped me.  I shall employ a similar tactic as I once did, and quite without shame.  I have far too bewildering a number of watchers; more than I can make sense of.  If I find that these artists
do not receive a very significant increase of attention in the next few days, I shall consider something as seriously amiss.  I feature just these two for the present, the better that they may be properly and thoroughly noticed. Please try no ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Several-Things-228275430 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Several-Things-228275430 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:14:39 PST Several Things nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2010-2013 *Himmapaan If anyone is thinking of donating towards Haiti's relief efforts but is undecided as to which charity to contribute, I'd like to put in a word for Médecins Sans Frontières as one of the best choices. They already have hospitals in Port au Prince and have set up emergency clinics in many locations.  The most minimal fractions of donations go towards management and fundraising (only 1% for the former and 12% for the latter in 2008, and the remaining 87% went towards real services).

US citizens can donate online here: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=197&hbc=1&source=ADR1001E1D01

Other countries, pleas ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Pictures-at-an-Exhibition-228466546 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Pictures-at-an-Exhibition-228466546 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:13:31 PST Pictures at an Exhibition nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2010-2013 *Himmapaan
:devslightlytriangle:, :devcreamykiwi86:, another friend and I visited the exhibition on the 19th December, shortly after it opened.

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Please forgive the quality of the above picture, but it gives some idea of this little area towards the exhibition entrance where my work was displayed.  The stands are decorated with reproductions of  illustrations by a few past ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Rub-amp-aacute-iy-amp-aacute-t-Exhibition-Opens-228999676 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Rub-amp-aacute-iy-amp-aacute-t-Exhibition-Opens-228999676 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:51:28 PST Rubáiyát Exhibition Opens nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2009-2013 *Himmapaan http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/Omar%20Khayyam/omarkhayyam.html

I mentioned several journal entries ago that I was first told all of  my Rubáiyát illustrations will be exhibited. However, each time the production manager at The Folio Society spoke to the British Library, the number got reduced.  We got from all sixteen illustrations to ten or eight.  Eventually, it had to be further reduced to six.  Four originals and two to be enlarged on display panels.  There isn' ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Rub-amp-aacute-iy-amp-aacute-t-Bookbinding-Slidesh-229841348 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Rub-amp-aacute-iy-amp-aacute-t-Bookbinding-Slidesh-229841348 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:23:26 PDT Rubáiyát Bookbinding Slidesh nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2009-2013 *Himmapaan
{New watchers who are interested can find out more about this book in this entry: http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/27414233/ }

The Fine Book Bindery, who bound the copies of the book, have made a quick slideshow of some of the process: http://www.finebinding.co.uk/FOLIOSOC/rubai.html

The huge stacks in the first pictures are the uncut, printed sheets of the book's pages.  These are then cut down to the book size, and the pages are further hand-cut for ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Surfacing-an-update-230207131 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Surfacing-an-update-230207131 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:33:37 PDT Surfacing (an update) nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2009-2013 *Himmapaan 'Long time, no nothing', as my friend :devIleana-S:* has so succinctly expressed. :lol: At least, nothing apart from the gradual addition to my gallery of the Myths and Legends of Russia illustrations, which itself has now come to an end. There are more illustrations in the book, of course, but I decided not to post all of them here.

An update, then, for those who care are interested. :D

Earlier this month, I at last completed my most important project so far, the 150th anniversary edition of Edward Fitzgerald's translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam. It was a project which was as dear to my heart as it was ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/An-Audacious-Interlude-231958064 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/An-Audacious-Interlude-231958064 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:01:34 PDT An Audacious Interlude nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2009-2013 *Himmapaan
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:thumb86081879: (The other three views of this card are also available, but I thought it better not to post all their thumbnails)
:thumb84401604: (My poor friend :devLiZn: has been waiting forever for me to submit this as a print; and I believe she will be the only person who wants it :giggle:)
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They're not a terribly exciting selection, I'm af ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Switching-Off-for-a-while-232359996 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Switching-Off-for-a-while-232359996 Wed, 06 May 2009 07:52:40 PDT Switching Off (for a while) nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2009-2013 *Himmapaan http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Medievalism-And-More-233288533 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Medievalism-And-More-233288533 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:32:21 PST Medievalism And More nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2009-2013 *Himmapaan
Still not really here, I'm afraid. My apologies for yet unanswered comments and unseen works.  But my last entry was becoming irritating to me.  It was a show of gratitude, but even then it has begun to look faintly self-congratulatory after a while ( :omg: ), which was never its intention. At any rate, it ought to leave my front page and be replaced by these jewels instead. I have little time, so it's a relatively small set of features for the moment.  I had been wanting to feature these artists (among others) for a long, long while, but had never managed to - so it was as well I ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/A-Brief-Note-233452267 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/A-Brief-Note-233452267 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:16:47 PST A Brief Note nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2009-2013 *Himmapaan
Joking aside, thank you so very much indeed to :devThebuild: for choosing and featuring Gillespie: :thumb82888258: on the 10th February (making it my third DD :wow:).  I don't know if it was altogether deserved, but I am so grateful.  Thank you too, of course, to all new watchers and everyone who kindly added Gillespie to their favourites. Funnily enough, two people had this to say about it:

