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Re: Merry Christmas from The Brick Testament
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001 04:23:24 GMT
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Brendan Powell Smith writes:
> In lugnet.build.ancient, Markus Wolf writes:
> > Your nativity set is beautiful. It's only unfortunate that you weren't able
> > to make the website more family friendly. I would've loved to show some of
> > these stories to my kids, if you hadn't chosen to interpret things so
> > graphically.
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> I think Bible imagery has to be really watered-down for it NOT to be
> extremely graphic. I chose to pull no punches in my illustrations. Frankly
> I'm surprised anyone would want their kids reading that book.
Interesting. I bet the pictures you show from your honeymoon and when your
wife has a baby would be pretty intense than also, since you wouldn't want
to water down the most significant parts of those events. :O) I also doubt
you would teach your children about the Civil War, the World Trade Center
bombings and protection from sexual abuse with that same "hate to water it
down" philosophy. Then again, our values do stem from different sources.
We clearly disagree on storytelling techniques but I can still appreciate
what you've accomplished.
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> > Would you mind if I copied some of the appropriate slides and made a
> > Powerpoint presentation for my after school Lego Club and family?
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> Go ahead, but please do give all credit for the photos and website to The
> Rev. Brendan Powell Smith, and let your audience know that what your'e
> showing is only a select portion of the website, and that the rest are
> available online at http://www.thereverend.com/brick_testament. I'm very
> happy that people like my creations, and happy that people want to share
> them with others, but I don't want them passed off for something they are not.
I can see how my agenda and yours would be in direct conflict. Out of
respect for your personal feelings, I'll decline the offer. I can't help
but notice that your title of Reverend passes you as something you are not.
Not trying to be offensive, truly.
> > I loved the emperor as Herod. Just as a side, I did my own nativity, not as
> > cool as yours, but I had baby Jesus with a 2 x 2 plate instead of legs. The
> > down side to your Lego Babies is they seem mutated.
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> So your Jesus had a normal minifig upper-body, but just a 2x2 plate for
> legs? And he didn't look severed at the waist? I realize that my LEGO
> babies aren't the most beutiful, but after trying several variations, I went
> with what I thought looked best.
Yeah, I tried different techniques too. Maybe there's a future for babies
if the ewoks are a success. (Though I haven't seen any to decide if I like
them yet or not) I guess I just imagined my Jesus.. wrapped in swaddling
clothes... in some kind of papoose, (spelling?) Though I guess the arms may
have been wrapped up too. There's no great way I've discovered either that
doesn't look like some Salvador Dali painting if you analyze it.
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> > Your shepherds, sheep and especially wisemen were perfect. At first the
> > bearded ninja seemed angry. Then again, when the Son of God appeared in the
> > flesh, if the wiseguys really were astrologers, they probably had some
> > belief re-processing to go through. Maybe I'm getting too deep. It's Lego
> > after all.
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> Well, there's no indication that the wise men ever went through any change
> of beliefs. They followed a star, dropped of some gifts, and then left.
> They probably weren't even Jews themselves, much less anachronistically
> Christian. But yes, it's all just so much speculation. It's the Bible
> after all. @8^)
True. And yet, they had to take the kid somewhat seriously if they followed
a star from what I assume is a far off place and brought expensive gifts for
peasants with no personal benefit. And they did have that dream. What were
they thinking and whatever became of them? That could be interesting story
fodder in itself. Frankly, to say they were astrologers is speculation so I
started on shaky ground.
Also, I've looked through a few of your other stories and loved the look of
your Garden of Eden.
Markus
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| (...) @8^) I see what you're saying, but I'm not sure the analogy is entirely valid. If I were describing my honeymoon to other people, I probably would not use phrases like "and then I had intercourse with my wife". If I did, I think I could expect (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| (...) I think Bible imagery has to be really watered-down for it NOT to be extremely graphic. I chose to pull no punches in my illustrations. Frankly I'm surprised anyone would want their kids reading that book. (...) Go ahead, but please do give (...) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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