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eirasummersart · 3 months
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hello :D i come with asks from different ask games that you reblogged hehe always late sowwy. these are for you! i'll send some for your oc's in 2 other asks (sowwy x2 for the spam). || valentines day: preference, blush || weirdly specific artist ask game: 3, 4, 14, 28 and 30
Hello, An! Thanks for the asks! I'll get to answering the others after this one! Now let's go for these answering as myself hahah
I'll add the links before the answers related to it start, since they're from 2 different ones!
Valentine's days ask.
preference: sexuality? what’s your ‘type’? Well, for the people who don't know yet, I'm aroace hahah I've always just been ??? about irl romance xD As for my type, can't say about irl preferences, since see above. But my types in media are usually kind/nice in some way (gap moe works well with me in this sense, with cold/grumpy who is actually sweet. But also just plain old kind and sweet). And also prince/ss-ish elegant and pretty I also like. But I feel like my type is all over the place sometimes hahah Ah, and I don't really care about their gender tbh.
blush: what could someone do this valentine’s to make you feel special?
Eh, not sure. I never did anything for Valentine's Day in a romantic context. I guess showing their appreciation and having a sweet gesture towards me would be enough? Just knowing they care and view me in a special way. I don't need anything fancy, really ahah I'm a simple person(?) (in this sense XD)
These two are strangely much more embarrassing to talk about than the earlier ask saklfhsakl
Weirdly Specific Artist Ask Game.
What ideas come from when you were little
Not sure if it means past projects that survived to this day, or just general motifs/parts of my artstyle that have made it to my present. If it's about past projects… none really, all my past OCs and stories have died some way or another 😔 My oldest OC right now, Diana, I plan to use in my new project as a supporting character, so maybe her! As for my style and such, I think the "I wanna draw pretty girls, with pretty hair and pretty outfits" of my childhood never left hahah Those are still my fav, and easiest, thing to draw~
4. Fav character/subject that’s a bitch to draw Well, there's a few like this? Idk, Ruggie and Sebek fall in this category for sure 🤔 Malleus too. And then, some of my other favs that are "manlier" from other media as well, like Xander from FE:Fates. I can't think of more like that rn, but I am working hard(?) to be able to draw muscles and manly so I can have the best of both worlds 💪😔 hahah
14. Any favorite motifs This is a bit broad for drawing 🤔 But I'd say some stuff for mine would be: pastel/soft colours, really blended shadding borders, flowy fabric with lots of details, frills, etc. and cute things. Also, I love drawing blushes, so adorable!
28. Any art events you have participated in the past (like zines)
No zines, but I've joined oc x canon week and a couple Twisted Wonderland October events in the past (not the same both times so asklhfaslk). I also participated in a fem!twst collab in the past! And I'm active right now in the twst-charity project, does this count here?
What piece of yours do you think is underrated
TBH, any full rendered art that takes me a few days or even weeks. Those usually are the one with less interactions/appreciation 😭 (Still sad about my Epel Harveston drawing XD. Or how my van Zieks polished art got less interactions than the Susato one, which was doodle-ish with colour 😭) I mean, they're not perfect, but I put so much effort in those arts 😔 Forever sad about this topic.
