Hope
Artist | Hobbyist | Digital Art

United States

I am a graphic designer graduating from the University of Montevallo in May 2012. I plan to pursue an MFA in visual communication at Texas A&M University Commerce upon graduation.

In my spare time, I like to draw fanart. I have dedicated almost all of my internet time and life to Fullmetal Alchemist and Edward x Alphonse/elricest. FMA changed my life and I'll fight for the two brothers and the love they share. In addition to FMA, I'm heavily into Hetalia (Norway x Iceland), Death Note, Kuroshitsuji, and Code Geass. I also like NANA, Blue Exorcist, Naruto, D. Gray-Man, anything Yuu Watase and any yaoi by Fusanosuke Inariya.

I am a proud otaku and cosplayer. So far I've done Edward Elric (for the last 6 years...), Winry Rockbell (retired), Misa Misa (retired), Norway, and Ciel Phantomhive (black formal), Ciel in Wonderland, Shion (No. 6), and Viking Norway. My next piece will hopefully be Shiemi Moriyama in her school uniform.

Academically, I study yaoi and the Western perceived non-normative sex practices of rape and child pornography found in yaoi. My paper, "The Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography in Yaoi" will be published by the NCUR proceedings with UNC Ashville and was presented at the 2011 National Conference for Undergraduate Research at Ithaca, NY. My newest paper, "Forbidden Love and Violent Desire: Themes in the WWII Yaoi Manga of Fusanosuke Inariya," will be presented at NCUR 2012 in Ogden, UT and at the Popular Culture Association (PCA) Conference 2012 in Boston, MA.

Current Residence: University of Montevallo, Alabama
Favourite genre of music: Jrock, anime, goth, punk
Favourite style of art: impressionist, de stijl, bauhaus, international modern, contemporary
Operating System: Mac OSX.5
MP3 player of choice: iTouch first gen
Wallpaper of choice: grey~
Favourite cartoon character: Edward Elric
Personal Quote: "love is love, no matter what form it takes"

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