Full Name: Fiara Osanya May
Birthday: July 8, 1993
Method of Creation: #3- She was from the Fall 2100 Newcomer Series. Arguably #1 as well as I've wanted to use this name somewhere for a while.
Creation Story:
Fiara is a name I have always really liked. I don't know what its origins are but I got it from a character on the game Runescape. I've loved it ever since and have a certain vision that I see of a bright, fiery personality with sharp eyes and flowy hair. The name sounds Catin to me so it became Catin for "brightly energetic" or something to that effect. I already used it in Oja & Cameron Diamond's daughter's name (Marina Fiara Diamond) even!
Those who know me well know that I love medical things and things about people that are different. If you look deeply enough almost everyone has something considered "wrong" with them. It's just who I am and I love things that make people unique with a story to tell.
Anyway I was making a list (haha, like I so often do) and a few years back I made small sketches of about 5 people and named them, labeling them as the newcomers to the KU Music Department as freshmen (or transfers/grad students). I decided to do that again this year for the 11-12 year and hopefully integrate them in. This time I drew 8 and then later came up with a few more. As time goes on they're all changing so it will be fun to see who is left when I get around to writing it all.
I decided that I really wanted to introduce a girl with Albinism. I've known someone with it in the past (although I just assumed he had really blonde hair) and came across some vlogs of someone with it and decided that I wanted to put my perspective on it. I drew my best picture (I'm not so good at drawing both girls and light hair) of her and let a story formulate.
She ended up being a beautiful girl with a body just like mine (short [about 5'5''], curvy, filled out in the right places) with long white hair, beautiful pale skin, light blue eyes, and an eccentric sense of style. She takes great care of her skin and it's closer to white and not very pink or red. She is definitely legally blind and wears thick black plastic framed glasses and uses a mini telescope to see the board in class. She wears mascara and dyes her eyebrows to "give her eyes some dimension" and wears bright red lipstick and often does her hair in braids. Her favorite color is icy blue and she often wears handmade earrings with bronze or darkened silver metal and icy blue beads. She has a calm and light way about her, with a whispery higher voice and a soft smile, and speaks volumes with color more than words.
A short while after I had this list down I ended up embarking on a journey that I haven't gone on before and start writing an actual book, or something close to it. It's currently called the Lochgren Series and follows the two main characters through an adventure. I made the decision to include Fiara in this story and it soon became apparent that she was going to be a pretty major part of this story and plan to expand on her even more. She ends up meeting Moira at freshman orientation and they find out that they both play flute. She is described through Moira's eyes and the two become best friends.
I've always seen Fiara as really artsy and proud of her icy features so she dubbed herself the Ice Queen and dressed like royalty beauty much of the time. She explains this to Moira and then she fleshes out a bit when she tells Moira that she is really half Catin and that her color "melted out of her." She is first introduced by speaking Catin to an international student which Moira overhears.
From there I thought about her some more and decided on some things. She has a Catin mother, likely from Catarika, and a Kiillaanian father. Her father works very far away (stationed overseas in the military) and is only home two months of the year and she has an older sister 9 years older than her who is grown up and raising a family of her own. Fiara is very close to her mother and they do a lot of things together. She is also close to her father and even though he cannot be home much they write almost weekly. Her sister lives in Catarika and they all meet together for Harvest Festival. Both Fiara and her sister are fluent in Catin and have put it to good use many times. Fiara loves to travel with her mother and enjoys studying the art and fashion of different regions.
Fiara has been playing flute "since she can remember" and likely started in 5th or 6th grade. She is extremely talented as a musician and was principal flute of her regional honor band as well as statewide groups. She really liked the piccolo and plays it whenever she gets the chance. She can also play piano and is good at picking an instrument up and playing it. She is planning to study music performance and probably minor in art. She is excited to start college and can't wait to see what adventures she goes on.
I'm also really excited to see how she develops as the Lochgren Series gets written!
5 Fun Facts:
1. Fiara loves "loud" clothing
2. Her favorite place in the world is the land around Kaisi, where there's always snow
3. She lives with her mom and they're the best of friends
4. She is very into Catin culture and loves visiting every few years
5. She can also sing very well and wants to be in the choir
Showing posts with label Newcomers 2011. Show all posts
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08 July, 2011
24 April, 2011
Enter Lochgren!