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That's all for these! I hope it was midly entertaining at least hahaha Thanks again for the ask <3
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messedupessy · 5 years
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TWO GAY AGENTS AND THEIR KILLER ROBOT HERE TO OUTGAY YOU ALL (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)❤
Finally after a whole month prolly more I finally finished this ahhhhhhhhhhgrekjgnkegekjgkjegkjeekjgkje xD this took way longer than I had planned, but well life happens and sometimes it just takes way longer than you have planned, and I for one regret nothing because look at this it looks so flipping good rgekjgekjgkje
This whole pic happened just because I over a month ago saw a pic of Sonic wearing a dress, and was all hey let’s put Shadow in a dress for a warm up sometime, which I did, but then I decided to give Shadow a gun, and was also like hey let’s add Rouge too and she can be in a suit because women in suits! And then it was just a downfall from there as I then wen hey let’s try to do some proper frikking lineart for once xD
And I am seriously so proud, I haven’t done such a proper lineart for ages, and it turned out mostly good, like yes many of the lines are hella uneven, shaky, and messy, but idgaf it looks good especially for been me! And I learn allot on how to do them better so I now know when next time I decide to do it, and I am so happy with how they look, that dress is perf on Shadow like srs, and them shoes were hell to draw but fits him so well, don’t even mention the gun bc ugh guns are horrible to draw af man, which is why I pretty much just traced an image bc no way would I be able to draw a gun from scratch xD and Rouge gods look at her, finally got her head to look decent mostly, it’s still a bit wonky but better than last time, some of her colours could had ended up way better but I just was feeling so done with this pic when I got to her but she still turned out good, and Omega I just traced too or tried to at least bc I can’t draw robots xD I kinda wanted to make a proper background but like it would take like even longer if I did so greyish background it is ye, but still so srs proud of this pic gekjgnjkgkjegrkj
And I got like a whole story idea for this whole pic which, if anyone is interested, is free to take and write as I will never get around to write a proper fic about this  grnjkegkje xD story under the cut ye
ALSO DON’T TAG AS SHIP THEY JUST BROS DOING BRO THINGS, LIKE SNEAKING INTO FANCY PARTIES TO STEAL SHEIT 
Ok so the story behind this pic is this:
Team Dark has gotten a mission to infiltrate a party, as they like need to go in there and steal something of big importance.
In the plan they have so will Shadow and Rouge get into the building as guests, Omega forced to stay on stand by nearby as firstly he is a killer robot and these kinds of missions aren’t really his thing, but best to have him nearby in case they need him.
And for the party Shadow and Rouge of course got to get a pair of fancy outfits so they can blend in proper, so it’s when the both of them are at Rouge’s apartment, bunch of her clothes tossed all over the place as she is searching for things for them both to wear, Shadow catches sight of this red dress and instantly goes that one, I want to wear that one.
Maybe he have always had like wanted to wear dresses back on the ark, maybe Maria dressed him up back in the day and he enjoyed it and felt good about himself while been dressed up, maybe he and Maria was then busted by someone who told him he wasn’t allowed to wear them bc he a guy something like that bc hey flashbacks is his thing, but anyway he still really want to wear said dress. 
Which surprises Rouge at first and makes her a little confused, but she quickly gets over it and deciding not to question it because what is there to question really fuck gender norms, so she instantly is all yes you would look stunning in that! Wait let me get some accessories and so on, and she just gets really into dressing Shadow up all properly, putting on his make up and so on, making him try out different things etc.
He protests a little bit at first when she gets all handsy with make up and so on as he didn’t even think that he would wear any, like wearing skirts and dresses was completely fine but make up he was hesitant, but he eventually ends up really enjoys getting all pampered like this and in the end feel really good about himself, he looks really good and he feels good.
Rouge in turn decides to dress up in a suit instead of a dress which she was planning on originally, saying something like how she can’t steal the spotlight from Shadow after all etc. 
And then later the scene of the actual pic happens, Shadow and Rouge having sneaked away from the party to find the thing they need to steal, Shadow ready with his shotgun he hid somewhere on his person, while Rouge is talking with Omega through a headpiece while holding Shadow’s arm so he don’t rush off by himself.
And then I dunno what happens next, perhaps they find the thing they were after maybe they didn’t, but anyway Shadow ends up deciding afterwards he wants some dresses and skirts of his own to wear whenever he so pleases and Rouge ofc helps him out ye, and then like stuff happens maybe some sonadow happens who knows yeah 
But yeah that’s the story idea I got man, I really like it but like I said won’t write it properly, so it’s up for the takes ye xD though if any of you do want to take this story and write it properly, then all I ask for is that you tell me, link me when it’s done etc, if Amy appears don’t make her into a little binch she deserves better and that you don’t make it shad*ouge nothing against the ship I’m ok with it but the pic and the story got nothing with said ship, as I just overall prefer them to be best friends ye, also shadow is gay and pissed in hot topic
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idevon · 6 years
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Happy New Year, Shad!!!
How NOT to date your soulmate (a 6 step instruction manual) - by Lance McClain
1. Refuse to acknowledge their soulmark when you recognise it
“Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s this one. Doesn’t look that bad from here.” Lance took in the door before him with a sceptical expression. “I hope it’s not a giant wreck on the inside. I heard these rooms can be a real terror sometimes.”
He turns to Hunk, who is examining the practically useless map, printed on low ink with entire hallways missing.
