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ashley  

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regarding my gay themed illustrations...

Journal Entry: Sun May 4, 2008, 9:08 PM
  • Mood: Unheard
  • Listening to: d'espairsray- brilliant (AWESOME)
  • Reading: thomas glaves~ AWESOME
  • Watching: my eyelids
  • Playing: ODDWORLD ZOMG
  • Eating: red bean bun<3
  • Drinking: teaaaa
as you all know by looking in my gallery, i do a lot of work based on gay/lesbian/transgender themes. this is something that interests me, and will continue to. in fact my next semester im taking an independant study based entirely in alternative sexuality/genderqueer/queer themes, so you will continue to see this from me in the future.
i don't expect any of you to be just as interested in these themes as i am. and that's fine.
if you don't like the subjects i'm drawing, or are offended by them, please feel free to REFRAIN from commenting if it means you're going to say something rude.
while i love all the comments i get, it's not NECESSARY to comment on something that is not relevant to the work im posting, and its not necessary to be offensive, especially when the work itself does not call for it.

i think i'm pretty lucky i haven't gotten very much insensitivity as far as this goes, and by posting this journal i don't expect it to stop, but i think i'm getting a lot of people who don't REALIZE they're being insensitive with their comments. on some level i think it's something that can easily be done if you don't understand the topic you're talking about. but at the same time, if you just stop and think for a moment what you're saying it's easy to realize.
for example, if there was an image of a caucasian woman and an african american man together, anyone can recognize that it would be utterly offensive to say that it should be two caucasian people, or two african americans together, because a caucasian person and an african american person together is 'unnatural'.
This kind of comment is just as biased, and just as unnecessary as commenting on the fact that you don't agree with the subjects' being gay/lesbian/queer.

While i agree everyone should have their own opinion, we need to realize that these opinions can be what is considered offensive to others, and when commenting on my work it's not necessary to express this if it means hurting someone's feelings unnecessarily. i'm not doing the work to get a rise out of others, if i post a piece that has that purpose then i will gladly accept comments like these because the piece is asking for them. however, all the work i have posted so far has only been expressing my interest in expressing loving emotions, or expressing interest in the differences between people.

So, when commenting on my queer themed art work, any of my work really, please consider what you are saying before you say it. Though i think most of you have been very nice and accepting so far =3

but really, i'm not doing anything to purposefully offend anyone, so please don't offend in return.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: d'espairsray...i mean 20
  • Current Residence: d'espairsray (stop trying to find me you stalkers! X3)
  • Interests: d'espairsray, and maybe a little art. kindasorta.
  • Favourite movie: d'espairsray. and by despairsray, i mean dont ask me to pick a favorite. i cant decide anymore.
  • Favourite band or musician: d'espairsray, KAKI KING!
  • Favourite genre of music: d'espairsray, slap guitar/kaki king
  • Favourite artist: d'espairsray/sam weber, yuko shimizu, and armin mersmenn
  • Favourite poet or writer: t.s. eliot wins at life!!!
  • Favourite photographer: d'espairsray
  • Favourite style or digital art: d'espairsray. illustration! pretty illustration!
  • Operating System: MAC OSX leaopard
  • MP3 player of choice: d'espairsray/my ipod. it makes cute noises when its thinking.
  • Shell of choice: d'espairsray
  • Wallpaper of choice: kaki king right naow
  • Skin of choice: hizumi's
  • Favourite game: d'espairsray, super paper mario is hilarious, and mario galaxy is crack in a video game
  • Favourite gaming platform: d'espairsray, WIIIII!!!!
  • Favourite cartoon character: d'espairsray. INVADER ZIM!!!!!!! avatar characters, but no katara. vash X3 and...i dont remembe
  • Personal Quote: d'espairsray
  • Tools of the Trade: d'espairsray. pencil, music, ink wash, and digitalizatione

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Devious Comments

~Dunkman:iconDunkman: 11 hours 40 minutes ago
just curious, i'm new to this website. how do u add people to ur friends?
~kudo-san:iconkudo-san: 1 day 23 hours ago
Your art is awesome! I just browsed through your gallery, I love your artz...but do you take requests? If you do, could you make a hair tutorial? I have the hardest time with hairz.