Wow! It's my 200th post! What better way to celebrate than by introducing a new duo on the scene! You may remember the girl from this big post (a couple pictures down the page) as a member of the Newcomers Series 2011. Well, things rarely stay in their very first draft and now, not only is KU getting one newcomer from Jadali, it's getting two!
I've been re-reading the Harry Potter series and it's given be some good ideas of how to narrate some things and I really can't wait to try it out, using this pair as the focus for now. So, without 'taking further ado' enter Severin and Moira Lochgren!
Moira is the beginning of this seedling storyline, built up quickly to serve as the "student of Jadali that the school gets every five years." Her name is unmistakably Keòen and her appearance is even more strong. She clearly displays the right blue and left brown eye that denotes a Jadali-Kiillra as pure-blooded. Her hair is a light brown and is very wavy, another clear sign of her race. She, like all Jadali that wish to attend college/live in the mainland, started Taleah High School in the year she turned 14, being hosted by a family of the city. She lived with her aunt and uncle, going back home on the weekends and long holidays. However she sometimes would return home in the evenings as she is from Leena Eithre Resa, the city closest to Taleah. Accessible only by ferry, which was run by her father among others, it was pretty easy for her to travel the 12 miles and not miss school if she got up early enough. Her defining claim to fame at the moment is that she bought her first flute at a second hand shop in Cobh de Via while on vacation as a young girl, spurring her love for music from there on after.
Severin, though older, came two months later. I found the name on a website (no surprise there) and really liked it a lot. It sounded pretty Keòen to me and just like that I had at least three persona that were in queue to take on this name. He is Moira's brother, not husband, though the two are the best of friends. Severin has a reputation for losing his temper and cursing/behaving in silly ways, NEVER putting his anger on others or himself and certainly causing no harm. He does tend to yell a lot when mad, but always rhetorically, as if to the air, never directed at someone. With his rounded face, large eyes, and curly black hair, he looks strikingly similar to Aslan Loch, and during his first days at KU, the two were asked so much if they were related that they began telling people they were and became great friends over it. Severin spent a year of college at Attlefort Coastal University where he was studying music but really wanted to go wherever his sister went, and that ended up being a place far away from the east coast where the man that every Jadali knew taught humbly out of the spotlight.
I have a basic idea of these two and after this brief (and very non-proper, as I plan to introduce them slowly over time) spotlight I'll get right to work writing out a couple stories to warm them up before they turn up on the first day of school, their different color eyes wide with excitement and their reputations in the music department constructed.
Full Name(s)
Severin Elvin Lochgren (April 24, 1992)
Moira Iria Lochgren (November 17, 1993)
Moira came about satisfying a position I had available (a pure Jadali). Severin started as a name that I really liked. I mean, doesn't Severin Lochgren just sound cool???
They come from a large family (I'm thinking 10 or so kids) and are from the Great Port of Leena, known in Keoen as Leena Eithre Resa. Their father, Elwin Lochgren, works at the company that runs the ferry from Taleah to LER each day (first boat to Taleah leave at 5am, last one to dock gets in around 11:30pm) and their mother, Tania Balthor Lochgren, works at the port customs office. Their father gets lots of discounts and gifts for working the ferry and the family goes on vacation each year, usually to Cobh de Via or further south to Attlefort.
They are fairly close in age and have been the best of friends for most of their life. The sharp observer may notice that Moira's birthday is in November and she is only 17, meaning she should actually be a junior in high school, but Jadali schools start their year at the new year, the year that the students will turn 5 (the majority start at age 4). Because of this, Jadali students going to high school in Kiillaana have their cutoff on December 31 rather than September 1. She is much younger than her peers but has had no problem at all, especially with her older brother around for help. They were hosted at school by their aunt and uncle, who happen to live in Taleah, and enjoyed high school very much. The only time they were really apart was when Severin went to college about an hour south by train for a year, majoring in music, playing percussion.
There's a little background for now. I hope to introduce these two through stories rather than a spotlight, for a little interesting change. I leave with 5 facts for each of them:
Severin's 5 Facts:
1. His favorite color is green.
2. He loves to read.
3. He has a short temper but always reacts in a benign, comical way.
4. He loves "mainland stuff."
5. He has a crippling fear that not many know about.
Moira's 5 Facts:
1. She got her flute at a second hand shop in Cobh de Via.
2. She prefers her traditional Jadali dress to Kiillaanian styles.
3. Her favorite thing about herself is her hair.
4. She is a total vegetarian and dislikes fish.
5. Her easygoing nature perfectly balances her brother's short fuse.
I've been re-reading the Harry Potter series and it's given be some good ideas of how to narrate some things and I really can't wait to try it out, using this pair as the focus for now. So, without 'taking further ado' enter Severin and Moira Lochgren!