“I think I’m not far off.” Hunk squinted at the map. Turning it upside down, he quirked his head to one side. “Either that or I’m really far off.”
Lance let go of his suitcase and leaned dramatically against the wall. Grabbing the handle for balance, he swung one leg behind him.
“They may take you away from me,” his grandiose tone rang out in the empty hall and he closed his eyes, balling his hand into a fist for added effect. “but they can never extinguish the flames of our love that blossoms as bea-”
“He’s just across the hall, drama queen.”
Lance froze mid-speech to look at the intruding stranger. His initial startling thought vanished as he took in the offending creature leaning in to look at Hunk’s map. The dark-clad boy pointed at something on the paper, drawing Lance’s eyes from his horrendous outfit to the arguably worse fingerless gloves.
“That’s not a D, it’s half of a B, so this right here is your door. Right across from your friend… And me.” He seemed to be looking everywhere but Lance, while Lance found his eyes glued to the boy, taking in every detail from the slightly outdated hairdo to the impossibly purple eyes.
"Thanks, man.” Hunk nodded, and folded up the map. “I would’ve gone in circles without you. I’m Hunk, by the way, and this is Lance. Freshmen, aerospace engineering.”
The boy shoved his hands into his pockets, shrugging it off.
“No problem, man.” He finally turned to the uncharacteristically quiet Lance. “I’m Keith, first year pilot. I guess I’m your s- roommate.” He quickly straightened to cover for his slip up, but lucky for him, neither of his new neighbours seemed to notice.
Lance arranged his limbs into a normal position slowly, unlike his brain which panicked at an honestly impressive speed.
His voice was almost a squeak as he forced out:
“Yeah. Roommates. Greaaaat.”
/…/
2. Make them your rival - soulmates dig rivals
“No, I have the harder classes, okay? Aaand my professors are total jerks! You should see this Iversen dude. Total. Jerkface.” The tip of Lance’s pencil snapped as he ran it into his notebook as if it were Iverson himself.
Keith glanced at his lanky roommate, spread across the bed with his homework all around. He’s tossed him a sharpener with a scoff.
“I’m in Iverson’s class too, you dimwit. We sit together.” He noticed Lance making a face at the insult. “And I didn’t say my classes are harder, I said you can’t compare apples and oranges. I’ve got a lot more practical classes as a pilot.”
He frowned at his own papers, not mentioning that when it came to theory, Lance did have a better understanding.
“Aha!” Lance pointed the sharpened pencil at Keith. “So you’re saying I wouldn’t be as good of a pilot as you are, huh, hotshot?”
Keith took a steading breath, trying to get back to his assigned work for what seemed to be the hundredth time that day.
“No.” He started slowly, but he was never a patient person. “What I’m saying is maybe you’d catch up if you shut up and actually worked!”
He stared Lance down, the flare of anger starting to make place for the thought that maybe he overdid it this time.
Until Lance shucked the sharpener straight at his head, jumped off the bed and tore down the hall.
Keith sat immobile for a second before bolting straight after the fading screams.
“Worth iiiiit!”
/…/
3. Unwittingly pull them into your group of friends (but pretend it didn’t happen)
“Why don’t you get Keith to help you out with that, dude? I’m kind of in the middle of something.”
That much was evident even to Lance, as Hunk’s eyes stayed glued to the machine on his desk.
“What? Na-uh, this isn’t something Keith would understand.” Lance made himself at home in Hunk’s bed. “I need a real friend to help me out, not make fun of me.“
Hunk paused his work and turned around in his swivel chair to give his friend a disapproving look.
“Keith wouldn’t make fun of you, Lance. He’s not like that, he’s just a bit-” he wiggled his fingers in the air for emphasis “-emotionally constipated sometimes. But he’s your friend. And all of ours now as well. He cares about you.”
Lance rolled his eyes, crossing his arms over his chest. “As if. Keith ‘Lone wolf’ Kogane.”
Hunk shook his head lightly, getting back to his work.
“Not for a while now, Lance. And mostly thanks to you.” He leaned in to closer examine a couple of wires, thinking out loud. “I guess soulmates do bring out the best in each other.” He smiled at the blinking lights in front of him.
Lance shot up on the bed, eyes wide.
“What? What do you mean soulmate?”
