[Artemisia] Sage cover art

[John Lawler]

I don't usually post much on here, but I have an idea(s) that may or may not 
be feasible: How about a great photo of the new prince/princess getting 
crowned at crown tournament for Nov. cover art and then the new King and 
Queen at their coronation in April....etc and so on. It would at least take 
care of at least 4 months of cover art. And what about those royals 
commissioning an original portrait to grace the cover. Sometimes groups that 
are far removed from the central part of our Kingdom do not even know what 
the king, queen, prince or princess look like! I am not much of an artist in 
the drawing sense, but there are those out there that excel in it....STEP 
FORWARD!!! I know some people may be hesitant to show their work due to 
shyness, lack of self confidence...etc. Friends of those people .....KICK EM 
IN THE PANTS! Tell them their stuff is worthy and to send it in...better yet 
send it in for them(release form signed of course)!

And what about an original sketch of an A&S entry...just prior to the 
kingdom A&S competition or immediately after by one of the participants or 
winner. I always do a sketch of the furniture I build for someone before I 
actually make it. You know some original brainstorming for an A&S entry 
before it is refined and eventually made....a recipe for xmas goodies for 
Dec. issue or a cut out for an ornament or snowflake. How about a sketch of 
a maple leaf or OAK LEAF for a fall issue, or flowers for a spring issue. A 
front page of devices from all corners of the Kingdom. This could happen 
multiple times. Have people send in their device and when you have enough 
put them all together and a cover page is born! It would be a great filler 
for periods when there is a lack of original artwork. For instance it would 
have been cool to have Gryphon's Lairs' device grace the cover for August to 
celebrate their Investiture. But that sort of thing will happen again(wink).

And rather than saying "oh that can't be done" or "its too hard"...just make 
it happen!

As with Juliana...just my 2-1/2 cents worth.

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