'lol at first i thought this was a pair of panties thrown on the floor'

'awesome... though for a second it looked lyk ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/The-Long-Day-Closes-233756463 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/The-Long-Day-Closes-233756463 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:46:00 PST The Long Day Closes nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2009-2013 *Himmapaan    Its pale watch keeping,
   The moon is half awake,
   Through gray mists creeping,
   The last red leaves fall round
   The porch of roses,
   The clock hath ceased to sound,
   The long day closes.

   Sit by the silent hearth
   In calm endeavour,
   To count the sounds of mirth,
   Now dumb for ever.
   Heed not how hope believes
   And fate disposes:
   Shadow is round the eaves,
   The long day closes.

   The lighted windows dim
   Are fading slowly.
   The fire that was so trim
   Now quivers lowly.
   Go to the dreamless bed
   Where grief reposes;
   Thy book of t ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/If-you-pardon-we-will-mend-A-proper-update-234547176 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/If-you-pardon-we-will-mend-A-proper-update-234547176 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:47:09 PST If you pardon, we will mend (A proper update) nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan If you pardon, we will mend.

William Shakespeare,
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Act V, Scene II
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First, please observe this stamp:
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It is terribly galling - not to mention highly embarrassing - to find myself unable to live up to my own precepts.

But as many watchers know, I haven't been able to attend to many things here over the past few months, but I do promise I've read every comment.  As the above stamp declares, if henceforth I can't always reply to everything or thank everyone personally, it's not at all from lack of appreciation, by any mea ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Much-Needed-and-Overdue-Thank-You-235504150 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Much-Needed-and-Overdue-Thank-You-235504150 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:30:03 PDT Much-Needed and Overdue Thank You nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
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I am of course completely astonished, and again, I have such a gargantuan number of messages to answer - not only for this but others which have built up during the past two or so weeks - plus a small stack of notes.  Once again, I'm going to have to ask for your patience in working my way through them.  But I want to thank everyone now with this entry for your favourites on the card, and as ever ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Tentative-235707497 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Tentative-235707497 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:01:26 PDT Tentative nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
John Dryden

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I've learned that my last journal entry, posted just over a month ago prior to my taking a break from dA, didn't show up for many people, for some peculiar reason; so my apologies if I seemed inattentive without your understanding why.  I think I have almost returned to more regularity here.  At any rate, a new entry seems needed to at least take the place of that last unhappy one on the front page.

Stranger yet, a few recent deviations of mine have also failed to appear...

With the exception of recent watchers, some of you may remember ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Very-Wide-Awake-236232348 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Very-Wide-Awake-236232348 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:54:16 PDT Very Wide Awake nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan Are all ablaze
With ever-living glory,
Does not deny
His majesty,
He scorns to tell a story!
He don't exclaim,
'I blush for shame,
So kindly be indulgent,'
But, fierce and bold,
In fiery gold,
He glories all effulgent!

I mean to rule the earth,
As he the sky -
We really know our worth,
The sun and I!
I mean to rule the earth,
As he the sky -
We really know our worth,
The sun and I!

Observe his flame,
That placid dame,
The moon's Celestial Highness;
There's not a trace
Upon her face
Of diffidence or shyness:
She borrows light,
That through the night,
Mankind may all acclaim her!
And, ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Neglect-236402749 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Neglect-236402749 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:13:15 PDT Neglect nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
Owen Felltham

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Sigh.

The following artists are just a few among many who create some beautiful but sadly underappreciated work. No aversion, if you please.  I ask you to look carefully and read all the way to the bottom of this entry.