Moira is the beginning of this seedling storyline, built up quickly to serve as the "student of Jadali that the school gets every five years." Her name is unmistakably Keòen and her appearance is even more strong. She clearly displays the right blue and left brown eye that denotes a Jadali-Kiillra as pure-blooded. Her hair is a light brown and is very wavy, another clear sign of her race. She, like all Jadali that wish to attend college/live in the mainland, started Taleah High School in the year she turned 14, being hosted by a family of the city. She lived with her aunt and uncle, going back home on the weekends and long holidays. However she sometimes would return home in the evenings as she is from Leena Eithre Resa, the city closest to Taleah. Accessible only by ferry, which was run by her father among others, it was pretty easy for her to travel the 12 miles and not miss school if she got up early enough. Her defining claim to fame at the moment is that she bought her first flute at a second hand shop in Cobh de Via while on vacation as a young girl, spurring her love for music from there on after.
Severin, though older, came two months later. I found the name on a website (no surprise there) and really liked it a lot. It sounded pretty Keòen to me and just like that I had at least three persona that were in queue to take on this name. He is Moira's brother, not husband, though the two are the best of friends. Severin has a reputation for losing his temper and cursing/behaving in silly ways, NEVER putting his anger on others or himself and certainly causing no harm. He does tend to yell a lot when mad, but always rhetorically, as if to the air, never directed at someone. With his rounded face, large eyes, and curly black hair, he looks strikingly similar to Aslan Loch, and during his first days at KU, the two were asked so much if they were related that they began telling people they were and became great friends over it. Severin spent a year of college at Attlefort Coastal University where he was studying music but really wanted to go wherever his sister went, and that ended up being a place far away from the east coast where the man that every Jadali knew taught humbly out of the spotlight.
I have a basic idea of these two and after this brief (and very non-proper, as I plan to introduce them slowly over time) spotlight I'll get right to work writing out a couple stories to warm them up before they turn up on the first day of school, their different color eyes wide with excitement and their reputations in the music department constructed.
Full Name(s)
Severin Elvin Lochgren (April 24, 1992)
Moira Iria Lochgren (November 17, 1993)
Moira came about satisfying a position I had available (a pure Jadali). Severin started as a name that I really liked. I mean, doesn't Severin Lochgren just sound cool???
They come from a large family (I'm thinking 10 or so kids) and are from the Great Port of Leena, known in Keoen as Leena Eithre Resa. Their father, Elwin Lochgren, works at the company that runs the ferry from Taleah to LER each day (first boat to Taleah leave at 5am, last one to dock gets in around 11:30pm) and their mother, Tania Balthor Lochgren, works at the port customs office. Their father gets lots of discounts and gifts for working the ferry and the family goes on vacation each year, usually to Cobh de Via or further south to Attlefort.
They are fairly close in age and have been the best of friends for most of their life. The sharp observer may notice that Moira's birthday is in November and she is only 17, meaning she should actually be a junior in high school, but Jadali schools start their year at the new year, the year that the students will turn 5 (the majority start at age 4). Because of this, Jadali students going to high school in Kiillaana have their cutoff on December 31 rather than September 1. She is much younger than her peers but has had no problem at all, especially with her older brother around for help. They were hosted at school by their aunt and uncle, who happen to live in Taleah, and enjoyed high school very much. The only time they were really apart was when Severin went to college about an hour south by train for a year, majoring in music, playing percussion.
There's a little background for now. I hope to introduce these two through stories rather than a spotlight, for a little interesting change. I leave with 5 facts for each of them:
Severin's 5 Facts:
1. His favorite color is green.
2. He loves to read.
3. He has a short temper but always reacts in a benign, comical way.
4. He loves "mainland stuff."
5. He has a crippling fear that not many know about.
Moira's 5 Facts:
1. She got her flute at a second hand shop in Cobh de Via.
2. She prefers her traditional Jadali dress to Kiillaanian styles.
3. Her favorite thing about herself is her hair.
4. She is a total vegetarian and dislikes fish.
5. Her easygoing nature perfectly balances her brother's short fuse.
14 March, 2011
Picture Overload: People Edition
Prepare yourself for a picspam like none other! Oh, and you have no idea how long it took to organize these pics to my liking... Whew! So, I present to you a fraction of my drawings in a half-logical order. Go!
