I finished another vase and have some plans for a few more, but right now am focused on a couple of other building projects, mainly my Greek Temple. Its relatively simple in design, but I’ve put a lot of work still into getting all the details just right. Did you know that Greek temples are also twice as long as they are wide and that there is an algebraic formula for determining how many columns must be on each side? I’m learning a lot as I work because I really want my temple to be authentic.

I’ve run into a bit of an artistic dilemma though with the project. I want the temple to appear an authentic Greek temple, but with that said I also want the temple eventually to be part of a larger sim inspired from Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. The play is set in Athens so I don’t see a problem there with having lots of Greek artifacts about, but I also want my temple to reflect the fact that this is a Shakespearean and British work of art, and want the temple in some ways to symbolically reflect on the entire play. But including a huge statue of Shakespeare in the front, as I have it now, while looking great, creates an artistic clash. Shakespeare wasn’t Greek at all, and the image of him surrounded by books I created for the project doesn’t quite look right. So now I have to make a decision. Do I maintain the authentic Greek feel I was striving for, or do I go for a more postmodern look, and mix Greek and Shakespearean images?