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We Are The Fallen

All I see is black and cold
As I try to pull you down
To the ground, the ground

You bury me alive
And everybody's got to breathe somehow
Don't leave me, die
Too consumed by your own emptiness and lies

My friend Ben's new band. :) Support them! http://www.wearethefallen.com

The butterfly is a classic symbol of rebirth after death. I thought it was appropriate, considering the history of most of the band members.

This and many other prints of my artwork can be found at my store: store.alicemeichi.com

Fairytale of New York
Stars' rendition of the classic song.

Read the original article here: "Embracing the Inner Bimbo" for The Weekly Planet
Buy My Inner Bimbo TPB: Amazon.com

Front Cover


Back Cover, with quote

Naturally I was quite excited, as Sam Kieth has been one of my comic-creator heroes for about 14 years now since The Maxx first came out. :) Go and buy the graphic novel! It's totally worth it.

Cover


Interior Tearpage

Female Summoner Neutral

As the name implies, I wanted a neutral balance between the Good and Evil Female Summoners.

London is Burning
Acrylic and Digital

"I will show you fear in a handful of dust."

"A woman drew her long black hair out tight
And fiddled whisper music on those strings"

Inspired by T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land", with subconscious recollection of John Constantine's appearance in Sandman (Pointed out by my husband, who found the subject matter similar).

John Constantine, Hellblazer, and Sandman are © DC/Vertigo Comics.

Aensland
Acrylic and Digital

The Aenslands, Morrigan and Lilith, drawn for Udon/Capcom's Darkstalkers Tribute book contest. It wasn't chosen this time, but I had fun doing this because it was a new direction to explore. :)

Arisugawa Juri
Graphite

The Utena-ness has been palpable lately. This will change soon.

I'll be there. Will you?

(I don't have a booth, I'll just be wandering around with my portfolio on Saturday and Sunday.)

Himemiya Anthy
Graphite and Photoshop

explodingsuns

Female Summoner Good and Evil

I was going for a sort of dichotomy, with floral motifs for the "Good" version and bestial elements for the "Evil".

Urban Ecology

I was asked to depict two versions of a woman, with one serving as a representation of her Anima and a connection to nature. I used the butterfly motif as symbolism for the spirit, in the gradient colors of the chakras.

I painted this illustration as a way of expressing my frustration at the way America has been heading in recent years.

In spite of the incredible step forward recently in the election of Barack Obama, the passing of Proposition 8 shows that we have a long way to go as a nation. In recent years more than ever, right-wing politics has brought religion into the equation -- an exercise that casts incredible aspersions on the very foundations of this nation.

One of the first cornerstones of America called for the separation of Church and State, and yet issues such as abortion and gay rights have absolutely no redeeming features in a secular context. How have we, as citizens in this Land of the Free, come to spit in the face of our Founding Fathers? They, above all, knew that religion pollutes politics and vice versa.

Christians don't deny Atheists any rights, and Atheism goes against the First Commandment. Why should they deny any rights to homosexuals from a few verses in the Bible?

Live, and let fucking live.

Nebula

( Process + Sketches )

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Sorry for my lack of updates, I've been really busy lately with commissions and such. I promise more art soon!