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*noraneko:iconnoraneko: 2 days 19 hours ago
your art is just overwhelming. i love your lesbian themed work the most, but of course it's all gorgeous :heart:
*kiusa:iconkiusa: 5 days 6 hours ago
uh ! ♥ thanks for the watch !
*hedspace77:iconhedspace77: May 3, 2008, 8:47:31 AM
T :heart: H :heart: A :heart: N :heart: K
Y :heart: O :heart: U :heart: !!!
:manhug::manhug::manhug:

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*weshoyot:iconweshoyot: Apr 27, 2008, 5:30:22 PM
thank you so much for the fav on my OKAMI entry! I appreciate it!
*hedspace77:iconhedspace77: Apr 25, 2008, 11:06:39 AM
Hi there! Thank you so much for the favs, and for watching me! Much appreciated! :heart:

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*astarvinartist:iconastarvinartist: Apr 24, 2008, 1:02:08 PM Mood: Wow!
stunning work Ashley.

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Realism Illustrates, Impressionism Gives Feeling.
*kedemel:iconkedemel: Apr 22, 2008, 1:09:22 AM
Thank you very much for the favourite. :heart:
I adore all your most recent work. Fantastic stuff!
~Schall:iconSchall: Apr 8, 2008, 4:47:53 AM
impressive works and style.

you're very versatile and should be proud of it! :D

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"bad art is more tragically beautiful than good art 'cause it documents human failure."
~EMZiiiiLY:iconEMZiiiiLY: Apr 6, 2008, 9:20:54 AM
ASHLEYYY : D
idk if you know me, i'm from flickr, i play sims, yadda yadda yadda... XD


hm, i just love your artwork, a lot. i plan on faving lots of it and commenting the crap out of it ...later.. 8D *lazy atm* >_> <_<

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"Fake papers solve everything!" --JJ
~LaSusina:iconLaSusina: Apr 4, 2008, 6:08:12 AM
Truly compliment for your gallery :heart:

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Life is like a mirror: If you smile to it, it' smile to you.
La vita è come uno specchio: ti sorride, se la guardi sorridendo. Jim Morrison
=Bloodhia:iconBloodhia: Apr 3, 2008, 6:10:28 AM
You have been featured: [link] :)

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~WolfGoddessLuna:iconWolfGoddessLuna: Apr 2, 2008, 6:33:31 PM
^^ welcome

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Look at teh cute puupies! [link]
~FelixKlee:iconFelixKlee: Mar 31, 2008, 9:01:32 AM
Hey Ashley,

you have such wonderful pieces of art in your gallery. I normally really prefer Traditional art. I more the pencil and brushes guy. But yours is anywhere in the middle and I still can admire your pencil skill. So it´s ok ;)
Nice technique indeed.

Greetings from Bavaria

Felix
=sd-stock:iconsd-stock: Mar 30, 2008, 12:51:05 PM
Thanks for the :+fav:!

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Communism never looked so cute. :heart:
*dana-redde:icondana-redde: Mar 30, 2008, 12:48:05 AM
I love your artwork! Great pencil work and illustrations, definitely a gallery to watch. You draw such cute girls, too! I love all your pieces, and I'd like to comment more, but I'm somewhat under the influence of tequila at the moment, so it might be best if I just express my enthusiastic approval in more general temrs. Terms. XD

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~11Lee:icon11Lee: Mar 29, 2008, 7:51:05 PM
Surfing the all time popular people portraits and found your gallery! Your work is great!! You have awesome talent in a range of many mediums. One of my favs, among many, is "that hair" Hair is tough to draw well, you did a amazing job!!
~WolfGoddessLuna:iconWolfGoddessLuna: Mar 29, 2008, 7:27:39 PM
You have a lovely gallery ^^
<3

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...And Naruto and Sasuke were dick pickling abut how they weren't going to sleep on the same sleeping bag...

Look at teh cute puupies! [link]
*MPMG:iconMPMG: Mar 29, 2008, 12:40:02 PM
Your style is made of epic win =)
I love it!

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If you click mine, I'll click yours ;)
~RelaxFrankie:iconRelaxFrankie: Mar 28, 2008, 1:02:52 PM
Invader Zim is awesome!!!
~Hsi-Sama:iconHsi-Sama: Mar 28, 2008, 11:31:35 AM
hey i remember you :nod:
me and you were buddies a while back :wave:

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It’s so easy to laugh
It’s so easy to hate
It takes strength to be gentle and kind