Jalen Matthews, one of my only people to come to me completely from a dream and unique because I really did see his name. He will likely become significant, as he is a close neighbor of Lesko and Eric and his family and the Nihael family are very close friends.
The wonderfully dark-light Thomas Keery, with his long face and gap between his teeth, is sure to make you feel better.
Soli Sotora, a bass-player, married to Angelina Lane, who is somewhat of an exchange student from Rania. Iya Rani to be exact.
The ever beautiful and extremely artsy Sokphair Diamond Charles, the sister of Oja and Lesko Diamond and the wife of Lleyton Charles. She went on to make delightfully nerdy jewelery. No lie!
Quinn Dale, a sweet flute-player with a head of pin curls! Her (fraternal) twin sister, Trey, is a bassoon-player and is completely opposite in personality and looks. Together they do some pretty awesome stuff!
The next 8 are from my 2nd "Newcomer Series" which puts faces to the names of the incoming freshmen or transfers to the KU music program.
Ravosilu Kribana, the highly talented nephew of Dr. Kribana, has decided to leave his full-blooded Catin life in Nialli to pursue Music Performance under the direction of his uncle. Like him, he is a horn-player! Go Ravo go!
This picture isn't the best, but this is Rachael Norbert, a girl from a long line of musicians living in South Kennywood (she is a sibling of one of the people in the Brassington storyline of a few years back). Like her brother Joshua she is a horn-player and although it's impossible to tell she has fiery red hair just like him and green eyes. The 'real' Rachael does not have a round face... I just can't draw girls anymore. XD *SPOILER!* She is the future wife of Nathan Surcaston.
Here we have Nathan Shirey, the younger brother of flutist Jack Shirey, from literally the other side of the country. He's from Shoer del Fin, a city pretty close to Taleah and which has a huge Jadali population. He is coming over here for a change and to be near his brother. His sister lives in Jadali and he is almost fluent in Keoen, which he hopes to show off a lot. He plays the clarinet.
According to Dr. Sorela, the music department gets a student from Jadali about once every five years, so I decided it was time to introduce a full-blooded Jadali Kiillra into the mix! Moira Lochgren is from the province of Lochgren, specifically Leena Eithre Resa, which is right on the coast and is the port to Taleah. In order to pursue music in Kiillaana, she went to school on Taleah just like Dr. Sorela did. She is a flute player who got her first flute at a 2nd hand shop in Cobh de Via.
Hsan Ba, one of the few Tellish people in band, comes from the Tellish quarters of Pathreeah. His name is pronounced "Sean" so that is what he goes by. He hopes to rule the world one bass clarinet solo at a time!
Fiara is very unique in many things. Having albinism, she has a very unique complexion of pure white hair and very pale and fair skin. She is legally blind but uses her glasses to accentuate her eyes and red lipstick to highlight her lips. She calls herself the "Ice Queen" and is very sweet and shy. She is a very good flute and piccolo player who has received statewide recognition for her playing ability. Her hope is to carry that gift and love of music to the world.
Who can resist those eyes?? I was trying to draw someone else of Lisjovalan race (their eyes are kind of like that) but as I finished, the name of Declan Loch's little brother screamed at me and it was made so. He comes from across the country as well and is from the tiny coastal surf town of Kile Point. He is directly related to Mera Visi and has that inherent knowledge of herblore. He is a bassoon player who does music in a different way than his older brother but is still very talented.
Ah yes! As I was going through and creating Kenyon Nihael, the names of his children fell into place. Turns out his oldest son, Carey, is just like him and is walking in his shoes, being an oboe player and all! This is my first drawing of him...
...and here is my 2nd! He looks fairly similar, but more like his father in this one.
This is Dr. Nihael's middle child, Johannes Nihael, who is etching out a story of his own! He is just 14 but I have linked him to Jalen Matthews, one of my many people born from a dream. His looks are based off a friend of mine, with that style of hair and facial features. His name is pronounced simply yo-ON-nes and I am unsure if he plays something yet.
And here is Kenyon Nihael himself! I thought this picture looked young, so I decided this is an old pic from 1990. He's so adorable!
Nathan Surcaston, the most aware, quiet, and sensitive person EVER, is such an amazing man. He quietly goes about doing things for others who need it most and never forgets a birthday and is ready with sweets or something similar. Having Terabi Tana, he has perfect empathy and with his personality he is like a walking aura of complete peace and love, who is ready to comfort whoever needs it. He is based almost completely off someone I know, down to the looks and nearly his whole name. He plays the horn in band and is very good at it too.
