The Wheel spun me into the Pattern again

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I don't know if I would say I died and have been reborn, or if I'm simply a Tower runaway. I was a member briefly back in 2005 or so, but between computers crashing, forgetting passwords, and realizing just how terribly far behind I was in my reading I was unable to log back in. But after a lovely trip to DragonCon a couple weeks ago and finally catching up - closed the cover earlier this evening - I told myself that I was ready to return.

I'm an aspiring author with a tendency toward forum roleplay, a costumer and sometime actress with an eye for detail but the attention span of a butterfly. I was born in California and moved to Texas, but Mr. Jordan decided that blonde hair and brown eyes comes from Tarabon, so I guess that's from where I hail. Too bad I look really silly with microbraids.

As a costumer, I am fascinated by the different garb from around the Westlands and would like to compile a collection of sketches (and photos..?) of the women's dresses based on both historical and descriptive bases. But until I can reach that point, I hope to put on Novice White and study and read and probably find a dusty corner in the library to curl up in.

(avatar coming soon. It's an awful big decision on such short notice)
 

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Welcome back to Tar Valon!
 

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Welcome back to the Tower! :D
 

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welcome back! I find the clothes and styles interesting although have never really dug into it. but do you read the 13th Depository blog? they have good research on a lot of subjects, with historical and current real world connections, including some costume research here.
 
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Siusane Sedai, that's exactly what made me want to jump in! The lady who wrote that particular article was hosting a panel at Dragon*Con. I loved the level of research she had done and I wanted to take that and go one more step. She stated one style is a combination of this historical style and that one. I want to actually draw the combinations and changes. For example, the Cairhienin dress style is similar to Marie Antoinette dresses and hairstyles, but with differences like being dark with the house stripes instead of brightly colored. I want to sit down with particular descriptive quotes and draw it based on both those quotes and the historical references. And probably make one or two for my own wearing pleasure. :)

Thank you for the warm welcome, Onis Sedai and Nymala Sedai and to Master Nado. I am very excited to join up with the community!
 

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Welcome back! If you have any questions or just want to chat, feel free to message me!
 
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Welcome back. You have my envy at being able to go to Dragon*Con. :)

I'm an aspiring writer as well, and from my coloring I guess you'd put me smack in the Two Rivers or some Andor farmland (good thing, too, since I've had a horse from down the road in my flowerbeds more than once ;) ).

Anyway -- hi from another 'new' one, though I'm actually new.
 

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Welcome back, Rhiannon!
 

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ooh, that's great that you got to go to DragonCon. :) I hope you have a chance sooner or later to go more in depth on the costumes, I would love to see drawings (and anything made of course!). my personal interest lies in landscapes and I have started researching WoT landscapes but as somehow I happen to have too many other things to do, I haven't gotten very far yet. but oh well. anyway, enjoy yourself!

ps. hooray for Texas! :) eventually there will be a texas get together, I'm sure.
 
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:welcome Rhiannon !

Glad to see you return to the site . :pleased-1:
 
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