“Lance.” Hunk shot him a look. “I was there when you two met. I heard the damn line you’ve been nagging on about 4 years. ‘He’s just across the hall, drama queen.’ It was almost as exciting as when I met Shay.
Lance folded his shoulders in, sagging against the wall.
“I was hoping you wouldn’t catch that. Keith sure as hell didn’t seem to.” He rolled up the hem of his jeans and rubbed at the inked words on his ankle. He pursed his lips into a pout. “Why him?”
They let the silence stretch for a while before Hunk said: “You two are good for each other. Just give it some time.” He reached over and squeezed Lance’s shoulder.
Sensing his friend needed some time to think and a distraction, he let his lips turn into a grin. “Wanna see what I’m working on for Shay?”
Lance felt the corners of his mouth quirking up as well, picking up on Hunk’s enthusiasm. “What?”
“It’s a communication device. I made a pair. The LEDs blink a message in Morse code from me to her, or otherwise.”
“Hunk it’s the 21st century… Just text!”
/…/
4. Always be there for them (but tell yourself you’re not best friends)
Lance was telling himself that he didn’t miss Keith while back home for Christmas and that speeding up his pace as he neared the room was most definitely just a coincidence. Still, he couldn’t fight the grin as he practically knocked down the door to get in.
“Keith! My man!” His smile faltered as he took the sight of his roommate in.
“Keith?” He approached more cautiously. “Everything okay, man?”
Keith’s clipped “Yea” and the tension in his shoulders were far from reassuring.
“Are you alright? Did something happen?” Lance closed in on Keith trying to catch his gaze, was trained firmly on his fidgeting hands.
“Nope.” Another brief response.
“Did someone get hurt? Is Shiro okay?”
Lance sat down next to Keith, abandoning his bags in the middle of the floor.
Keith let out a loud breath, closing his eyes for a second.  
“Yeah, he’s great. Better than ever actually.”
Lance waited patiently, thinking it better not to push more.
“He brought back his soulmate.” Keith’s eyes fluttered briefly to Lance, who kept his face carefully neutral.
“She’s perfect in every way. Perfect for him.” His voice broke.
Another brief stretch of silence later, he finished.
“And she hates me.”
/…/
5. Scream about your feelings, then make out - 100% success rate
“So why didn’t you say something if you knew?!”
Lance knew Keith long enough to recognise the hurt behind his loud words, but his own pain stopped him from calming down. Instead, it only fuelled anger in response, and he let his own voice rise in volume.
“Why didn’t you?! There’s two soulmates in a pair, if I recall properly!” He got in Keith face.
Keith faltered for a second.
“Well, I-”. He backed down a bit of red stain in his cheeks. “I didn’t know how to bring it up, okay? I’m not the best at feelings, if you haven’t noticed.” He crossed his arms over his chest and awkwardly shrugged. “You remember how long it took me to talk to Allura and sort everything out.” He looked to the side almost mumbling. “And that was mostly thanks to you…”
“Keith…”
Lance closed the distance once again, with different intent this time. He appeared to change his mind inches away from Keith’s face and instead spoke again, but maintained the closeness.
“I’m sorry. I should have said something. I knew it right away. I was just scared. Because you never said anything, I thought you didn’t like having me as your soulmate.”
Keith went completely red, but nonetheless, staring at Lance with determination, he said,
“I’d be an idiot not to want you.”
/…/
A nagging thought had pulled Lance out of bed earlier than usual, and morning light found him scribbling away in his diary with a soft smile glued to his face. He felt warm with the realization that his life had become even better than his dreams. As he laid out the words on the page, he recounted the memories.
As he wrote out number 6, he heard stirring behind him.
“Lance…” Keith pried apart his eyelids. “Come back to bed, I’m freezing.”
Lance smiled, dotting his last words and closing the diary.
“Coming, babe.”
6. Don’t. Ever. Let him go.
                              I had so much fun writing this for @voltron-ss, I hope you enjoy it just as much, @shadowqueen24! Happy New Year!
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scotwresnet · 4 years
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Firstly I’d just like to take this opportunity to remember both Shad Gaspard and Hana Kimura. Both taken tragically early from us. My thoughts go out to all those who are grieving their loss at this sad time and I’d like to dedicate this article to both of them.
