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Living Dead Girl Nicole Advances to Round 2 in Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist Competition!

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Thank you to my art collectors and supporters who have rallied behind me by voting for me daily in Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist Competition. Because of you, I have received enough votes to remain in the Top 20 and therefore I have advanced to Round 2.

This means I am one step closer to winning $25,000, appearing in Artforum Magazine, and getting my work displayed in an exclusive exhibit at The Art of Elysium’s Art Salon in Los Angeles!

If you are visiting my page for the first time, here is the original post announcement to get you up to date:

Vote For Living Dead Girl Nicole in Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist Competition 🗳️✨

Now its time to make the Top 15 so I can advance to round 3! 🗳️✨

So please continue to vote for me daily via MY ARTIST PROFILE, share this update, and use the flyer I created below to help spread the word.

Again, thank you for supporting me and my artist mission that: “the strange is beautiful, the weird is welcome, and being unapologetically yourself is the greatest masterpiece of all.“

When you support an artist, you’re supporting a dream. Thank you for supporting mine.

Stay Strange & Magical ✨
LDG Nicole

Vote For Living Dead Girl Nicole in Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist Competition 🗳️✨

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I am excited to announce that I have been selected to participate in Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist Competition. This means I am in the running to win $25,000, appear in Artforum Magazine, and get my work displayed in an exclusive exhibit at The Art of Elysium’s Art Salon in Los Angeles!

To win the competition, I must receive votes from “the people” via MY PROFILE. Each day you can vote once for free, You can also increase my chances of winning by adding a donation with your vote for The Art of Elysium, an organization that empowers artists and communities through tailor-made art programs designed to help people overcome social and emotional challenges. Each $1 donation = 1 extra vote!

After losing my job and navigating this dumpster fire job market, the universe continues to send me signs to focus my energy on my Artrepreneur dreams. Winning this would not only provide the financial support I need to do so, but could also open doors I never could’ve imagined. So in other words, I need my art collectors and supporters to rally behind me by voting on MY PROFILE daily and sharing this post. Let’s show the world you support my artist mission: “that the strange is beautiful, the weird is welcome, and being unapologetically yourself is the greatest masterpiece of all.“

When you support an artist, you’re supporting a dream. Thank you for supporting mine.

Stay Strange & Magical ✨,
LDG Nicole

I Support Human Handmade Art Keychains Just Dropped! 🚫🤖

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First off, I want to thank all my art collectors who have purchased one of the t-shirts and/or sticker packs I designed as a way to show support for human artists and our mission that AI can never replace our human touch.

With that being said, your enthusiasm for this mission inspired me to design more goodies for you guys. I am excited to announce that I have just added a limited number of keychains to the Stay Human section of my Etsy shop, and I will also be dropping off a few at Closet Collectibles for my in-store* shoppers.

So whether you are an artist, an art lover, or just someone who values what makes human creativity so special, these keychains are your chance to help us drive away the bots. Clip one onto your keys, bag, or backpack and show off your support for human creativity no matter where the road takes you.

Each keychain measures 2″x 2″ and is professionally printed on acrylic with a clear snap closure and stainless steel key ring. The back of each keychain has a sparkly glittery finish that I added myself to give it a “touch” of my own added flare. Each one comes individually wrapped in holographic sealed packaging. Great for gifting! Limited quantities, while supplies last.

In a world where technology is rapidly taking over opportunities, it is more important than ever that we remind each other what makes us human. So if you are ready to show your support for human artists, please shop my Anti AI Merch and help spread the message by sharing this post and encouraging others to be the key that helps open more doors for human creatives.

Stay Strange & Magical ✨️,
LDG Nicole

*Read more about my “never mass produced” creative process and in store discounted art prices here

An Unforgettable Evening With Howie Mandel

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Never let anyone tell you that your art will get you nowhere, because getting amazing seats and going backstage at a Howie Mandel show is a pretty epic place to be! 🤩✨️

This weekend was filled with so much joy and perspective. At one point during the evening I was looking up at the beautiful ceiling of the Genesee Theatre and it hit me that this unforgettable evening I was having with my husband all stemmed from a piece of art that I envisioned and created.

There I was, 45 years old, standing next to Howie Mandel, all because I had picked up my drawing pencils to engage with my 8-year-old inner child. The little girl who fell in love with a movie that made life less scary, because there was always the possibility that a high-energy, baseball-card-collecting, Dorito-munching, home-goods-smashing, bully-revenging, apple-juice-pissing, homework-eating monster of a friend was just a bedtime away.

That’s when I got this overwhelming sense that my younger self would be so proud of where her art has taken her. That she would be so glad she never listened to those who told her that art would get her nowhere. Because although it has not made me rich financially, it has blessed me with so many amazing life experiences that my younger self could have ever imagined. And to me that is somewhere.

5 years in the making, and I truly can not thank Howie’s Manager Rich enough. Not just for an unforgettable evening but for also pushing me to take a risk and ship an original piece of artwork to him because “Howie saw it and loved it so much”. The heart of this “little monster” is now fuller than “an elm tree”😆💗🌳 and you made that happen.

Stay Strange & Magical,
LDG Nicole

*Tattoo featured in reel was done by the incredibly talented Luke Reubelt at Untold Gallery.