Comments | ainigma: GIP and Haiku You

ainigma

GIP and Haiku You

Jul 08, 2006 14:44

(Original haiku)

At last, I get to give a greatly anticipated GIP its moment in the sun. ::grins:: I'm proud and pleased to present my long-awaited, much-celebrated Viggo/Elijah icon by alchemilla. ::fanfare ( Read more... )

Comments 8

alchemie July 8 2006, 20:26:08 UTC

I'm so glad you like the icon. When you like something I feel like I've done good.

The haiku is absolutely beautiful.

ainigma July 10 2006, 19:06:41 UTC

I more than like it, Alch. ::smiles:: Just as I've liked many things you've done including videos, so that means you've done a lot of good. And I'm sure there's more to come.

Thank you for the haiku feedback (I'm using the second line as the icon's keyword). The poem was an unexpected and welcome bonus, and I'm very happy that you approve, since it was derived from your excellent work. ::pleased::

claudia603 July 8 2006, 20:28:43 UTC

It's an utterly gorgeous icon! And also the haiku is chilling!

ainigma July 10 2006, 19:11:36 UTC

Didn't Alch do a fantastic job? ::grins:: I'm glad you think the haiku is chilling -- I was definitely not going for the warm fuzzies. ;)

By the way, I was thoroughly disoriented when I first came across your new LJ layout (then I adjusted), because you're practically the only person I know who kept one layout for about as long as I've had mine. ::chuckles:: And we used to have the same one, too. I like your new look, especially after you made the links blue, so they stand out. Nice going.

claudia603 July 10 2006, 20:59:20 UTC

Oh, thank you!! I did tweak the coloring a little, like I made the text black instead of the original gray because the gray was hurting/straining my eyes.

I'm all about staying as simple as possible, but my old layout (which I did love dearly, lol!), wouldn't allow for the links on the side! :-)

azrhiaz July 9 2006, 17:17:45 UTC

The icon is gorgeous-- you know I am woefully deficient next to your eye for visual detail, but it seems to capture everything you've said. It's oddly bright and dark at the same time, edges like shadowed alleys.

because neither of them can leave it.

Yes, exactly.

And I think the haiku fits it precisely.

<3

ainigma July 10 2006, 19:17:44 UTC

::nods:: Alch really came up with a gem. And I suspected you'd get what I said about it.

It's oddly bright and dark at the same time

Perhaps what's "bright" about it isn't happy-fluffy stuff, it's the satisfaction they get from accepting the darkness in the relationship.

I know you pay attention to poems, so thank you for saying the haiku fits the icon. I think the idea (and it wasn't necessarily my idea) was for the haiku to give the icon a voice.

azrhiaz July 12 2006, 16:11:51 UTC

I suspected you'd get what I said about it.

Yes.

<3