I Have … A Tip.

Gravity Falls marathon inspired me to do this. I've been thinking about doing a Mabel blog for a while. Heck, I've tried twice before on G+. What do you guys think? It'll be mostly text posts as like diary entries telling about her summer. Every day or so there will be a new adventure and there will be catching the followers up on the adventure.

You know how fantasy worlds are almost always based on (mostly Central and Northern) European Medieval aesthetic and folklore?

For a while I’ve been thinking that if we had a fantasy world made here, it would be interesting to have it be inspired by Modernisme (the Catalan artistic movement from the late 19th century - early 20th century). I mean, look at this and tell me it doesn’t have potential:

Interior of the Sagrada Família basilica, Barcelona. The stained glass in different sides of the temple are different colours, so the light changes colour depending on the hour of the day. (Photo sources x x)

Illa de la Discòrdia, Barcelona. x

Benches in Parc Güell (Barcelona), made with the “trencadís”, the typical mosaic used in many of Antoni Gaudí’s works (he’s one of the most famous Modernist architects, and one of the most famous Catalan architects of all times too). x

A hall in Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona. x

Ceiling of Palau de la Música Catalana, a concert hall in Barcelona.

Lots of these things. This one is in Argentona (Catalonia, too). x

And fashion would be like this:

Stained glass in Cerdanyola, Catalonia. x

Illustrations by Gaspar Camps.

More stained glass, now in Museu del Modernisme, Barcelona. x

Modernist jewels by Lluís Masriera (I’ve talked about Modernist jewels in this previous post). x

Even the furniture:

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Interior of Casa Amatller in Barcelona. x.

Even in wood looked pretty.

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And lots of cool windows inspired by nature!

And from outside

Olot, Catalonia. x.

And of course all kinds of windows. Light is important!

Torre Bellesguard. x.

Barcelona. x.

This ceiling in Palau Güell with holes to let light in. x.

And this lamp?? Also in Palau Güell. x.

Everything would have to be very curvy.

Casa Milà, Barcelona. x.

And shops

This bakery in Palma, Mallorca. x.

And I won’t begin with the tiles to not make the post longer…

What do you think?

And for people from other countries, what element in your culture do you think a fantasy world could be based on, aesthetically?

I wanna hear these Opinions on steampunk color palettes, if you’re willing.

tbh “the Victorians did not go to the trouble of inventing aniline dyes so that we could wear neutrals” mostly covers it?

they went to a lot of effort to bring affordable screaming bright fuchsias and acid greens into the world, and we should honor their tacky, tacky choices.

Again, if you follow me for starkid or other fandom stuff, follow @r-we-taire-yet because I actually post things on there. This blog is only used occasionally for random history stuff because I'm going into it as a career.

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In 1944 a kitten named George (short for General Electric) was saved from drowning by a U.S. Navy crew member. George was then photographed and given a liberty card and detailed health record. Source.

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This is the map of Tiesia, a country with a mythology I am creating. It’s all in the works, but I’m pretty proud of this map so I wanted to share it.

Tiesia is a warm peninsula set in the Viesius Sea. It’s northern border is a nearly impassable mountain range, which has contained Tiesia to its peninsula, and kept it from fighting with its northern neighbor, for the most part.

The best way to travel back and forth between the two is the Kalnų Path, which then leads around the western edge of the country, connecting all of its cities. Western Tiesia is mostly forested, and is the more populated side of the country. The map doesn’t show most of the small towns that exist in the forest, but they all benefit from the Kalnų Path.

It’s capital is Sostinė, on the east side of the river Didelis which splits the country in half. Sostinė is one of the port cities of the country, the other being Kelias Miesto on the western shore, which is the nearest port city to their northern neighbor.

Eastern Tiesia has a large desert which covers the majority of the land, leaving most of the area empty of people. Tamsus Desert is stopped by the Tams River. There are small cities where the river meets the ocean, leaving the land more fertile. Eastern Tiesia does the majority of the farming, in the parts not taken up by the desert. There are also a lot of farms along the southern edge of the country.

In the south there is a large island called Sala. Sala is known for its amount of major temples, including the one where the oracle resides. The only major religious place that isn’t located on Sala is Magija’s main Tower which is located in the north east on the Kalnų Path, halfway between the first city on the path and the first port city, Kelias Miesto. Between Miestas Sventylos and Sostinė, all of the political power is in the south.

In the south there is land that Tiesia and its southern neighbor has fought over for hundreds of years, including islands to the south east, which generally consider themselves independent because of the constantly changing power over them.

So that’s a quick (or really long) over view of the terrain of a country I’ve been making up.

I’m sorry, WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?!?!?