[Caitlin]

A quick note before I attempt to sleep: my site's up and running, if still not complete. It's www.caitlinsweet.com. Tell your friends... ;)

[Miriamele]

My first thought was, Very Pretty! I love the colour combination and the fonts are nice too. Plus it looks clean and professional. Definitely a thumbs up.

I did read the content too. The same guy who did the artwork for Fionavar did the cover for A Telling of Stars--lucky you! (No wonder the cover looks so nice.)

Did you design this site yourself or did someone do it for you?

:)

[Caitlin]

Yes, I was very, very lucky that Penguin allowed me my choice of cover artist. I've been a huge fan of Martin's since those first Fionavar editions; it was a dream come true having him do mine. And now he's a close friend, too, which is even better (he lives in Toronto too).

It was actually a friend of Martin's who designed my website. This friend flew in from British Columbia for a convention last weekend (Ad Astra), and offered to design the site for me. He flew back to BC this past Tuesday, and presto! there was the site, ready and up by last night. I'm very, very pleased. Glad you liked it, too!

[Duanawitch]

Tis very pretty and user-friendly. Martin Springett's artwork is so distinctive and evocative (I loved the Fionavar covers, and the wrap-around cover for "A Telling..." :) ). The colour tones are very "fantasy"...does that make sense? Twas my immediate sensory response. :)

[Caitlin]

"sensory response" "very pretty and user-friendly" - definitely words I enjoy reading, re: the site! I agree with you about Martin's use of colour. His Telling cover always makes me think of an illuminated manuscript - such vivid, rich colours and the flat, decorative nature of the figures and landscape. 'Tis fantastical, indeed!

[Duanawitch]

His Telling cover always makes me think of an illuminated manuscript - such vivid, rich colours and the flat, decorative nature of the figures and landscape.

Yes, I've always thought of his tone as "mediaevalising" - tapping into some resevouir (sp?) of visual notions about the spirit of a (virtually) imaginary medieval age. Perhaps its our sense of the tone of iconography and religious painting, with its vibrant golds and blues? Or simply the impact of 19th century mediaevalisers like Ruskin and Morris. :)