Like I mention in his spotlight, his story "started with a bang." He and his father, Gordon, were in a car accident in June of 2009 and Nathan broke both legs, his right arm, and cut up his face pretty bad among other things. He still bears these huge, visible scars but they have made him who he is and do not deter people in any way. Many believe the accident was a chance for the people whose lives he has touched to repay him by caring for him. The above is a concept drawing of his recovery.
This drawing was one of 4 from my first "Newcomer Series." In it, I drew a Catin ultimate band nerd "punk" complete with the punk hair bleached blond in the front, tight pants, Vans shoes, and a hilarious faux leather vest with studs in it, covered in music-related patches like piano keys and a treble clef. Like the caption says, he is THE bass clarinet player and that instrument fits him perfectly in a weird sort of way.
This is a pic I drew some time later of Murray Fasili and two friends that came from the same high school as him, all joining the KU band. It's a little blurry because of the huge metal rings that lift it off the page when I scanned it, but the likeness of Murray is almost identical to the drawing above (I did not look at it for reference)! The guy in the middle is Dalton Bradshaw, a trombone player, and the guy on the right is Daniel Renevan, a tuba player.
Jeffrey Stolley, a big name in Drum Corps who marches tuba and hopes to teach Corps in some capacity when he graduates in 2012. He comes from the Brassington storyline.
A nice little drawing of Jeremy Peak, the older brother of Jeffrey Peak, showing his sweet short hair and nice beard. He looks just like his brother although it's hard to tell here. He was the best friend of Kyle and they still hang out occasionally.
One of my first good attempts to capture his look. He is wearing exactly what he wears in my Runescape avatar that bears his name. It's surprisingly difficult to capture the }:-| face well.
Yup, he's left-handed all right! And wearing a hat!
Jeffrey in his Sunday best, with a slight smile on his lovely dark face. His eyes are so hard to do right but it looks all right... :D
A drawing of Sethery Peak, Jeffrey's oldest son, who has quite the story to tell.
A picture of best friends Jeffrey Diamond (the son of Oja Diamond) and Taylor Peak (the son of Jeffrey Peak) who together form the group Peak and Diamond. They are percussionists who go to school together and provide much needed comic relief and laughter for everyone. Gosh Taylor looks so much like his father!
A random picture of Oja Diamond. For some reason it looks like he's giving me puppydog eyes... makes him look like a little kid, but it's still so very sweet. :3
A random picture of Lesko Diamond, who is notoriously hard for me to draw, even though I know what he looks like more than just about anyone else. Maybe that's why it's so hard to draw him! This picture captures his essence perfectly with his high energy and shining light.
A small sketch of Eric Latham, who is also hard to draw because of his unique facial features. This is actually a pretty good idea of what he looks like. Can you believe is is 5'3''? He's shorter than I am! Good thing his wife is the same height. :P
Jeffrey Mohola, an animated Catin trumpet-player from Ellsmatl, who is good friends with Lesko and Eric and loves orchestra more than about anything. He is well known for being class clown and is always doing his best to get everyone to laugh.
Jeffrey Mohola's girlfriend, Tanya "Yana" Bisa, who is a sporty girl who loves to march. She plays euphonium in band but is going to KU as a piano major. She is somewhat of a tomboy and is always one to organize impromptu sports in the park.
A nice little sketch of Augustus and Addy Kye's family in about 15 years or so. First we have identical twins Jay and Glenn (yes Glenn is in a wheelchair!) and then their younger daughter Anna.
One of my favorite drawings from my first "Newcomer Series" is that of Hex Jackson, a bassoon player with a very scholarly look.
Gile Veda, a silly man from Iri Rani who goes to UBT and is very good friends with Oja Diamond. He is known for being a class clown and getting into mischief, which adds to his charm.
My original sketch for Erik Smith, a young man adopted at the age of 10 who is paralyzed from the waist down. He went onto become an incredible musician and even marched drumline while in a standing frame and being pushed by his girlfriend/fiance/wife.
A picture of Erik marching with his snare drum.
Kay is Erik's wife who pushes him on the field. She herself is completely deaf in one ear due to a brain tumor but has managed to do great things regardless.
