So excited to finally share my piece for the first issue of @sponeszine! The theme was 'firsts', so here's a scene from the episode 'Miri' — the first time Spock thinks he's going to lose McCoy
Gouache and gold ink details on 100% cotton watercolour paper, approx A5 size. This was my second ever full gouache painting, stylistically based on the previous TOS Spones piece I did for a @fuckyeahspones event a few years ago. Definitely a labour of love, but I'm SO happy with how it turned out.
And definitely go check out the @sponeszine zine and blog, to see all the other wonderful artists and writers featured alongside this piece!
Super interesting find in depths of the internet, DeForest Jackson Kelley's Birth Certificate (Certified Copy). Pictures below the text description:
#25076 Georgia State Board of Heath
Bureau of Vital Statistics Standard Certificate of Birth
Place of Birth: County of Fulton, The City of Atlanta, 104 Ormond Atlanta (cross referenced with the 1920 Census for Clora Kelley, taken 8 January 1920).
De was "known as a house baby. I was born in the house." (from the Midcon England, 1986)
****Full Name of Child: DeForest Jackson Kelley******
This is super interesting. De always told the story of how he didn't know his first name was Jackson until he was drafted and needed his birth certificate. "I had never heard the name Jackson until I went into the service and, all of the sudden, there it was." (from the Midcon England, 1986). But here we can see it's written how we think of the naming conventions today.
Maybe he thought it was written second, first, last and that's just how it was done; maybe the person who filled out the birth certificate got it wrong or was told wrong by his parents (that happened to my mom lol). But I think maybe this is just how things were done in his family. His brother was named Ernest Casey Kelley, and everyone, even the papers, called him Casey. De and Casey probably wouldn't have had any reason to look at their birth certificates until the draft, so maybe they were comparing them and Casey's was written Casey Ernest? In any case, it doesn't seem to have ever been an issue and the government went with Jackson DeForest Kelley on all his papers after being drafted.
Sex: Male
Twin, triplet or other: -
Number in order of birth:-
Legitimate? Yes
Date of Birth: January 20 1920
Father:
Ernest D. Kelley
Residence: 104 Ormond Ave
Color: White
Age at Last Birthday: 35
Birthplace: Franklin County GA
Occupation: R.R Clerk
Mother:
Clora Casey Kelley
Residence: 104 Ormond Ave
Color: White
Age at Last Birthday: 26
Birthplace: Cedartown, GA
Occupation: Housewife
Number of children born to the mother, including present birth: 2
Number of children of this mother now living: 2
Certificate of Attending Physician or Midwife: I hereby certify that I attend the birth of this child who was born alive at 6,20 AM on the date above stated and that I did use the treatment for preventing [illegible]. Signature: L.H. Kelley, MD Address 814 [Illegible] Bldg
L.H. Kelley is De’s uncle (his father’s brother) “My uncle, Dr. L.H. Kelley delivered me; I was a ‘house baby’ and I admired him very much.” (1987 Convention Dearborn)
Filed Feb 3 1920
The original post was the black background with white letters. I inverted the colors in an attempt to read it better.
Funny thing I noticed watching this episode. Watch on our left of De (his right), after he cocks the gun, the shell comes flying out and it lands on top of the brim of his hat. You can see it rolling around there.
Still shots:
Even though there is a short scene between the above and below gifs, it was likely one continuous shot. The shell is still on his brim.
Somewhere in the fight he loses the shell, but I can't see where. If not during the first gun butt to the head, it most likely rolled off on the second one and was blocked by his body.