So with the stories for Journey to the Tree of Sorrows, there's a bunch of different layers
here. And so, there is of course, H.P. Lovecraft's original
stories and then there is the art that David has created
that's inspired by all of those stories and then him
taking that one step further and creating his
own interpretation of that and its own layer on top of that that has become
the Journey to the Tree of Sorrows artwork. - I try to stay as true
to Lovecraft's written word as possible. What I want
to do is take what Lovecraft himself
did and the descriptions and the stories and things of those
natures and draw almost exclusively from
those things. What I am trying to do is go back to
what Lovecraft wrote and really ponder it, really contemplate
it. And think about, okay, well, what was
he describing, and then apply my own thoughts
to those and display those
descriptions, stories, and ideas in a unique way.
And so, when I sit down to write a story,
then I consider all of those different layers, that, okay we are looking at Lovecraft
but then Journey to the Tree of Sorrows is something that David had developed
and thought of, and so, you know, I am also looking at that through the lens
of the art work that he provides, because there have been a lot of different
interpretations of all of Lovecraft's stuff by a bunch of different
artists, but David has a very unique style, he's got a very unique
take on all of this, and of course it comes from a place of great
passion and so when you see the art that he's developed
for this, I want to be sure that I do
the art justice in the stories.
