Jay Lockwood Carpenter

Concept Design & Illustration

My Intellectual Creativity

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I have created these new aphorisms (or variants upon a single concept); consistent with my intelligent, universal creativity (or 'my intellectual creativity'); which is a meaning I apply towards the fantasy universe I am creating; I have very much the intention to elucidate, detail, and to add further meaning to this:

  • Knowledge external creates the lock, but to I do maketh the key.

  • Knowledge external creates the lock, but oneself do maketh the key.

  • Knowledge external may fashion the door, but oneself may make the key.

  • Knowledge external may fashion the lock, but oneself do maketh the key.

  • Knowledge external may fashion the door, but to I do maketh the key.

My Intellectual Creativity

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My High Fantasy:

The Jaivilia (that is of each 'Jaivili') are destinct from the effects of time, and entropy; foreign to it, and yet not estranged; although they be external; it is of a 'source' internal (a 'fantisa'/'vaydaia') that of they each draw their wit; a mind malleable made, and yet of a psyche immutable; they perceive it with such profundity, such sagacity, indeed such erudition; that are its effects thus known to them; and to it ever do they keep vigil. The 'One' entity, from which ostensibly all life journeyed forth; has created the mortal, and immortal alike; the one subject to it's forces, the 'First' formed, unique thus by compare; and of the mortal races there are three main, and plasticity be their quality; where the immortals are of a learning kind, their personage is fixed; whilst those of supple costume (of life-forms bound to age) there is both learning, and changeability. Who is now to discern this, where a creator power has made it so; what is eternal?

Kaylith's Soliloquy

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"I have achieved an exceptional success, and alone, and to me alone unique may this exist; a possibility of no other then, either eternal created, or known making has journeyed towards a victory of such compare; although yet seemingly, by some fierce design there exists no means of capture, nor witness of this, save for the fragility of my mind, and memory; and by those beautiful, and complex creatures whose faculties though great, are of a subtlety that denies their power to convey. Lest an agent yet exists, by deliverance, and by skill could coax that lore from sense to sense; from tongue, to ear, to mind; from knowledge, and thought to wisdom. Try then I may, to out-compete myself, to challenge, and assail, an ego thus entrenched. An assault upon the self, a siege upon the senses, try then I must to calm, this storm awoke internal; one birthed of great acts, and yet marred by base senses; for senses are those devices that may yet give rise to such proclivities. Helix as shape, my thoughts assume; and braided are my leanings; yet to trust I place the value of my word, to shield from derision, and scorn; although by creeping does doubt approach; should I have done not what I have done, and risk no reward resulting? A being extant before the course thus taken. Or instead achieve, what I have achieved; unlocking a portal to chance through which little glory have I received. How? How can I conjure these thoughts? Is the journey not its own reward? I am an ally, and enemy to myself both; although through choice is my power won, and that choice do I now procure; positivity, avidity, and zeal. I will make it so."

Fae: Mythos Making

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Such is power that the many channel their strengths through the few, from mortal to immortal, it is within their interest to maintain power, and control, and thus the deities are within their own existence, due to the recognition from the mortals that worship them.

Potentially, this could be the introduction to the first of the stories to be told within the over-arching narrative of ‘Fae’, perhaps the initial structure will take the form of an illustrated novella; perhaps later, as a graphic novel. I intend that the works will be multi-disciplinary pursuits, trans-media, or across a variety of media.

Regarding the use of certain nomenclature, I will develop a succinct/concise means of contextualising such terminology, within a specific section on ‘lexicon’. I have explored also, and further researched the concept of onomatology/onomastics, and the field of study that is the philosophy of language. Concerning the aforementioned topics, I sought/seek to understand capitilisation in so far as there being a consistent application of proper noun, and proper name usage; one specific example of this being the capitilisation of the word ‘Fae’. ‘Fae’, would have otherwise not required capitilisation, being a group/collection of beings, and so the word would have been considered a common noun, however, the planet/world upon which these life-forms inhabit, and from which their name is a derivation, is also known as ‘Fae’, hence the subsequent application requires capitilisation within both instances.

