Maranda "Kirai" Cromwell
Welcome
Here you will find the artwork of Maranda "Kirai" Cromwell. Skulls, animals, natural beauty, antique charm, thoughtful musings, and quirky collages. Make yourself at home.
News
The site is up and running! July 6th, 2010 3:28pm
Portfolio
Art Is Exploration
I've always thought that art is a necessity: right on up there with food, water, and shelter. Art is what makes human beings so "luminous", as Yoda would say. Everyone has a little art spirit living inside of them, and it may present itself in many ways. For me, my art presents my opinions, emphasizes what I see as beautiful, portrays my deepest emotions, and reflects my zany personality. Art is exploration. Not only regarding techniques or materials: use it to explore your thoughts, your opinions, and your very soul.
to become truly immortal,
a work of art must escape all human
limits: logic and common sense will
only interfere.
but once these barriers are broken,
it will enter the realms of childhood
visions and dreams.
--Giorgio de Chirico
•Maranda "Kirai" Cromwell
•Friend to all creatures: real or make-believe
•Seattle, Washington
CONTACT:
majestic_kirai_hotmail.com
Eccentric Escapade
(the blog: news, sketches, musings)
Kirai's Art Shop
(ACEOs, Dice Sprites, original art)
Since the Dawn of Time (or at least the Dawn of Dice-Based Role Playing Games) people have had their own personal luck. Some people have rotten luck, some people have good luck, and some people swear that their luck has attention deficit disorder. Only recently have we discovered that luck actually has a physical form: Dice Sprites. When you roll a dice for the first time, your Dice Sprite is sprung into existence. From then on he/she develops their own personality, colors, body shape, and attitude. They stay with you and govern your dice rolls as they see fit. Some Dice Sprites even adopt their humans's attitudes toward gaming itself. It is not uncommon that Dice Sprites start becoming little embodiments of their humans's gaming essence. Like humans, every Dice Sprite is different. They will forever remain our cute little imps of luck for as long as there is a game which involves dice rolling.
Dice Sprites are made of Super Sculpey oven-bake polymer clay. They are hand-painted with acrylic paints and sprayed with a glossy protective coating.
To get your very own Dice Sprite, it is simple.
Simply email Kirai at majestic_kirai_hotmail.com with a description of how you imagine your Dice Sprite to be. (The more detailed you are, the better your Sprite will be!) Kirai will create your Sprite for you and mail it to you as soon as she can.
Dice Sprites are $5 USD (+shipping costs). Kirai sadly cannot ship outside of the United States.