Emmett Kye, a sketch in the first "Newcomer Series" even though he is still not due to be on college for a few years. Oops... got the wrong name. :P Even so, he's a musician still the same and looks just like the picture.
My first attempt at Elstan Wade Taylor. I like it and have a while to decide what he totally looks like.
***Elkari Darovani Times Three***
Elkari is a wildly enthusiastic and extremely talented cellist from Rihanu, Catarika. He earned the name Rihanu Cat after his nametag got water on it, obscuring his country. He is famous for his sleeveless and band geeky tees and his outdoorsy look.
He is married to the violinist Mirikeli Sokar from Auahana who came here with her brother Eitan and her best friend Haven Henley Vice.
He is such a hippie and we love him!
Willow Gray is a new girl from Isle Del Akai who is an art and music major. She plays the flute in band and her uniqueness is she has a condition that causes her hair not to grow, so it is only long enough to give her some color. I love her name so much!
Before it was once again my favorite instrument, I was already hard at work on this awesome picture. With a story behind them, this is the oboe section of 2008. It was significant because the entire section were all freshmen! From left to right, we have Kirby Law (now known as Kirby Riedlore) who is the only one still in band. Next is the lovely Winterwood Lightfoot (now Winterwood Rivers) who left when she had her son, Riedlan, in 2010 but remains in orchestra. Next is Maineco Djosevili who got married to Malachi Kribana and moved to Lisjovala after one year (and we miss her). On the very right is Karin Lesko (now known as Karin Charles) who married Gary Charles and left school when she had her son, Justin, in the summer of 2010.
A lovely picture of Winterwood Rivers in a very typical Winterwood outfit! She is a pro at layering and making anything go together!
Another drawing of her and her amazing sense of style.
Eagle Rivers in one of the first drawings of him. His story is amazing and he is one of the coolest people ever! Such a hippie as well!
All hippies have to relax sometimes...
A picture of Jag who is Eagle's best friend and Winterwood's twin brother. He moved back to Isle Del Akai when his wife had twins but he was a lot of fun to be with in band, especially marching band.
A nice drawing of Drakon Visai, looking very Jadali despite having mostly Catin blood by his generation.
Holy cow I finally reached the end! Last but not least here is a picture of Darrion and Elias Jackson, two older theatre students who have since moved on but were lots of fun.
Jalen Matthews, one of my only people to come to me completely from a dream and unique because I really did see his name. He will likely become significant, as he is a close neighbor of Lesko and Eric and his family and the Nihael family are very close friends.
The wonderfully dark-light Thomas Keery, with his long face and gap between his teeth, is sure to make you feel better.
Soli Sotora, a bass-player, married to Angelina Lane, who is somewhat of an exchange student from Rania. Iya Rani to be exact.
The ever beautiful and extremely artsy Sokphair Diamond Charles, the sister of Oja and Lesko Diamond and the wife of Lleyton Charles. She went on to make delightfully nerdy jewelery. No lie!
Quinn Dale, a sweet flute-player with a head of pin curls! Her (fraternal) twin sister, Trey, is a bassoon-player and is completely opposite in personality and looks. Together they do some pretty awesome stuff!The next 8 are from my 2nd "Newcomer Series" which puts faces to the names of the incoming freshmen or transfers to the KU music program.
Ravosilu Kribana, the highly talented nephew of Dr. Kribana, has decided to leave his full-blooded Catin life in Nialli to pursue Music Performance under the direction of his uncle. Like him, he is a horn-player! Go Ravo go!
This picture isn't the best, but this is Rachael Norbert, a girl from a long line of musicians living in South Kennywood (she is a sibling of one of the people in the Brassington storyline of a few years back). Like her brother Joshua she is a horn-player and although it's impossible to tell she has fiery red hair just like him and green eyes. The 'real' Rachael does not have a round face... I just can't draw girls anymore. XD *SPOILER!* She is the future wife of Nathan Surcaston.
Here we have Nathan Shirey, the younger brother of flutist Jack Shirey, from literally the other side of the country. He's from Shoer del Fin, a city pretty close to Taleah and which has a huge Jadali population. He is coming over here for a change and to be near his brother. His sister lives in Jadali and he is almost fluent in Keoen, which he hopes to show off a lot. He plays the clarinet.
According to Dr. Sorela, the music department gets a student from Jadali about once every five years, so I decided it was time to introduce a full-blooded Jadali Kiillra into the mix! Moira Lochgren is from the province of Lochgren, specifically Leena Eithre Resa, which is right on the coast and is the port to Taleah. In order to pursue music in Kiillaana, she went to school on Taleah just like Dr. Sorela did. She is a flute player who got her first flute at a 2nd hand shop in Cobh de Via.
