Alexis Johnson

Hand holding postcard of two harpies fighting during a thunderstorm.

Hand holding a letter size print of two harpies fighting in a thunderstorm

Did you know harpies might be a personification of storm winds? On this wet and windy day, I'm excited to announce my recent harpy piece will be featured in @oacmn.bsky.social 's Gods and Monsters exhibit, on October 18th! At ALTR Gallery, 4pm-10pm.

#godsandmonsters

Oooh thanks for the tip!

They look awesome! Who did you do your stickers through? I want to do a selective gold foil sticker but wanna make sure the entire sticker isn't foiled

A pen and ink drawing of a belted kingfisher on a log holding a pretty large fish in her bill. Most of the shading is long line hatching.

#birdtober 4: belted kingfisher!

Hi, I made my recent fishmen for a gallery show with The Snips MPLS. I usually make work to keep, but this is a rare instance where they're ✨️ for sale ✨️

Come see my boys in person in two weeks!

🗓 Oct 17–25 | 📍 Squirrel Haus Arts | 🎟 [events.humanitix.com/horrified-iv-creature-feature]

Cartela de adesivo dourada 🌷 A Primavera tá chegando #art #BRart

Adoro guaraná ❤️

Completed embroidery of the Amphibian Man from The Shape of Water. He is still in his hoop with the stabilizer attached

Embroidery removed from hoop and soaking in soapy water. The water looks foggy and murky, obscuring the darker details of the embroidery

Embroidery laid flat and drying outside of the hoop

My Amphibian Man is done! Just gotta wait a little longer for him to dry completely before I put him back in the hoop. My favorite part is the soak. Somehow, embroidery looks so good in cloudy water #theshapeofwater @realgdt.bsky.social

Embroidery of the fish man from the Shape of Water. His head, neck, and some of his frills are colored in sith flat color

Close up of Embroidery of the fish man from the Shape of Water. His head, neck, and some of his frills are colored in sith flat color

Extreme close up of Embroidery of the fish man from the Shape of Water. His head, neck, and some of his frills are colored in sith flat color

Made a lot of progress today! The colors have a lot more contrast than my usual color picking, so it feels very graphic instead of softer gradients.
#theshapeofwater #embroidery #wip

Beginning stages of embroidery of the Amphibian Man from The Shape of Water. Parts of his head and shoulders are green, while the rest is just an outline

Close up of Beginning stages of embroidery of the Amphibian Man from The Shape of Water. Parts of his head and shoulders are green, while the rest is just an outline

Close up of face of the Beginning stages of embroidery of the Amphibian Man from The Shape of Water. Parts of his head and shoulders are green, while the rest is just an outline

Finally getting started on my sexy Fishman. I've been procrastinating, but it's fun once I get started

This one is hard because there's a lot of values and crevices. Because of that, the head is almost all one color right now! I'll go back in with shading and highlights later. This will be the last update before the final piece!
#creaturefromtheblacklagoon #classichorror #embroidery #embroiderywip

Thank you!

making art is cool & it's work, & it feeds the mind. but it's not more magical than any other work like making food or houses. the magic & artistry of much work is often overlooked, intentionally or not. specifically in america, ppl do not appreciate the WORK people do around them

Embroidery of a girl in a red kimono on a red orange background. She's sleeping in the fetal position and holding a key.

Same embroidery, but resting on a bed of clover

Close up of embroidery featuring the girl's face

I am.... so incredibly bad at using this website.... here's an embroidery I finished in like May. It's silk floss on silk dupioni, which was really lovely to work with! Reference image was the OST cover for Millenium Actress
#embroidery #anime #milleniumactress #satoshikon

Closeup of partial embroidery of the creature from the Black Lagoon. His face and gills are partially embroidered, while the rest of him is still blank.

Partial embroidery of the creature from the Black Lagoon. His face and gills are partially embroidered, while the rest of him is still blank.

Closeup of partial embroidery of the creature from the Black Lagoon. His face and gills are partially embroidered, while the rest of him is still blank.

Update on the Gill Man! I'm doing my fishmen one at a time, since I only have two months do them and I want as many complete as possible.

I'm making an embroidery triptych of fishmen for a Creature Feature themed gallery show #embroidery #creaturefeature #classichorror

Millenium Actress update~
It's going so much faster than I expected it to!
#embroiderywip #embroidery #milleniumactress #satoshikon #anime #cozy

It was my friend's birthday this weekend, so I drew her BG3 Tav! She was so much fun, and I'm astonished the lilac skin and hair turned out so good!
If you want me to draw your D&D or BG3 character, hit me up 😘 I'm opening just a few commissions for interested folks
#bg3 #dnd #oc #commission #gift

It's a rainy day, so maybe I'll work on this one #embroidery #milleniumactress #satoshikon

Update! I usually use all of one color before going on to the next, but decided to render all of a small section to test my technique! I'm really glad it's looking the way I want it too, I'm more excited to do the rest of it now!

Birb

Update~ I spilt water on my water soluble stabilizer, so its a little ugly 🥲 but it's nice being able to see the design in context with the bright base fabric. This is a bigger piece, but it feels like it's going faster than usual.
#embroidery #milleniumactress #silk

I'm so shocked you don't have one already. I made one two years ago and it's one of my favorite patterns

Gosh, I hope this list doesn't fall into the hands of extremely angry and obnoxious people with nothing to lose

The front end of a vehicle stopped at an intersection, held up by a salamander in a tiny safety vest and stop sign. Behind it is a large group of yellow spotted salamanders crossing the road.

Amphibian migration season is coming this spring. Remember to drive slow!

For clarification, they're the only cotton floss cause everything else will be silk! How exciting.

Officially started my next piece! The lineart and hair are the only cotton floss I'm using. I tried using shorter, more graceful stitches for the lineart because I'm leaving the background blank and will need cleaner edges.

A wall of faces I really like. Slightly softer shapes than usual, and trying to get a bit more proportional #sketch #drawing #pencil

Acrylic pen drawing at a cafe :) her jacket is based off my own own, but I got the colors swapped, despite literally wearing it every day AND sewing the jacket myself. Welp.