The divinities - A divinity can be experienced as a personified entity—assuming a form dependent upon those who witness them—and so this personification is applicable/possible if so viewed through the perspective of human beings; though such is the malleability of these deities, that the divinities maybe perceived as very different, by a multitude of differing perspectives, and do so irrespective of whether they are witnessed by a single organism, or many; meaning that this occurrence, or ‘effect’ is achieved simultaneously within a given moment; that is to ‘say’ that a collective (a group of individuals) might be experiencing a singular entity as uniquely different, though through the ‘prism’ of each of their senses, their witnessing accounts differ, and their interpretations are unique resulting.

Fae - Known also as the ‘eternals’, are a highly-complex race of immortal, supernatural beings, a direct creation of the ‘divinities’, and the progenitors of the species known as ‘elves’, or the ‘perennials’. Their name is a derivation of the world upon which they exist, a world governed by higher-order beings known as the ‘divinities’, and as mentioned prior, the Fae are the sole creations of these deities.

The ‘Fae’—or the ‘eternals’—are an advanced race of beings, that has since split in to two disparate, seemingly antithetic life-forms—each with a distinct culture—this divergence however has not resulted in speciation, as reproductive compatibility is maintained; there other distinguishing factors though that is both a point of visual interest/aesthetics, and of functionality—of morphology/anatomy, and of physiology—in so far as the means within which they operate. Resemblances exist, due in-part to their shared lineage, such as being tall in stature, long in hair, a size-able length to their ears (maybe comparable to the notion of an ‘elf’ as has existed within prior mythological tales, they are, however, not ‘elves’, though are the progenitors of the elves/perennials that do exist within this universe). The Fae are immortal entities, and represent the upper echelon or ‘top-tier’, within a hierarchical system of terrestrial beings that I am currently developing. The Fae are few in number, comparable to other sentient organisms that exist, and they reproduce very differently from other sentient life-forms; in so far as their ‘inter-course’ is often in-direct, meaning they often produced asexually through a form of fragmentation, though they are capable also of sexual reproduction. The culture of the Fae is one of complexity, sophistication, and reverence to those cognizant of, and privy to it (though this is of course subjective. Their societal structure/organisation is one of advanced eusociality. The Fae are primarily matriarchal, where females retain elevated positions within the hierarchical structure, experiencing also a degree of matrilineality, where heritability concerning ‘rank’ is conducive to female lineages; where such a social strata/construct determines/dictates social mobility within the system. The Fae have an elevated sense of self-worth.

Lieth’s daughter is known also as Lieth, or Mercei. These are both characters within the ‘Fae’ narrative.

A pentagon of meaning—or a semantic triangle—refers to the meaning(s) one applies to a given symbol (or set of symbols) of which is relative to the initial referent. An example of this being when one uses the word ‘Sun’, denoting specifically an association with the star around which the planet ‘Earth’ orbits, the aforementioned star being the ‘referent’ as applied to this example.

Fae : My Narrative

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‘Fae’ is the current title of a planned narrative that I have been developing throughout a period of many years now. It is one of a supernatural theme/disposition.

I am serious towards creating an original fantasy universe of my own; the characters I have been developing throughout a period of many years now, and they have currently featured in some of my work; the narrative is developing/progressing also, and so I hope to feature it within the future/some day.

I am considering it as being an entity complex enough to sustain itself as a trans-media narrative, or through multi-platform storytelling; though very much driven by visual elements etc. I have a lot of ideas about this, though more importantly it is about the types of characters that I have in mind, and the sort of stories that I would like to explore with/through them; there is though a lot of work to do despite what I have so far. I will post on this in much greater/further detail within the future.

Found in Thought : My Ideation

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A persistent, personal project, of illustrative reactions to the idea of 'Syncretism'--the contact, experimentation, and union of seemingly disparate (often conflicting) ideations-- with the resulting emergence of new, synergistic forms. On a personal level, the synthesis of extrinsic 'forces' (whether cultural derivatives, biological anomalies, or otherwise) within the creating of a singular entity, is the focus of much of my thoughts, time, and work. The concept pervades more than just physical exchanges; as it has a socio-political relevance to humanity; and whether the result is adverse (conflict spawning drama) or favourable (to advance, and to progress) the implications are considerable. The 'self' is likely an illusionary creation to drive such disparate entities, each working in concert, as a government autonomously rules a nation.

These are a series of notations that I had written towards the beginning of the year 2016, I thought I would post them now, as this concept that I have developed, still informs, and compels much of my current thought processes; as it had done then, so to it does now.