Hsan Ba, one of the few Tellish people in band, comes from the Tellish quarters of Pathreeah. His name is pronounced "Sean" so that is what he goes by. He hopes to rule the world one bass clarinet solo at a time!
Fiara is very unique in many things. Having albinism, she has a very unique complexion of pure white hair and very pale and fair skin. She is legally blind but uses her glasses to accentuate her eyes and red lipstick to highlight her lips. She calls herself the "Ice Queen" and is very sweet and shy. She is a very good flute and piccolo player who has received statewide recognition for her playing ability. Her hope is to carry that gift and love of music to the world.
Who can resist those eyes?? I was trying to draw someone else of Lisjovalan race (their eyes are kind of like that) but as I finished, the name of Declan Loch's little brother screamed at me and it was made so. He comes from across the country as well and is from the tiny coastal surf town of Kile Point. He is directly related to Mera Visi and has that inherent knowledge of herblore. He is a bassoon player who does music in a different way than his older brother but is still very talented.
Ah yes! As I was going through and creating Kenyon Nihael, the names of his children fell into place. Turns out his oldest son, Carey, is just like him and is walking in his shoes, being an oboe player and all! This is my first drawing of him...
...and here is my 2nd! He looks fairly similar, but more like his father in this one.
This is Dr. Nihael's middle child, Johannes Nihael, who is etching out a story of his own! He is just 14 but I have linked him to Jalen Matthews, one of my many people born from a dream. His looks are based off a friend of mine, with that style of hair and facial features. His name is pronounced simply yo-ON-nes and I am unsure if he plays something yet.
And here is Kenyon Nihael himself! I thought this picture looked young, so I decided this is an old pic from 1990. He's so adorable!
Nathan Surcaston, the most aware, quiet, and sensitive person EVER, is such an amazing man. He quietly goes about doing things for others who need it most and never forgets a birthday and is ready with sweets or something similar. Having Terabi Tana, he has perfect empathy and with his personality he is like a walking aura of complete peace and love, who is ready to comfort whoever needs it. He is based almost completely off someone I know, down to the looks and nearly his whole name. He plays the horn in band and is very good at it too.
Like I mention in his spotlight, his story "started with a bang." He and his father, Gordon, were in a car accident in June of 2009 and Nathan broke both legs, his right arm, and cut up his face pretty bad among other things. He still bears these huge, visible scars but they have made him who he is and do not deter people in any way. Many believe the accident was a chance for the people whose lives he has touched to repay him by caring for him. The above is a concept drawing of his recovery.
This drawing was one of 4 from my first "Newcomer Series." In it, I drew a Catin ultimate band nerd "punk" complete with the punk hair bleached blond in the front, tight pants, Vans shoes, and a hilarious faux leather vest with studs in it, covered in music-related patches like piano keys and a treble clef. Like the caption says, he is THE bass clarinet player and that instrument fits him perfectly in a weird sort of way.
This is a pic I drew some time later of Murray Fasili and two friends that came from the same high school as him, all joining the KU band. It's a little blurry because of the huge metal rings that lift it off the page when I scanned it, but the likeness of Murray is almost identical to the drawing above (I did not look at it for reference)! The guy in the middle is Dalton Bradshaw, a trombone player, and the guy on the right is Daniel Renevan, a tuba player.
Jeffrey Stolley, a big name in Drum Corps who marches tuba and hopes to teach Corps in some capacity when he graduates in 2012. He comes from the Brassington storyline.
A nice little drawing of Jeremy Peak, the older brother of Jeffrey Peak, showing his sweet short hair and nice beard. He looks just like his brother although it's hard to tell here. He was the best friend of Kyle and they still hang out occasionally.***Jeffrey Peak Times Three!!***
One of my first good attempts to capture his look. He is wearing exactly what he wears in my Runescape avatar that bears his name. It's surprisingly difficult to capture the }:-| face well.
Yup, he's left-handed all right! And wearing a hat!
Jeffrey in his Sunday best, with a slight smile on his lovely dark face. His eyes are so hard to do right but it looks all right... :D
A drawing of Sethery Peak, Jeffrey's oldest son, who has quite the story to tell.
