Welcome to the 8th volume of
Spreading the dA Love
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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Showcasing Gorgeous Artwork
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A showcase of art that has simply left me speechless from all genres, from digital/traditional, artisan, emoticons, fractals, etc.
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Showcasing Wonderful Photography
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A showcase of photographs that have left me in awe from all genres, from nature, macro, fashion, conceptual, abstract, etc.
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Showcasing Lovely Literature
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A showcase of literature that has motivated & moved me from all genres, from prose, poetry, flash fiction, short stores, etc.
FracturedWish, wish, wishing
Do not forget
the living truth
as it speaks to you
Fate
Straying eyes
finding their way
back no matter where
they follow
Blinded to everything
else in the light
Endless, eternity, aronion
Breaking emotions
beneath my heaving chest,
weaving lust, love and
lovely lust and the instinct
that this is the path.
I am fixated
on the words
that you said
where a french kiss
should be like a dance
and I'm just trying
to behave.
Love Songs to the MoonHe's lonely, just another dreamer-boy with his head in the clouds.
For a boy who would never be loved, he had so much love in him.
She runs her tongue along her teeth. Are you afraid of dragons? she asks.
I imagine her with scales and wings, breathing fire. I tell her no, I'm a knight in shining armour.
Oh, she says with mock seriousness, you're fearless then.
I'm afraid, I say softly, I'm afraid of falling.
She leans in close. I feel her breath on my lips as she whispers, What about falling in love?
I forget how to breathe. The world starts to spin and I close my eyes.
Then she kisses me full on the mouth and my spine turns to feathers. I feel hollow, weak, like I just might blow away in the wind with this fairytale reaching across my tongue. I feel her lips against mine; my heart starts to beat too fast and I feel a tingling sensation across my chest. I think my lungs are going to catch fire.
He likes to run the broken sidewalk and sing love songs to the moon. He doesn't ne
barely even thereThe first time we met I barely noticed you - it wasn't love at first sight, or any of that other fairy-tale fiction. You were just another boy, stuck in the awkward phase between child and man, waiting for some girl to come along and pull you headlong into adulthood. We didn't even speak - not proper conversation - until that day in late July when I tripped over nothing and spilled the contents of my bag onto the pavement, right at your feet. It was almost as if you'd been waiting there for the opportunity. I blushed; you smiled, and later you bought me coffee from a cosy café on the high-street.
By autumn we were married; it's funny how a season can pass you by without even a postcard, or how it can linger like the last leaves clutch tightly, desperately at skeleton branches. I watched them falling, spiralling to earth like snowflakes from Winter's stormy skies. We were happy though, and I thought that was all that mattered.
I should have known it couldn't last.
I noti
Facets1. He pulled a thick novel out and balanced it on his palm before fishing a pair of reading glasses from the mess on his desk. The surprise must have shown on her face, for he directed a quip at her.
"I'm farsighted."
2. She yanked the controller out of his hands before he could lost a third consecutive boss battle and promptly died before being sent back to the loading screen.
3. She pulled out several CD's from the shelf.
"I didn't know many people in my age bracket enjoyed Celtic music so much."
4. They had planned to have a few rounds at the bowling alley to alleviate the boredom of small town life, but found their plans thwarted upon seeing the sheer number of people inside. It was just their luck that they chose the one weekend when a tournament was being held.
5. She made a sharp turn into an abandoned parking lot and slammed the brakes. "Give me thaaat!" and snatched the GPS from his hands, studying the digital map.
"Idiot. You've still got us set in the same town w
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Showcasing Fun Groups
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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.
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r0se-designs and I'm the one who issues the Pixcellent Artists News Article every Week. That was my initiative to open this group. I gathered many excellent works from excellent artists, so i decided to open a group where all this wonderful art could be put on display. #
PixcellentArtists is a newly created group that aims to gather the
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Suggested DDs
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A selection of DDs I have suggested this month and any that have been accepted.
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Awarded DD on: 11-4-2011
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Here I will interview an inspirational deviant I have picked or one suggested to me.
Jade, but I'm most commonly called Mzzy!
• The story behind your username? •
I'm Asian so when I was young, I thought I was super cool by taking Miss Asian and changing some of the letter Ss to Zs and then changing all of it to Mzzazn. lol.
• Tell us about yourself: •
I'm a girl whose life revolves around food, watching youtube videos, listening to a wide range of music, day dreaming, being perverted and a huge weirdo who doesn't care what others think of her.
• How did you discover deviantART? •
I used to go on a website called Neopets.com and I was just browsing for fanart of the creatures and found it here!
Eating ramen daily without getting sick, being able to stay on the internet for long periods of time, drawing chibis and coloring with Copic markers.
• Your Personal Favorite(s) From Your Gallery: •
• Favorite Inspirational Deviant: •
• Where do you draw your inspiration from? •
I haven't been able to draw for myself for a very long time ago, but I get them from my emotions when I draw for myself.
is when I was in my strongest phase in my life and it shows the most emotion out of all my pieces. Same with the poem I posted above.
• How do you strive to further improve your work? •
I do many collabs with others to work on my coloring skills. Different line arts from simple to complex force me to have a better understanding of how my copic markers work (how fast they blend, dry, etc).
• Do you have any advice to fellow aspiring artists? •
Don't make art to impress others, make art to impress yourself. When you feel like giving up- do something else that lets your mind be free of stress. You can read a book, take a walk or even a vacation and inspiration will hit when it is meant to. Always feel open to suggestions and critiques. Sometimes they hurt, but the truth always hurts, and it's up to you if you want to learn from it or build a wall up.
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Thank you for taking the time to read this article! 
Please make sure to 
the article to help spread the DA love 
If you have any art/groups you would like me to showcase or a deviant you would like to be interviewed, please 
note me. Or, leave a comment with your suggestions in this journal, Suggestions for Interviews & Spotlight Artist. Thank you!
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