I’d also just like to start this edition of SWN Behind the Art by saying that when I initially started doing this series I had no real idea about what direction I was heading in. It probably showed and probably still does but I think I finally now know what I am aiming to do. I feel that within the last couple of editions you can see huge improvements and my aim is to keep getting better. What I’m trying to show you with these articles is wrestling from a different perspective. Whether it’s interviewing wrestlers and letting them show another side to themselves that you wouldn’t normally see whilst watching them in the ring or just getting a fans perspective of what turns you on and excites you in the wrestling world, I hope this section of the Scottish Wrestling Network website is just as welcome an addition to your consumption of pro wrestling content as all the rest. What I’m really trying to say is thank you for reading my articles and I hope they are providing you with some sort of entertainment and maybe some inspiration in your own life. Thank you.
But that’s enough from me… let’s move on to the main event…
I can’t tell you just how much of a pleasure it was speaking to this wonderful woman. I talked to her over a period of time and a couple of the final questions in this interview were only answered recently with recent events sadly in mind. I admire and thank Aivil for the strength of feeling with which she expresses herself and highly admire her sentiments. Thank you Aivil.
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She’s an artist inside the ring and loves to create outside of it too. I’m so lucky and thrilled to be able to bring you a very special interview with former and, no doubt in my mind, future ICW Women’s Champion Aivil.
I won’t ask you to introduce yourself Aivil because those who don’t know who you are by now should be ashamed of themselves and should go right out and research you work right away. But can you give us a brief biography of where you come from and about how you came to be residing in Scotland.
Hi everyone, thank you for your kind words, but in reality I’m not that special. Just a regular freaky monster 🙂
I was born in Italy and lived there the majority of my life. I moved to Scotland in 2016 for working reasons and with the dream of continuing my wrestling training with some of the very best wrestlers in Europe.
Great. Thank you. Now, Italy has such a rich and illustrious art history doesn’t it? Art must rub of on just about everyone there. I understand you like to draw. What kind of things do you like to draw?
I’ve always been a very creative person. My imagination always runs wild and literally everything (a song, an object, a colour, a person etc) can turn into the most unexpected source of inspiration for me. I like to let my instinct and emotions drive me through everything I do, so my drawings vary a lot.
I love to draw comics and fantasy characters, cyborgs and monsters, but I also like to do portraits, to draw flowers, fashion outfits and there was a time I was also into tattoos sketches.
Nice. Do you have any particular favourite artists? And what about them or their work inspires you?
I love Paolo Barbieri’s art, his elegant trait, the colours, the curves and his ability to improvise on everything. If you guys have never heard of him, go check his art out. It’s stunning! And he’s Italian like me!
To be honest with you, there are so many contemporary artists I love, just to mention a few of them: Kiyo Kyujyo, Luis Royo, Victoria Francés, Xiao Fan Chuan… like I could spend the whole day mentioning artists as I read so many manga and illustrated comics too that it is easy to come up with names. Referring to more classic art, I’ve always loved the colours and the technique of the Impressionists and the perfect proportions and details of the Neoclassicism.
I’d like to touch on your love of manga and comics later on if that’s ok because I understand you like to write also but first I’d like to ask you about your in ring persona. Wrestling is a major art form in itself. It requires a lot of skills that wouldn’t be out of place in say dance or ballet as well as contact sports and it incorporates all the theatricality of acting also. With that being said you include an extra special aspect to your character don’t you? Tell us about your face paint. When and how did that all begin? Has it become a ritual in your performance? And where do you get the inspiration from?
There was never a day I wrestled without my face paint on. For me it’s like wearing a mask that allows me to kick my shyness away for awhile and create that relationship with the crowd that’s so essential in what we do. We are athletes and also storytellers. If we don’t engage with the crowd we’re partially failing as wrestlers. Even though I look very confident from the outside, I have many insecurities. The face paint is a brilliant method, at least for me, to cope with insecurity and let my spirit free.
My inspiration might come from everything around me. Of course, being a clown and a demon priestess, my main inspirations are fellow freaks and Gothic creatures. Paxxo and I, back in the days, took part in a project called Painted for War, where we asked our friends and fans to help us find a character to inspire our next wrestling make up. I think my favourite one to do was Scar, from the Lion King.
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You mentioned clown and demon priestess there. Just how did Jokey and Aivil come about?
