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Project Frankenstein challenge complete for Pencil Kings! My character, Remiel. I’ll be delving into him more this month for the character design intensive.

#pencil kings #remiel #character design #expressions #sketchbook

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Black Characters Matter Provides an Intense Look at Race Relations in Anime

It may be the year 2018, but the harsh reality is that society still has quite a long way to go in improving race relations. And with TV, movies, and video games being a reflection of society, there is no question that these, too, should be addressed.

Enter Black Nerds Matter.

The group is led by Diva T. Williams, a local educator, activist, and unpaid protester with a very noticeable and very impressive command of not only subject matter, but also the audience as a whole. She was joined by her sister, Ashanti, who recently studied abroad in South Korea, and artist Jumai Yusuf. Together, they presented their Friday panel Black Characters Matter to an audience that represented all races.

The panel naturally discussed black characters in both anime and American popular culture and how they were–and in some cases continue to be–represented. A wide range of representation was presented, from blatantly racist caricatures like Mr. Popo in Dragonball and Cyborg 008 in Cyborg 009 to strong, positive role models, like Atsuko Jackson from Michiko Hatchin and Claudia LaSalle from Macross.

But where the panel really shone was in Williams’ engaging and energetic interaction with her audience. Rich with wit and personal experience, the attendees touched upon a multitude of topics that need to gain traction if fandom ever hopes to be truly all-inclusive: coding certain characters as black (such as Garnet from Steven Universe), black fans cosplaying white characters and vice-versa, how black culture was witnessed in Korea and China cultures (in addition to America and Japan), and how phrases like “That wasn’t my intention” or “that’s just how things used to be then” are NOT, nor were they ever, valid exucses for persecution.

Perhaps the most touching moment came during a discussion of how the diversity of Anime Boston itself has increased over the years. More than a few attendees reported seeing one–or even zero–fellow black attendees at the 2008 convention; today, ten years later at the 2018 show, there is a Black Nerds Matter panel at which the majority of the audience is black. One fan summed it up beautifully: “Even if you have nothing to say, just show up. Because that way, someone else sees you.”

Black Nerds Matter will be giving another panel on Saturday at 10:30PM entitled Pulling Receipts; it will be held in Workshop 208.

–Mike, AB staff blogger

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Thank you for writing this, and thank you to everyone who hosted the panel - and showed up. It was an amazing experience, and getting to see my gf supported like she was made me weepy.

Looking forward to tonight’s panel!

(I’m the one with the blindingly purple backpack in the photo; she’s the one next to me who was quoted in the blog post).

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I’m in Boston and cold is going to kill me. And this is like just the end of winter? :(

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I live in Boston. Winter is so drawn out. Earlier this season, we were hitting in the -15 range, sometimes lower.

I’m sorry you’re cold, but the weather here right now is downright balmy to me at this point. I went outside yesterday for a long time and just enjoyed the “warm” weather, lol.

“Romanticism is about the attempt to turn the finite into the infinite, whilst recognizing that it can never – and should never – be realized.”

http://www.metamodernism.com/2010/08/09/new-romanticism/

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Friedrich Schlegel on the essence of Early German Romanticism: ‘that it should forever be becoming, and never be perfected’.

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Persephone and the Poppies mixed media piece. Prints and original available on my website: http://lilylionlabyrinth.com/index.php/art/ #persephone #underworld #greekmythology #art #artist #painting #mixedmedia #pagan #paganart #watercolor #danielsmith #micronpen #micron #poppies #poppy #mythology #pomegranate #snake

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MerMay 2017 piece based on selkies. Original and prints available on my website: http://lilylionlabyrinth.com/index.php/art/ #art #painting #pebeo #micronpen #micron #sakuramicron #selkie #seal #popsurrealism #psychedelicart #mermay #mermaychallenge #mermay2017 #celtic #celticmyth #celticlegend #mythology

#celticmyth #mermay2017 #seal #celtic #psychedelicart #pebeo #mythology #micron #mermaychallenge #micronpen #sakuramicron #mermay #selkie #celticlegend #art #painting #popsurrealism

Would You Still Love Me If I Was a Fish? Mixed media piece, self-portrait. Prints available on my website: http://lilylionlabyrinth.com/index.php/art/ #watercolorpainting #watercolor #danielsmith #aquarelle #micronpen #micron #betta #siamesefightingfish #selfportrait #artistsofinstagram

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She Thought That She Was Free. Mixed media painting, mostly watercolors. Prints available on my website: http://lilylionlabyrinth.com/index.php/art/ #art #painting #watercolor #aquarelle #danielsmith #micron #micronpen #desert #boho #bohemian #sunset #sunrise #inspirational #artofinstagram #artistsofinstagram

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Puppy! Making a series of animal fauxdori journals. Coming soon! #fauxdori #midoritravelersnotebook #leathercraft #leather #planner #plannerlove #wolf #planneraddict

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Dear God, why so many drawing pencils? Worst part: I draw with mechanical pencils. *headdesk* #pencil #drawing #artsupplies

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Horror art nouveau because why not. Lamprey inked and ready for color! Going to record it as a speed paint. #sketchbook #lamprey #mermay2017 #mermaychallenge #mermay #indiaink #pentelbrushpen #pentelaquash #waterbrush #artnouveau #horror #wip

#pentelaquash #mermay2017 #wip #pentelbrushpen #horror #lamprey #mermaychallenge #sketchbook #indiaink #artnouveau #waterbrush #mermay

Lamprey concept sketch. #mermaid #mermay #mermay2017 #mermaychallenge #lamprey #sealamprey #wip #sketchbook

#lamprey #sketchbook #sealamprey #mermaid #wip #mermaychallenge #mermay2017 #mermay

Souls of the Elysian Fields abstract painting. Original and prints available on my website: http://lilylionlabyrinth.com/index.php/art/ #abstract #abstractart #art #painting #abstractpainting #fireflies #elysium #elysianmysteries #greek #greekmyth #greekmythology #mythology #underworld #pagan #paganism

#painting #abstractart #art #greek #mythology #fireflies #greekmyth #paganism #greekmythology #underworld #pagan #abstractpainting #elysium #abstract #elysianmysteries

Hand painted abstract necklaces! You can buy them on my website: http://lilylionlabyrinth.com You can also watch a tutorial for making them on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AICHvsmh9UI&t=122s #youtube #tutorial #arttutorial #pebeo #painting #abstract #abstractart #necklace #jewelry #wearableart #pendant

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Mixed media painting based on Florence + The Machine's song "Cosmic Love". Prints available on my website: http://lilylionlabyrinth.com/index.php/art/ #cosmiclove #f+tm #florenceandthemachine #florence+themachine #florencewelch #watercolor #space #galaxy #art #artist #artoninstagram #painting #drawing #mixedmedia #coloredpencil #prismacolor #danielsmith #micron #micronpen #heartbeat

Painting a pot for my new coleus baby! Protip: even liquitex beads up on these pots :( #pot #coleus #terracotta #art

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