Alice Meichi Li [李美姿] ([info]himemiya) wrote,
@ 2008-01-21 23:10:00
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London Calling
I've been a Sandman fan since I was 11, and always thought Daniel should have gotten more love since he's the actual Dream now.


Death & Dream

I designed their clothing to pay homage to little revelatory symbols about their characters.. Such as how the "Death" card in the Vertigo Tarot was holding a blue rose, and Daniel was often pictured with poppies (symbolic of dreams for its narcotic nature). This also obviously includes the ankh sigils, Daniel's emerald (as opposed to Morpheus' ruby), and the ruby sleeve design I always loved from his original costume. Toss in a dash of Visual Kei/Gothic Lolita (especially because I love those cute little EGL tophats) inspiration, and here we are. I've got tons of love for the classic 80's punk look, but I figure they'd want to update their wardrobes a bit since then.

Set in London because the Death film will be, and I always loved the view of the Houses of Parliament across the Thames.


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[info]belladonnastrap
2008-01-22 04:17 am UTC (link)
ALICE I NEED A PRINT OF THIS NOW.

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[info]himemiya
2008-01-22 04:23 am UTC (link)
XD DO YOU WANT A LARGE POSTER SIZE (13x19-ish) OR A SMALL SIZE (8.5x11-ish)?

I'll send you a PayPal invoice. (I can't officially put this up for sale on my site since they're not my characters and all...)

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[info]himemiya
2008-01-22 04:24 am UTC (link)
Oh and -- E-mail address of your PayPal and mailing address? (I'll screen the info when you respond)

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[info]aaronace
2008-01-22 04:42 am UTC (link)
Love it. Great work.

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[info]himemiya
2008-01-22 05:09 am UTC (link)
Thanks muchly. :)

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[info]charmingdetails
2008-01-22 07:00 am UTC (link)
Gorgeous!!

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[info]xochitl
2008-01-22 01:51 pm UTC (link)
That is gorgeous!!

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[info]archeon
2008-01-22 02:26 pm UTC (link)
fantastic, and I love the thought put into it with all the details you've mentioned.

great work Alice!

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[info]himemiya
2008-01-22 10:12 pm UTC (link)
Glad to hear it from a Sandman fan! :) I'm really big on symbolism and details.. Yay. Thanks. :)

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[info]_yasashii
2008-01-22 04:45 pm UTC (link)
I'm so glad to finally see it!! :D Really beautiful..I love the feeling of motion that it has. omg, I need to finish this series sometime...

And I'm a big fan of those cute tophats too! So cute!

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[info]himemiya
2008-01-22 10:11 pm UTC (link)
Yay!!! I'm glad you like it. :)

And I totally want one, but have no idea when I'll ever be able to wear it..

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[info]e_apollo
2008-01-22 09:42 pm UTC (link)
Probably one of my favorites from you in recent times.

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[info]himemiya
2008-01-22 10:03 pm UTC (link)
Huzzah. :) So other than the subject matter, what do you like about it out of curiosity? XD

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[info]taichotoki
2008-01-23 01:52 pm UTC (link)
woah~! Lily never told me what a fantastic artist you were! wonderful~!

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[info]himemiya
2008-01-23 05:37 pm UTC (link)
You're so sweet, thanks. :) Who would have thought that beneath an Eminem-rapping exterior? XD

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[info]yuenmei
2008-04-02 06:14 am UTC (link)
Gorgeous! I have a lot of your work hanging around my dorm room and I'd really love to add this one... but it's not in your store! Will it be added?

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[info]himemiya
2008-04-03 07:42 pm UTC (link)
I'm really happy to hear that.. :) It won't be available on my site because I have a few friends at DC and I don't want to cause any drama by copyright infringement... But I can sell it on a case-by-case basis, and at conventions. Just e-mail me at alice.meichi@gmail.com with:

1) The size you want (small or large)
2) Your Paypal E-mail address
3) Your shipping address

And I can get one to you as soon as possible. :)

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