A picture of best friends Jeffrey Diamond (the son of Oja Diamond) and Taylor Peak (the son of Jeffrey Peak) who together form the group Peak and Diamond. They are percussionists who go to school together and provide much needed comic relief and laughter for everyone. Gosh Taylor looks so much like his father!
A random picture of Oja Diamond. For some reason it looks like he's giving me puppydog eyes... makes him look like a little kid, but it's still so very sweet. :3
A random picture of Lesko Diamond, who is notoriously hard for me to draw, even though I know what he looks like more than just about anyone else. Maybe that's why it's so hard to draw him! This picture captures his essence perfectly with his high energy and shining light.
A small sketch of Eric Latham, who is also hard to draw because of his unique facial features. This is actually a pretty good idea of what he looks like. Can you believe is is 5'3''? He's shorter than I am! Good thing his wife is the same height. :P
Jeffrey Mohola, an animated Catin trumpet-player from Ellsmatl, who is good friends with Lesko and Eric and loves orchestra more than about anything. He is well known for being class clown and is always doing his best to get everyone to laugh.
Jeffrey Mohola's girlfriend, Tanya "Yana" Bisa, who is a sporty girl who loves to march. She plays euphonium in band but is going to KU as a piano major. She is somewhat of a tomboy and is always one to organize impromptu sports in the park.
A nice little sketch of Augustus and Addy Kye's family in about 15 years or so. First we have identical twins Jay and Glenn (yes Glenn is in a wheelchair!) and then their younger daughter Anna.
One of my favorite drawings from my first "Newcomer Series" is that of Hex Jackson, a bassoon player with a very scholarly look.
Gile Veda, a silly man from Iri Rani who goes to UBT and is very good friends with Oja Diamond. He is known for being a class clown and getting into mischief, which adds to his charm.
My original sketch for Erik Smith, a young man adopted at the age of 10 who is paralyzed from the waist down. He went onto become an incredible musician and even marched drumline while in a standing frame and being pushed by his girlfriend/fiance/wife.
A picture of Erik marching with his snare drum.
Kay is Erik's wife who pushes him on the field. She herself is completely deaf in one ear due to a brain tumor but has managed to do great things regardless.
Emmett Kye, a sketch in the first "Newcomer Series" even though he is still not due to be on college for a few years. Oops... got the wrong name. :P Even so, he's a musician still the same and looks just like the picture.
My first attempt at Elstan Wade Taylor. I like it and have a while to decide what he totally looks like.***Elkari Darovani Times Three***
Elkari is a wildly enthusiastic and extremely talented cellist from Rihanu, Catarika. He earned the name Rihanu Cat after his nametag got water on it, obscuring his country. He is famous for his sleeveless and band geeky tees and his outdoorsy look.
He is married to the violinist Mirikeli Sokar from Auahana who came here with her brother Eitan and her best friend Haven Henley Vice.
He is such a hippie and we love him!
Willow Gray is a new girl from Isle Del Akai who is an art and music major. She plays the flute in band and her uniqueness is she has a condition that causes her hair not to grow, so it is only long enough to give her some color. I love her name so much!
Before it was once again my favorite instrument, I was already hard at work on this awesome picture. With a story behind them, this is the oboe section of 2008. It was significant because the entire section were all freshmen! From left to right, we have Kirby Law (now known as Kirby Riedlore) who is the only one still in band. Next is the lovely Winterwood Lightfoot (now Winterwood Rivers) who left when she had her son, Riedlan, in 2010 but remains in orchestra. Next is Maineco Djosevili who got married to Malachi Kribana and moved to Lisjovala after one year (and we miss her). On the very right is Karin Lesko (now known as Karin Charles) who married Gary Charles and left school when she had her son, Justin, in the summer of 2010.
A lovely picture of Winterwood Rivers in a very typical Winterwood outfit! She is a pro at layering and making anything go together!
Another drawing of her and her amazing sense of style.
Eagle Rivers in one of the first drawings of him. His story is amazing and he is one of the coolest people ever! Such a hippie as well!
All hippies have to relax sometimes...
A picture of Jag who is Eagle's best friend and Winterwood's twin brother. He moved back to Isle Del Akai when his wife had twins but he was a lot of fun to be with in band, especially marching band.
A nice drawing of Drakon Visai, looking very Jadali despite having mostly Catin blood by his generation.
Holy cow I finally reached the end! Last but not least here is a picture of Darrion and Elias Jackson, two older theatre students who have since moved on but were lots of fun.
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