Both Aivil and Jokey are fragments of my personality. Of course I took inspiration from books, movies and fantasy characters to create my outfits and build up the gimmicks, but they are part of who I already am. That’s why I feel comfortable showing their colours in the ring. It’s a matter of finding yourself along the journey and not being afraid to show it to the world. Your light, your darkness, your clumsiness, your grace, your faults and your strength points. This is also why it’s important for everybody to remember one thing: beyond the character and the masks we are all human beings, just like you. We might be your superheroes or the best villains on the planet, but we are also people. Words affect us the same way they do with you. Please allow me to use this platform to spread a message of love and support. We, the wrestlers, always try to be at our best for our fans, no matter how difficult our life may be. We perform to deliver you joy, emotions and memories. You are allowed to have an opinion, to like us or not. But remember, you can express your thoughts and be respectful at the same time. We are trying our best. Be kind. Don’t wait till it’s too late to show affection and love. And this last statement goes for everyone.
I couldn’t agree with you more and feel free to express anything you want to say here. That’s no problem at all. You said that you like to read manga and comic books, and like to draw fantasy characters. Are you into writing about them also? You like to write don’t you? What does the act of writing give you?
I do love writing. I am currently working on a book to be honest. I started this project years ago, when I was a teenager. It all began as a way to escape from a reality I wasn’t fitting in. Many things happened since that day and then I left the project aside, for lack of time and inspiration. I wasn’t ready to finish the story, to close that chapter of my life. Recently, during the quarantine, I gathered some courage and I started to go through everything I wrote again and again. It needed some sort of editing, as I have changed through the years and so did my writing and my thoughts about life.
I also write short stories and I find very useful to take notes on my feelings or special life circumstances. As I previously mentioned, when I was around 18 years old I fell in a very dark place. I suffered a lot and it was hard to just think about waking up and be ready to live another day of my life. Writing, among other activities like singing and drawing, helped me be brave and strong enough when all I wanted was to lie on the floor and close my eyes for good. It hurts talking about this, but I am glad you are allowing me to share my experience and my love for writing, because maybe I will be able to reach other people who are suffering the same way and somehow help them. Even just by letting them know they are not alone and there is someone who can understand how they feel.
How important do you think art and self expression is to mental well-being?
Art in general is a beautiful way to express your feelings and get rid of all the negativity that piles up in your brain and in your heart.
It could be any form of art. The simple act of expressing yourself freely will let you feel softer and happier, trust me. Don’t be scared of showing your colours to the world. There is nothing wrong in art.
Sometimes we have to carry heavy burdens, you know. And it gets harder and harder. If you keep everything inside, you will eventually explode. I did. Multiple times.
So whenever you feel the fire burning inside your head and you feel thorns in your heart, let yourself free. Get rid of everything. Of the good and the bad emotions. Turn them into something special and unique. In this way they won’t crush you down. They will lift you up instead, they will empower you and everyone will be able to appreciate you throughout your artistic creations.
The most important thing to do, though, is learning how to love yourself first. And you gotta let people in at some point. Some will hurt you for sure, but that’s the only way the light comes in too. You all have that strength inside of you. Be confident and be brave. You are not alone.
I want to add one last little thing. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing interest in my art and letting me talk about such critical and delicate matters, such as mental health and depression. These are dark times, I hope my words can reach out to a few people in need of help and support them. As my grandma taught me, love is the most powerful medicine in the world.
Thank you. Stay safe and take care of each other.
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What more can I say but thank Aivil profusely for taking the time to talk to me. It was truly an honour.
If you’d like to find out more about Aivil and I highly recommend that you do then you can go to her social media pages here:
Instagram: @twisted_priestess Twitter: @Twisted_Doll_AJ Facebook: Jokey & Aivil
And if you’d like to be featured in SWN Fan Art Corner you can send in your art to:
Instagram: @themaskedembroiderer Twitter: @TEmbroiderer Or email us [email protected] Or use the hashtags #scottishwrestlingart or #scottishwrestlingfanart
Behind The Art #16: Aivil/Jokey
Behind The Art #16: Aivil/Jokey
Behind The Art #16: Aivil/Jokey
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Firstly I’d just like to take this opportunity to remember both Shad Gaspard and Hana Kimura. Both taken tragically early from us. My thoughts go out to all those who are grieving their loss at this sad time and I’d like to dedicate this article to both of them.
