Lorin Morgan-Richards

Lorin Morgan-Richards
Born 16 February 1975
Beebetown, Ohio
Occupation Publisher, Author
Known for Publisher Author Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival Celtic Family Magazine
Spouse(s) Valerie Stoneking
Website
http://www.aravenabovepress.com

Lorin Morgan-Richards (born 16 February 1975) is a publisher of Celtic Family Magazine,[1] author[2] and founder of the Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival.[3][4] [5][6]

He is known for founding the Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival, one of the largest Welsh festivals of its kind in the United States, and founding the most widely distributed print publication based in the United States about Celtic cultures and interests.[7] In 2014 he won the Eisteddfod Honorary Recognition for Bardic Achievements.

Morgan-Richards was born in Beebetown, Ohio and is of Welsh and Swiss (Amish) descent.[8]

Early life

Richards was raised in an old converted school house in Beebetown, Ohio. His mother (a student of fine art) taught him the basics of drawing and music composition on the family pump organ. Richards also credited his imagination on the plentiful books his family owned, creative isolation, and the sheer number of animals they took care of, many of which he incorporated into his early drawings and writings.[9] Richards great ancestor was the 19th century Welsh-American poet Robert Dennison Morgan.[10]

Music background

Between 1993-2003, Richards achieved minor success in producing music projects containing modern dance and theater. In 1999, his solo album ENKI and subsequent live production was based on Zecharia Sitchin's book The Twelfth Planet.[11][12][13] The show premiered in Cleveland, Ohio under the choreography of Michael Medcalf. In 2001, Richards followed the success of ENKI with the production of An Occurrence Remembered, influenced by the metaphysical war writings of Ambrose Bierce. The performance premiered in New York City.[14][15]

Writing career

In 2002, Richards moved to Los Angeles to start over where he refocused his artistic direction into writing and illustrating, which he said "did not need the expenses of my past but only a pen and paper."[16] While his novel Me'ma and the Great Mountain (2012) began drafts as early as 2002, it was Simon Snootle and other small stories that became his first book release in 2009.[17][18]

Stylistically, Richards prefers a pencil and ink approach to his illustrations and his writing often has elements of dark satire.[19]

A Raven Above Press was founded in 2009 by Richards with a focus on printing his illustrated stories and promoting other authors and illustrators of Celtic origin. The press also became a catalyst for producing cultural events and art exhibits. Notably, the Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival.[20] On August 1, 2013, Celtic Family Magazine hit the newsstands with a release party in Cardiff, Wales.[21]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "The Welsh in America". Wales Art Review. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  2. ↑ "An Interview with Lorin Morgan-Richards". AmeriCymru. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Singing Sensation Meinir Gwilym Makes her American Debut in Hollywood". Welsh Icon News. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  4. ↑ "Richard Burton honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame". Express. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  5. ↑ "St David's Day: Wales Around the World". Daily Post. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  6. ↑ "From Carmarthenshire to Hollywood". Carmarthen Journal. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  7. ↑ "Acclaimed local portrait artist features in US magazine". Isle News. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  8. ↑ "Celts in California". Irish Arts & Entertainment. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  9. ↑ "Celts in California". Irish Arts & Entertainment. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  10. ↑ “Poems of Life”, by Robert Dennison Morgan, Columbus, OH: New Franklin Printing Co. VG. 1914
  11. ↑ Scene Magazine, 2000 Scene Magazine Music Awards, Erick Trickey, published April 27, 2000
  12. ↑ Last Sigh Magazine, Enki, by Tek, published May 28, 2000
  13. ↑ The Cleveland Free Times, The Power of ENKI, by Laura DeMarco, Published November 17–23, 1999
  14. ↑ Civil War Times Illustrated, December 2001
  15. ↑ http://www.ambrosebierce.org/journal4zaffino.html Ambrose Bierce Journal
  16. ↑ Gothic Beauty Magazine, Issue 31, 2010
  17. ↑ http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/simon-snootle-and-other-small-stories-book Dread Central
  18. ↑ Disdeinen.net, October 13, 2009
  19. ↑ "An Interview with Lorin Morgan-Richards". AmeriCymru. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  20. ↑ "Welsh artists to descend on Hollywood this coming St David’s Day". Wales World Wide. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  21. ↑ "Celts in California". Irish Arts & Entertainment. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

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