{"id":817,"date":"2017-09-12T14:55:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T22:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/tempest\/?p=817"},"modified":"2017-09-12T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T22:57:03","slug":"curating-witchs-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tempest\/2017\/09\/curating-witchs-calendar.html","title":{"rendered":"Curating A Witch’s Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Four years ago, I designed my first calendar. \u00a0Actually, I\u2019m such an overachieving and indecisive Gemini, I designed two: one full of dark, witchy pen and ink drawings- and another full of brightly colored animal paintings<\/a>. \u00a0I think\u00a0they arrived from the printers in early December \u2013 right after the show I specifically ordered them for. \u00a0Luckily I still managed to sell out of them through online orders, but I was pretty burned out on the printer I had been using for years.<\/p>\n

Technically the hardest part about crafting a calendar for most artists is having the artwork to put into it \u2013 and have it be cohesive. \u00a0Every year I go, \u201cOMG, what am I going to put in the calendar??\u201d and then I grab a hold of myself. \u00a0I produce what could be considered by some as an insane amount of artwork per year. (Though I\u2019m no Steven Archer <\/a>\u2013 and you should totally buy his Tarot deck<\/a> by the way\u2026he\u2019s currently on tour in US for Stoneburner so you can get art and stuff from him there<\/a>.) \u00a0Yeah, I can easily fill a new calendar every year. \u00a0Anyway, back to the process.<\/p>\n

\"2016
2016 Calendar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next year (for 2016) I got going on the design process a little earlier. I switched printers to one that a fellow artist had recommended \u2013 much better quality and service. \u00a0It was so successful that I ended up doing a second run! \u00a0This calendar featured my Iconomage<\/a> and Archetype<\/a> paintings. \u00a0I had considered doing 2 calendars again (one safe for work, and one\u2026not), but I only had the energy to do one. \u00a0This resulted in several folks creating post-it bikinis and coverings so they could hang the calendar in their office spaces. (How creative are my collectors? They\u2019re awesome!)<\/p>\n

For 2017, I got on the ball even earlier (delivery in early November!), grabbed the updated template I used for 2016, and filled that calendar with pieces from my WitchHeart<\/a> series. \u00a0When I got the calendars though, I was surprised to discover that between the current year and the previous year\u2019s template, they had done away with the markings of the lunar phases. \u00a0I had just assumed everything was the same as the prior year, so my bad for not\u00a0looking more closely at the non-art part of the template.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not big on marking feast days, sabbats, etc \u00a0\u2013 but it is pretty darn important to me to know what the moon is up to. (It gives me something to blame things on).<\/p>\n

\"2017
2017 Calendar Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For 2018, I got thinking about the calendar even earlier \u2013 August. \u00a0This way I could have it for some big events \u2013 and I already had 12 pieces from my Witch Essence<\/a> series completed. I looked carefully at the templates the printer provided, and none of them featured the lunar markings. I contacted the printer, and they apologized, but yeah, nope on having the moon phases.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a Witch to do?<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0I really like the quality, pricing, and speed of this printer, so I wasn\u2019t about to shop around trying to find someone who had what I needed in a template plus all of the business things too.<\/p>\n

So I found a listing of the 2018 lunar phases by date\/time. Then in Photoshop, I crafted the 4 moon phases (waxing, full, waning, new) into layers. \u00a0Then for every single month, I physically put in the correct layer on the corresponding date. \u00a0It was several hours of work, but totally worth it. It came out beautifully!<\/p>\n

FYI: It\u2019s almost work-safe\u2026.well, I guess it depends on what you consider work-safe. There is nudity for one month\u2019s artwork, and probably a few things that may make your coworkers scratch their heads. \u00a0But that can be fun too!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in acquiring one (and won\u2019t be able to get one from me in person at Hexenfest,<\/a> Puget Sound Pagan Pride<\/a>, or Hekate\u2019s Sickle<\/a>), you can order one now through the miracle of the Internet!<\/a><\/p>\n

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2018 Calendar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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