Blue Moon Atelier Journal

Here is the story of my near-miss on a connection to The Lord of the Rings films - I'll let a letter written at the time (October 1993), to my pal, Dave, set the scene:

Hi Dave!
Am I ever in a quandary!
Lemme 'splain:

I got a phone call this morning from DC* - the head of wardrobe for The War. Her assistant (or one of her assistants) is leaving next week and she asked me if I would be interested in taking her place. (1st reaction? - Hell, yes!) The problem is: it's only going to be for 1 week and possibly a few days into the following week. If I blow off (where I worked at the time); I'll then be out of work after next week and so far, the feelers I've put out for employment after that have turned up nothing. I'm just not sure whether or not I can afford to take the risk, y'know?

The War, was a film starring Kevin Costner and..............a young Elijah Wood, who a few short years later would be selected to portray one "Frodo Baggins" in the LotR films. To think, if I'd taken the chance and not been worried about how I was going to pay my bills after that brief gig was over, I might have met Elijah and would therefore have a connection (however tenuous) to the films! If I'd been REALLY lucky, we might have connected and been friends and when they were in pre-production, getting fitted for costumes and what-not, he might have said "Hey...y'know, if you need some reliable helpers, my friend Mary would be a good person to have around - and I'm sure she'd LOVE to be involved!"

SIGH....ah, well...a girl can dream......

All's not lost, however - I do have some claim to fame! I'm about to have some artwork published in a new collection of Atlantis-inspired art and poetry entitled "Enchanted Artists; Visions of Atlantis". It's to be released on 1 September, but it's available for pre-order now from the publisher, Ellen Million Graphics, or if you simply must have a copy signed by me, you can head over to the Books section of my website! < /shamless self-promotion >