Spreading the dA Love: Volume 10

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As the title suggests, this news article series aim to promote wonderful aspects of the deviantART community, from showcasing beautiful works of art, to informing you of great groups, and to interviewing inspirational deviants. I feel so happy being part of such a wonderful community and I hope to make it better, even if it's only a little bit, by making these articles. My goal is to bring to light everything that impassions me and, hopefully, inspire you!


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:squee: Showcasing Gorgeous Artwork :squee:

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A showcase of art that has simply left me speechless from all genres, from digital/traditional, artisan, emoticons, fractals, etc.


Smuggler by Fiery-Fire Chromatic carousel by k3-studio :thumb280294054:

Watch Workshop by otohime0394 :thumb279127526: LIFE by MerelyCubed


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:squee: Showcasing Wonderful Photography :squee:

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A showcase of photographs that have left me in awe from all genres, from nature, macro, fashion, conceptual, abstract, etc.


:thumb206436472: don't mind my voice by leelloor The Snowflake by nnIKOO

A Little Bit of Love by goRillA-iNK :thumb260014610:

356. Bear by Bullter :thumb170246318: Trapped by diensilver


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:squee:  Showcasing Lovely Literature :squee:

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A showcase of literature that has motivated & moved me from all genres, from prose, poetry, flash fiction, short stores, etc.


:thumb277427066: Finding myselfIt grabbed me by my hair and yanked me out of my reality. It came so suddenly, so surprisingly, like it had been waiting to strike. I'd been hit with confusion and misunderstanding, overwhelmed by the emotions that followed, coming from deep within.  
I fought it, caught in a tangle of denial and hate for myself. Everything would be so much more complicated, worsening the current situation even more. Something like this would evidently put everything to a stop, but it would never stop it completely. Lost, I struggled to pick up the pieces I'd hastily left behind. Often questioned were my quizzical actions I displayed, the anger I felt reaching a boiling point.  I was angry with myself for doing this again, for creating yet another difficult situation for myself and those around me. It was as if I caused all the chaos around here. And it was me, with this issue, wanting to remain 'normal,' and refusing to let my thoughts on myself become clouded because of something

Hokkaido at NightThe Betula trees have ossified again
that the wild dogs may take to their bases
with delight
ring-barking them in the winter-night
all mad-eyed, saliva-jawed and rabid.
The mottled coats of the hounds
shimmer under a waning moon
that has petrified
in the black-snowed feckless sky
a distant, wood-grained-stony bowl of ginko, sluiced
and facular.
Saru River is whispering her stories
in Epicurean logic
or Pagan shorthand,
tales of being a widow
all her particles run diligent and singular
and the riverbed
runs short of breath
flowing low on jutted memories,
above, in the wash, nocturnal catfish are seized
in spasms of pure being
spotted and blue and flippant,  
void of all reason in the wetness, lithe
and hollow, alone and surrounded. Reach BackYou reach back for it, that time
he sat there, blank, as you repeated yourself.
There was a crack in the kitchen floor
(It's still there. He isn't.)
And the sun was setting
which should be a metaphor
but all that happened was a dark room
with you two in it.
If you could go back and see
would it still look that way?
Gray with pointless murmurs
and the broken sink giving commas
to the things that you had said before?
If he didn't listen, neither did you.
(You're still there, someone fixed the sink.)
Don't wish you could change it
It's just a moment, like any other.
You went to sleep and woke up
determined and went to sleep again
with nothing.
(Nothing's still there, just like everything is.)
And you know, you could be yourself
or him, or whoever built that floor
and you'd still struggle for words
and make your change and make it wrong.
We all did this, reached and fell
but only some of us told.
And that's the only secret. :thumb275917435:

A Neglected Heart's LamentYou only love me like bitter winter,
And never show me passion like summer.
Your lack of care makes my weak heart splinter
And slowly it dies, the tiny drummer.
Why can't you love me like a winsome bloom
Which spring and summer's doting care invites?
Or maybe like a gentle songbird's groom,
Who, when his fickle mistress takes up flight,
Never forgets her tune, and quick pursues.
If me you will neglect, then please enshrine
This loveless heart of mine. Please, don't refuse,
Or the tiny drummer won't halt to pine
For devotion it lacks and won't receive.
I beg you, won't you this child's pain bereave? hateit boils down in your insides
it creates fire
it makes your whole world see red
it makes you blind with anger
it is abhorrence, aversion, anathema
and i can't tell where it hides
it targets
it murders
it lies
it starts war.
the venom sinks into your skin
and poisons your heart
it breaks relationships
it creates jealously
the animosity of
ruthless minds
broken.
the pain never
seems to fade
it holds grudges
it never lets go
of the past
it has forsaken
it has turned bitter
the hankering
died so long ago
it is a gift of
the unloved
it is an abomination
that can't be stopped
it only hurts
it creates pain
it feeds sorrow
till death, hate
will move along. :thumb277197286:


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:squee: Showcasing Fun Groups :squee:

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Here I will inform you of cool groups I have come across or have been recommended to that I feel need some more exposure.


:icondawishingwell:


"dAWishingWell is a group specifically created to give back to the dA community by granting dA-related wishes such as premium subs, supergroup status, giving items off of wishlists, point donations, features, DD requests, and more! Do you have a wish? It could come true!”


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:squee: Suggested DDs :squee:

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A selection of DDs I have suggested this month and any that have been accepted.


:thumb184702982: The Curse by Xeeming infinite by xbryn


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:squee: Interview: litecrush :squee:

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Here I will interview an inspirational deviant I have picked or one suggested to me.


:hooray: :iconlitecrush: :hooray:

• Name/Nickname? •

First I want to thank Quolia for interviewing me. :love: This is my first in depth interview ever. :la: Thank you Quolia!

