I couldn't think of a way to incorporate the Dead Sentinel into this year's display. I imagined him being a Sentinel that just didn't make the full transformation into the two that are guarding the walkway to the Corn Witch on the porch. He still has two hands, one of them being WAY too human for the witches' tastes. He had a place in the back story, just no place in the yard haunt.
It reminded me of a quote by Stephen King that Bean once shared with me - "Kill your darlings." Sometimes you just have to let a creation go, no matter how much you dig it, if it just doesn't work.
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Well, you could always send it to my house. :)
William Faulkner said it first, FYI.
Thanks, man. Bean emailed me a minute before your comment correcting me on the facts too. : )
this darling would kill you
If ya wanna get super technical about it, it's been attributed to many - including Faulkner, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch & F. Scott Fitzgerald. Wherever it originally came from, it is an invaluable tool when it comes to creating in any artistic format.
Blech...that sounded all grad schooly. I just annoyed myself. I apologize.
NP! It's been attributed to a number of authors over the years, including Mark Twain.
I can definitely picture Mark Twain doing some murdering - hacking away at pages like a maniac :)
Wow. That's one prolific apocryphal quote!
And I totally butchered it and applied it to Halloween prop-making, of all things!
Like Necro Bones said.... You could of sent him over to my house...
That's pretty admirable to have that kind of restraint. I wish I had it.
no,no, no!!! geez, he was my favorite prop of all time!!! actually, I understand completely the "it just doesn't fit" thing....still, I find myself in mourning for the sentinel..he is truly a masterpiece!
: )
He's still around...just didn't use him for the display.
You should have a "Pumpkinrot Raffle" to give him a home.(To somebody that won't slaughter him!);)
Nah, he's just on sabbatical.
Hey, I like Jay Shadow's idea! Raffle him to one of us! I know I'd give him a good home!
I totally understand though, from an artistic perspective, the idea of having to hold something back that may be fantastic on its own, but doesn't work with an overall theme. Retraint can be a real bitch, but it is certainly an essential tool for anyone of an artistic bent.
One of my design profs went as far as to call it "killing your babies," but of course he didn't have any (real ones).
That dead sentinel is one badass idea, love the seeds.
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