I’d also just like to start this edition of SWN Behind the Art by saying that when I initially started doing this series I had no real idea about what direction I was heading in. It probably showed and probably still does but I think I finally now know what I am aiming to do. I feel that within the last couple of editions you can see huge improvements and my aim is to keep getting better. What I’m trying to show you with these articles is wrestling from a different perspective. Whether it’s interviewing wrestlers and letting them show another side to themselves that you wouldn’t normally see whilst watching them in the ring or just getting a fans perspective of what turns you on and excites you in the wrestling world, I hope this section of the Scottish Wrestling Network website is just as welcome an addition to your consumption of pro wrestling content as all the rest. What I’m really trying to say is thank you for reading my articles and I hope they are providing you with some sort of entertainment and maybe some inspiration in your own life. Thank you.
But that’s enough from me… let’s move on to the main event…
I can’t tell you just how much of a pleasure it was speaking to this wonderful woman. I talked to her over a period of time and a couple of the final questions in this interview were only answered recently with recent events sadly in mind. I admire and thank Aivil for the strength of feeling with which she expresses herself and highly admire her sentiments. Thank you Aivil.
Photo credit Sandy Smith Photography
She’s an artist inside the ring and loves to create outside of it too. I’m so lucky and thrilled to be able to bring you a very special interview with former and, no doubt in my mind, future ICW Women’s Champion Aivil.
I won’t ask you to introduce yourself Aivil because those who don’t know who you are by now should be ashamed of themselves and should go right out and research you work right away. But can you give us a brief biography of where you come from and about how you came to be residing in Scotland.
Hi everyone, thank you for your kind words, but in reality I’m not that special. Just a regular freaky monster 🙂
I was born in Italy and lived there the majority of my life. I moved to Scotland in 2016 for working reasons and with the dream of continuing my wrestling training with some of the very best wrestlers in Europe.
Great. Thank you. Now, Italy has such a rich and illustrious art history doesn’t it? Art must rub of on just about everyone there. I understand you like to draw. What kind of things do you like to draw?
I’ve always been a very creative person. My imagination always runs wild and literally everything (a song, an object, a colour, a person etc) can turn into the most unexpected source of inspiration for me. I like to let my instinct and emotions drive me through everything I do, so my drawings vary a lot.
I love to draw comics and fantasy characters, cyborgs and monsters, but I also like to do portraits, to draw flowers, fashion outfits and there was a time I was also into tattoos sketches.
Nice. Do you have any particular favourite artists? And what about them or their work inspires you?
I love Paolo Barbieri’s art, his elegant trait, the colours, the curves and his ability to improvise on everything. If you guys have never heard of him, go check his art out. It’s stunning! And he’s Italian like me!
To be honest with you, there are so many contemporary artists I love, just to mention a few of them: Kiyo Kyujyo, Luis Royo, Victoria Francés, Xiao Fan Chuan… like I could spend the whole day mentioning artists as I read so many manga and illustrated comics too that it is easy to come up with names. Referring to more classic art, I’ve always loved the colours and the technique of the Impressionists and the perfect proportions and details of the Neoclassicism.
I’d like to touch on your love of manga and comics later on if that’s ok because I understand you like to write also but first I’d like to ask you about your in ring persona. Wrestling is a major art form in itself. It requires a lot of skills that wouldn’t be out of place in say dance or ballet as well as contact sports and it incorporates all the theatricality of acting also. With that being said you include an extra special aspect to your character don’t you? Tell us about your face paint. When and how did that all begin? Has it become a ritual in your performance? And where do you get the inspiration from?
There was never a day I wrestled without my face paint on. For me it’s like wearing a mask that allows me to kick my shyness away for awhile and create that relationship with the crowd that’s so essential in what we do. We are athletes and also storytellers. If we don’t engage with the crowd we’re partially failing as wrestlers. Even though I look very confident from the outside, I have many insecurities. The face paint is a brilliant method, at least for me, to cope with insecurity and let my spirit free.
My inspiration might come from everything around me. Of course, being a clown and a demon priestess, my main inspirations are fellow freaks and Gothic creatures. Paxxo and I, back in the days, took part in a project called Painted for War, where we asked our friends and fans to help us find a character to inspire our next wrestling make up. I think my favourite one to do was Scar, from the Lion King.
