Seems Like A Worthwhile Project. I'm Definitely Backing This One!

Seems like a worthwhile project. I'm definitely backing this one!

Imagined Realms: Book 1

I have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the first issue of Imagined Realms, an annual art publication featuring positive and diverse representations of women in fantasy and science fiction. Each book will feature 10 exclusive and new illustrations created by me specifically for the book.  

Available for purchase are the printed books, 6”x8” and 11”x14” print packs that have all 10 illustrations, limited edition fine art giclees, and a downloadable process video showing my digital painting method. 

Please check it out and spread the word! The more successful this first book is, the faster I can Book 2 completed. :) 

http://lettherebedoodles.tumblr.com/post/92030709095/over-the-last-year-i-have-had-a-lot-of-eye

(( Over the last year, I have had a lot of eye opening experiences and personal conflicts that I’ve had to deal with, some self inflicted and others inflicted upon me, and I’d like to, for a moment, address a few observations I’ve had, and a few lessons learned.

It is amazing to me that someone...

Boycotting a written publication shouldn't be too much of a hardship for a person who, apparently, cannot read anyway...

Anita Sarkeesian on GamerGate: ‘We Have a Problem and We’re Going to Fix This’ - How a video game fan weathered a misogynist backlash to become pop culture’s most valuable critic

So this is pretty cool, I was interviewed by Rolling Stone today. No biggie.

Why are they always hanging by their wrists? Isn't that a form of torture? Jesus! It's like adding insult to injury, or rather, injury to insult. It takes a special kind of indifference to ignore how much that shit would actually hurt.

Mary Jane Watson, Spiderman Vs. Kingpin (1990) #damselindistress

Exactly! And that is what gets me... When setting out to prove something, of course you're going to find evidence focusing on the phenomenon you're dealing with! Anita Sarkeesian's series isn't about tropes and gender in general, it's about women, so it is self explainatory that she would narrow down the discussion to fit her topic. This is not cherrypicking, it's basic argumentation and I find it astounding that these men are furious that a person is staying on topic. The real problem, it seems, is that they don't like the topic. It's like they've turned their "not all men" into "not all games" and, once again, it's not helping the discourse.

http://catfishcafe.tumblr.com/post/91813824114/femfreq-i-get-so-many-emails-like-this-i-could

I get so many emails like this I could publish a coffee table book full of them.

It’s especially amusing that this misogyny laced email is unironically signed “See you soon m’lady. *tips fedora*”

Awesome discussion about the potential and importance of gender and ethnic diversity! I agree on every point and it's an interesting read besides! ;)