Me and My Fascination

OICnailsMe and My Fascination, 2024Fandom: nail polishNail artVariable dimensionsCollection of the artist Rating: General AudiencesTags: (None provided)Creator\u27s notes: I wanted to show how fans selectively draw, and then embellish, upon what is presented by a creator. Picking details that may have been intended to stand out, but also what caught my particular eye

If I Ever Fall in Fandom

OICnails If I Ever Fall in Fandom, 2024Fandom: nail polishNail artVariable dimensions Collection of the artist Rating: General Audiences Tags: (None provided) Creator\u27s notes: I think when you\u27re really engaged with something you love it\u27s like taking little pockets of joy with you out into what can be an otherwise harsh or dull world. In the middle of a repetitive task or a moment of frustration, I can look down at my silly sparkly nails and smile

Definitely I See

OICnails Definitely I See, 2024 Fandom: nail polish Nail art Variable dimensions Collection of the artist Rating: General Audiences Tags: (None provided) Creator\u27s notes: I loved that the inspiration piece uses the same model in contrasting poses much the way the same content can be interpreted not only in different, but often in opposing, ways. So I chose this optical illusion design where the shades flip and turn into each other

I Don\u27t Know You Period

OICnails I Don\u27t Know You Period, 2024 Fandom: nail polish Nail art Variable dimensions Collection of the artist Rating: General Audiences Tags: (None provided) Creator\u27s notes: I have a lot of thoughts on this subject and many of them are concerns. Parasocial relationships CAN be a lot of fun, but you have to have an iron grip on your reality toggle or you\u27re just a stalker. And I can\u27t imagine how much harder it is now that your creator of choice isn\u27t just on stage or screen, but could be replying directly to you in a livestream. I have to assume it\u27s even hard on creators to make themselves as accessible as possible while maintaining healthy emotional boundaries. So I chose to represent this unease and the inspiration piece by doing, what I\u27m calling, an upsetting French manicure. At first it might give you some of the same feelings as a French, but it definitely ain\u27t right