Inbound Significance

Also known as the “Hydro Power 100th year” stamp, this commemorative stamp design celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the restoration of the RJK Hydro Power Facility. This original painting in gouache was the basis for the the popular stamp renowned among collectors, and of which variations abound at the RJK site itself, in the form of patches, postcards, and commemorative tenugui.   Here, the artist Mihonton Ni uses the plant motif common to the North, and a stylistic impression of river currents common to Birdfolk aesthetic. Rather than the elaborate Norn Ruins that form the powerhouses of the massive dam itself, the artist has chosen to focus on a smaller building whose plainness hides its importance: the original winter cabin built by the First Water River Mapping Expedition of 170501.  

Outbound Significance

This tiny, handpainted gouache painting was created for “Wish You Were Here: An Inbound Lands Welcome Center,” the Ranger Station installation at Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN, in which the gallery corridor was transformed into the educational wing of an Inbound Lands Ranger Station, and helped facilitate worldbuilding conversations with students to flesh out aspects of the world. [ Jan 28-Feb 25th, 2015 ]