:icongreensap: I have a dismayed suspicion :devgreensap:'s scarcity of new work may be in part due to the gross want of attention towards his gallery. But there's no doubting the quality of his drawings and paintings.
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]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Said-Moth-236484738 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Said-Moth-236484738 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:17:31 PDT Said Moth... nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
George Bernard Shaw
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‘How beautiful,’ said the moth.  The butterfly did not reply.  The moth went away.  
‘Very beautiful,’ it said to another.  Again, this butterfly chose not to respond.  Moth was not offended.  It knew very well that its remarks and compliments were among a thousand other such pleasantries continually offered up to such creatures as the butterflies.  What were a few more from a moth?

‘I am in awe of this display,’ said Moth, disarmingly and with perfect candour, to yet another butterfly.  ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Offerings-236668424 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Offerings-236668424 Fri, 30 May 2008 15:30:28 PDT Offerings nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
I have since been assured that that wasn't the case, and there may be hopes of his returning.

It's a small thing to have been distressed about, perhaps, but it is important to me.

The little illustration of the want of care in ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/A-Formal-Introduction-10-000-236766503 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/A-Formal-Introduction-10-000-236766503 Wed, 21 May 2008 17:08:52 PDT A Formal Introduction/ 10,000?! nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
You will recall my many repetitions of the necessity of sending copies of my work to 'a friend', who always so kindly scans these copies for me.  Quite aside from the fact that she has been like an honorary younger sister to me outside of DA, it is thanks to her that I'm able to share most of the work you see in my gallery at all.  And all the succeeding results - the hundreds of watchers, the extraordinarily kind comments, the unexpected speed of the rising number of pageviews, and of course, my one Daily Deviation - all these could never have materialised without her kind and generous ai ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Oh-dear-236966003 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Oh-dear-236966003 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:29:45 PDT Oh, dear... nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
I've been tagged to give eight facts about myself.  I'll oblige only this far but I won't tag anybody else.  Many people will already know the first one, but there we are...

1. My username Himmapaan is the name of a forest in Thai mythology.  You'll probably find it more commonly spelt as 'Himmapan', but I find this insufficient as the last syllable will then be read to rhyme with 'can', which isn't right.  It's a long 'ah' vowel sound (rhymes with 'Khan', as in Gengis Khan, for instance), hence my choice of the double 'a'.

2. My name Niroot is derived from a word of three syllables,  'Nirutti', me ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/amp-039-Good-sir-I-heard-you-were-a-poet-amp-237067610 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/amp-039-Good-sir-I-heard-you-were-a-poet-amp-237067610 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:30:10 PDT 'Good sir...I heard you were a poet&# nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
It's Shakespeare's birthday today (23rd April). I thought that alone was worth a journal entry, for those who care.

DUKE: And what's her history?
VIOLA: A blank, my lord. She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought,
And with a green and yellow melancholy
She sat like patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed?

Twelfth Night, Act 2, Sc. 4

Just a quotation plucked from among dozens of my personal favourites. ;)

Niroot ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Moleskine-Art-237115727 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Moleskine-Art-237115727 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:33:09 PDT Moleskine Art nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
I adore them. Some of the sketches I uploaded here were done in Moleskine books.  For those who aren't familiar with these handsome, compact, versatile Italian-made sketchbooks and notebooks with their signature rounded corners, ribbon markers, oilcloth bindings and elastic cover bands, their official site:
http://www.moleskine.com/eng/default.htm .
A reasonably good Wikipedia entry with general facts and other links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moleskinehttp://www.moleskine.com/eng/default.htm .
Alternatively, if you simply Google the name, you'll find a host of online retail outl ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Completely-Flabbergasted-237278593 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Completely-Flabbergasted-237278593 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:06:11 PDT Completely Flabbergasted nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
......

Now, I don't know what the usual number is for some of our more established deviants, but this is entirely beyound what I am accustomed to.  It is simply staggering.

Judging by a quick skim of the messages on my front page, this is apparently due to my being featured in a Daily Deviation.  I haven't been able to find this yet.  I don't know whether this is only for subscribers, or whether I'm just being dim as usual.  There are still heaps of DA features with which I'm not yet familiar.

For everyone who has commented and w ]]> http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Greetings-237384581 http://himmapaan.deviantart.com/journal/Greetings-237384581 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:51:43 PDT Greetings! nonadult journals/personal Himmapaan http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/h/i/himmapaan.jpg?7 Copyright 2008-2013 *Himmapaan
I d ]]>