~ElwenAldalinde
Tea~
Artist | Student | Traditional Art
United States
Elwen Aldalinde translates to "Maiden tree-singer" in Tolkien's Elvish language. I loved sitting and reading in trees when I was younger, and thus, my Elvish name was created. I don't get to sit in trees very much anymore because I'm not terribly good at climbing trees, and sadly the trees around me aren't very good for climbing anyways. But I still read lots and lots of books!
My art comes from many places. I love traditional Fine Arts, as it's what I've been trained in for the past five years at my university, but I also love graphic arts and comics, and for that I've been self-trained. I love both worlds, and so I'm working towards being a teacher in order to share these worlds with anyone who is willing to learn.
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Arthur Rackham, Albrecht Durer, Shaun Tan, Bill Watterson, Scott Schnepf
Favorite movies
The Lord of the Rings, Thor, Gnomeo and Juliet, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Pow, Star Wars (4, 5, and 6)...
Favorite TV shows
The Big Bang Theory, Firefly, How I Met Your Mother, Bizzare Foods, Myth Busters, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, DuckTales, Rugrats, The World God Only Knows, Natsume Yuujinchou, Toradora, Lovely Complex...
Favorite bands / musical artists
Gaelic Storm, Crosby Stills & Nash, Skillet, Norah Jones, John Williams, Howard Shore, Brad Paisley, Natalie MacMaster, Celtic Woman...
Favorite books
The Lord of the Rings (and everything else Tolkien), The Chronicles of Narnia, The Bible, The Abhorrsen Trilogy, The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, The Last Unicorn, Fire Bringer, The Devil in the White City, The Hunger Games, Chobits, Otomen
Favorite writers
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Clive Staples Lewis, Charles DeLint, Garth Nix...
Favorite games
Dragon Quest VIII, Final Fantasy X, Spyro (PS1 games), Persona 4, Okami, Little Big Planet
Favorite gaming platform
Playstation
Tools of the Trade
Etching needle and copper, pencil and micron pen, Wacom Bamboo tablet
Other Interests
Knitting, cooking, sewing, playing piano and ukulele, singing, writing stories, D&D, comics, education and teaching, and food