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Past and Presents
Dec. 27th, 2008 03:01 amBack in 2005, I won a kiriban (the 25k pageview on Laerry's deviantart portfolio) and chose to be awarded with an image of newly-minted-teacher-and-spy Snape.
Earlier this year, I won yet another kiriban (the 20k pageview on Sigune's deviantart portfolio) and chose to be awarded with...you guessed it, newly-minted-teacher-and-spy Snape (well, technically that was one option of several possible requests, but still).
There is a three year span of difference in my life between these pieces.
I'm fairly certain that Sigune didn't check or reference Laerry's piece in any way. Shoot, I don't even know if they're aware of one another. Still the similarities are interesting. Most obviously, they both feature Snape at around the same moment in the timeline of his life. They both include a section of beautifully-done stone wall. They both feature chalk writing on a greenboard (which I don't automatically associate with Hogwarts, but perhaps most fans do). Due to stylistic and personality differences in the artists, the two versions of Snape are very emotionally different. The first looks young and insecure. The second is obviously in control.
These two pictures also show some similarities between three-years-ago me and recent-me. I'm still lurking deviantart. I still dig the character of Snape. I still have enough attention span to notice when an artist is paying attention to their pageviews. It's pretty strange to consider that, since 2005, I've lost two loved ones, completed two degrees, narrowly lost one poetry contest, overwhelmingly won another poetry contest, won NaNoWriMo three times, lost 15 lbs., been diagnosed with a learning disability, and made a decision about What I Want to Be When I Grow Up™ that seems to have stuck.
Earlier this year, I won yet another kiriban (the 20k pageview on Sigune's deviantart portfolio) and chose to be awarded with...you guessed it, newly-minted-teacher-and-spy Snape (well, technically that was one option of several possible requests, but still).
There is a three year span of difference in my life between these pieces.
I'm fairly certain that Sigune didn't check or reference Laerry's piece in any way. Shoot, I don't even know if they're aware of one another. Still the similarities are interesting. Most obviously, they both feature Snape at around the same moment in the timeline of his life. They both include a section of beautifully-done stone wall. They both feature chalk writing on a greenboard (which I don't automatically associate with Hogwarts, but perhaps most fans do). Due to stylistic and personality differences in the artists, the two versions of Snape are very emotionally different. The first looks young and insecure. The second is obviously in control.
These two pictures also show some similarities between three-years-ago me and recent-me. I'm still lurking deviantart. I still dig the character of Snape. I still have enough attention span to notice when an artist is paying attention to their pageviews. It's pretty strange to consider that, since 2005, I've lost two loved ones, completed two degrees, narrowly lost one poetry contest, overwhelmingly won another poetry contest, won NaNoWriMo three times, lost 15 lbs., been diagnosed with a learning disability, and made a decision about What I Want to Be When I Grow Up™ that seems to have stuck.