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You mentioned clown and demon priestess there. Just how did Jokey and Aivil come about?
Both Aivil and Jokey are fragments of my personality. Of course I took inspiration from books, movies and fantasy characters to create my outfits and build up the gimmicks, but they are part of who I already am. That’s why I feel comfortable showing their colours in the ring. It’s a matter of finding yourself along the journey and not being afraid to show it to the world. Your light, your darkness, your clumsiness, your grace, your faults and your strength points. This is also why it’s important for everybody to remember one thing: beyond the character and the masks we are all human beings, just like you. We might be your superheroes or the best villains on the planet, but we are also people. Words affect us the same way they do with you. Please allow me to use this platform to spread a message of love and support. We, the wrestlers, always try to be at our best for our fans, no matter how difficult our life may be. We perform to deliver you joy, emotions and memories. You are allowed to have an opinion, to like us or not. But remember, you can express your thoughts and be respectful at the same time. We are trying our best. Be kind. Don’t wait till it’s too late to show affection and love. And this last statement goes for everyone.
I couldn’t agree with you more and feel free to express anything you want to say here. That’s no problem at all. You said that you like to read manga and comic books, and like to draw fantasy characters. Are you into writing about them also? You like to write don’t you? What does the act of writing give you?
I do love writing. I am currently working on a book to be honest. I started this project years ago, when I was a teenager. It all began as a way to escape from a reality I wasn’t fitting in. Many things happened since that day and then I left the project aside, for lack of time and inspiration. I wasn’t ready to finish the story, to close that chapter of my life. Recently, during the quarantine, I gathered some courage and I started to go through everything I wrote again and again. It needed some sort of editing, as I have changed through the years and so did my writing and my thoughts about life.
I also write short stories and I find very useful to take notes on my feelings or special life circumstances. As I previously mentioned, when I was around 18 years old I fell in a very dark place. I suffered a lot and it was hard to just think about waking up and be ready to live another day of my life. Writing, among other activities like singing and drawing, helped me be brave and strong enough when all I wanted was to lie on the floor and close my eyes for good. It hurts talking about this, but I am glad you are allowing me to share my experience and my love for writing, because maybe I will be able to reach other people who are suffering the same way and somehow help them. Even just by letting them know they are not alone and there is someone who can understand how they feel.
How important do you think art and self expression is to mental well-being?
Art in general is a beautiful way to express your feelings and get rid of all the negativity that piles up in your brain and in your heart.
It could be any form of art. The simple act of expressing yourself freely will let you feel softer and happier, trust me. Don’t be scared of showing your colours to the world. There is nothing wrong in art.
Sometimes we have to carry heavy burdens, you know. And it gets harder and harder. If you keep everything inside, you will eventually explode. I did. Multiple times.
So whenever you feel the fire burning inside your head and you feel thorns in your heart, let yourself free. Get rid of everything. Of the good and the bad emotions. Turn them into something special and unique. In this way they won’t crush you down. They will lift you up instead, they will empower you and everyone will be able to appreciate you throughout your artistic creations.
The most important thing to do, though, is learning how to love yourself first. And you gotta let people in at some point. Some will hurt you for sure, but that’s the only way the light comes in too. You all have that strength inside of you. Be confident and be brave. You are not alone.
I want to add one last little thing. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing interest in my art and letting me talk about such critical and delicate matters, such as mental health and depression. These are dark times, I hope my words can reach out to a few people in need of help and support them. As my grandma taught me, love is the most powerful medicine in the world.
Thank you. Stay safe and take care of each other.
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What more can I say but thank Aivil profusely for taking the time to talk to me. It was truly an honour.
If you’d like to find out more about Aivil and I highly recommend that you do then you can go to her social media pages here:
Instagram: @twisted_priestess Twitter: @Twisted_Doll_AJ Facebook: Jokey & Aivil
And if you’d like to be featured in SWN Fan Art Corner you can send in your art to:
Instagram: @themaskedembroiderer Twitter: @TEmbroiderer Or email us [email protected] Or use the hashtags #scottishwrestlingart or #scottishwrestlingfanart
Behind The Art #16: Aivil/Jokey
Behind The Art #16: Aivil/Jokey
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