Okay so for my nickname my friends on dA call my Lite. C: I do have a real name but I want to keep it somewhat private to friends only. xD Yet I might have to change my mind later down the road. :eyes:


• The story behind your username? •

Well first off I thought up the username while trying to think up a good password. xD It became my password for the longest time and it still is on some of my previous accounts around the internet. xD Then I realized all my usernames I had were totally lame. D| So I started to use "litecrush". :dummy: The thought behind litecrush is a little more complicated and personal. xD I used to be very obsessed with love. >_> I'm not kidding it was bad. xD I probably don't have that many crushes all together but the way I felt for each of them was so delusional. :slow:

When I came up with litecrush, the main idea and purpose behind it was that all of my so called "loves" were only crushes and that they didn't mean anything really. The only meaning they held was in my mind and that they were only "light crushes". I had to face that truth and litecrush was the beginning of the end of my crush sprees. xD I wanted the word "light" in my username but it was more common as a username in general so I went with "lite". It came to mind because at that time I had just gotten my first iPhone and I was downloading a lot of "lite" apps (applications that are free previews of apps you would normally have to pay for). So that is how "litecrush" came into being. :happybounce: Long story is long. xD


• Tell us about yourself: •

I'm female, eighteen years old, and I am from the United States. C: I'm Asian. c: I don't know any languages besides english (but I'm going to change that!). I want to seriously learn Mandrin, Russian, German, and French! And possibly Spanish. :meow: I plan to go to an Art University sometime soon next year. Out of all my options for a major, I have decided animation is what I'd like to do most. C: I didn't think it would be at first but I am open to it now and willing. :la: Someday I'd really like to become a CV for the emoticonist community. <3 Um I'm a huge fan of Apple products. xD I have a macbook, iPhone, and I used to have a beautiful blue nano but I lost it. :cries: Oh and lastly I (of course) love love deviantART and all my awesome friends. <3


• How did you discover deviantART? •

The first time I heard of deviantART was when I was at a music camp. My counselors were talking about it and I had no idea what it was. xD That was in 2006. D: Years and years later (ah hah don't laugh. xD ), I found this popular person while browsing the internet - Alex Evans! I kinda stalked his work cause I liked it so much. xD And so he had a deviantART, saturdayx. I signed up and the rest is history. :la: I believe he was the first person I ever watched. :dummy:


• Specializes In: •

Pixel art and digital art. :la: I love to make emotes, pixel art, and digital drawings. c: I must admit that don't have that many emotes in my gallery. >_> I really do need to make more and I need to start animating too. xD So far all I've really digitally painted are pokemon but I'm going to change that soon. :eyes: I want to try to a more realistic style of art so you'll probably see a lot of my experimentation in the near future. xD


• Your Personal Favorite(s) From Your Gallery: •

Ah that is an easy one for me. :D My favourite is the animated stamp I made for EmoticonOpus. :la:  I spent wayyy too many hours on it. :stare:  It was my first real animation and at that time all I was thinking about was getting a premium. :noes: So selfish. >_< After I didn't win the contest I moved on to others but I never perused them as hard as I did this one. :heart: Yet I do regret that I didn't change the stamp border. :saddummy:

 


• Favorite Inspirational Deviant: •

That is a tough question. :nuu: Well my first inspiration was saturdayx of course but his art is photography and at that point I was taking a lot of pictures but they were unprofessional. xD Plus I don't have any models. :lol: My second very inspirational deviant was Synfull! c: I was already enamored by all of the emotes circulating around dA but her's specifically really stood out to me. Seeing her work made me want to emote and so I did. :3 I started joining in a billion emote projects at that time and I was hooked (yet I did have a huge hiatus after that. :noes: )! As of now every deviant inspires me to be better as an artist and especially my friends who have supported me.  :heart:


• What are your favorite aspects of deviantART? •

The community! It has its issues sometimes but for a family that is expected. xD DeviantART has an incredible base of people that are so connected on so many levels. It is truly amazing what deviantART is and has become. After I joined dA in 2009, one of the first things I really wanted was to be a part of emoticon community. It was at its peak of epicness and I wanted to know these awesome people who created such amazing things from pixels! Now I am here and I have met so many awesome people along the way. They mean so much to me! Even if I grow out of dA (which I doubt I will xD ) or even if my friends do, I'll never forget the good times we are having now! The people here are what make dA so special to me. :love:


• Where do you draw your inspiration from? •

Anything and everything I see. c: I'm inspired by all of the creative minds on deviantART and the artwork the produce. :la: I'm also inspired by anything that strikes me really. xD Right now I've been doing a lot of contests / projects / gifts and I haven't made something for me in recent memory. :slow:  When I finish with everything I'm working on I will take my time to create more free style art. :3


• How do you strive to further improve your work? •

To improve I believe that practice is the best way to do it along with research! Every single time I create a piece of art, I study my subject like mad. xD I look at other people's work and learn from them. Also experimentation is definitely key to improvement too. You need to bold and not afraid of the outcome!! You'll be surprised at how the pieces of the puzzle fall so perfectly into place when you take that step forward. If they don't then they are bound to soon enough. c: This is how I've improved in the past and I'm sticking to it! <3


• Do you have any advice to fellow aspiring artists? •

Never think you can't do something because if you have that mentality you won't get that far in what you want to do. Don't chase your dream, live it because most likely you have everything you need! Just try your best, be brave, and you will succeed one way or another. C:


• MORE FROM THE ARTIST •


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Thank you for taking the time to read this article! :D

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If you have any art/groups you would like me to showcase or a deviant you would like to be interviewed, please :note: note me. Or, leave a comment with your suggestions in this journal, Suggestions for Interviews & Spotlight Artist. Thank you!


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