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11:40 pm July 6th, 2009
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We're all adults here, right?
Frank is too embarrassed to post this, so he asked me to. He illustrated this piece for "Realms of Fantasy" this month called "Melanie." 



You might notice that I am naked. And turning into a snake. But, mostly naked.

Two weeks ago, Frank and I attended the Locus awards, where Frank inducted Frank R. Paul into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Christopher Moore made a joke during the ceremonies about me that went something like this. "Frank's a lucky guy. She's very tall, and she loves him. Probably for free."

So, that's Brianna Spacekat Wu for you. Naked this month in "Realms of Fantasy," and probably not a whore.
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Thread started by Sand
sandykidd From: [info]sandykidd Date: July 7th, 2009 04:23 am (UTC) (Link)
Gracious, that's nice!

And it's a good thing you have a sense of humor...

;) Lookin' good, Bri, scales and all.
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frankwu From: [info]frankwu Date: July 7th, 2009 04:36 am (UTC) (Link)
Thanks! The scales are sort of a tribute to Virgil Finlay, who used strategically placed stars and sparkles to cover up... the most important bits.
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bridget_coila From: [info]bridget_coila Date: July 7th, 2009 04:30 am (UTC) (Link)
haha..it's always nice when they paint/draw us naked and we look good!

Justin is still completely unsure whether to show any artwork featuring me thus... I'm not sure he believes me when I tell him its fine to do so. (One of my fave pieces J did was of me half-covered by a swirly- patterned blanket- looks like I'm sleeping naked among stars and galaxies)

So Frank- don't be embarrassed- if she says its fine, then its fine! (And congrats on it being in Rof!)

B
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frankwu From: [info]frankwu Date: July 7th, 2009 04:36 am (UTC) (Link)
Thanks, Bridget - I'd wanted to be in ROF a loooong time. So... it's really cool to finally make it.

And I'd love to see Justin's artwork of you!
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kevin_standlee From: [info]kevin_standlee Date: July 7th, 2009 07:40 am (UTC) (Link)
Well, the question to Brianna is "Were you working for scale?"
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frankwu From: [info]frankwu Date: July 7th, 2009 12:06 pm (UTC) (Link)
Haha. We use that "work for scale" joke in Guidolon when we talk about the puny human hired to play a giant space monster.
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Thread started by Douglas Cohen
douglascohen From: [info]douglascohen Date: July 7th, 2009 07:38 pm (UTC) (Link)
Always interesting to hear some of the back story to a piece. Again, nice job, Frank!
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frankwu From: [info]frankwu Date: July 7th, 2009 08:03 pm (UTC) (Link)
Thanks for the assignment, Doug!
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aliettedb From: [info]aliettedb Date: July 7th, 2009 07:51 pm (UTC) (Link)
Er, now I get to feel all embarrassed as well, for being the person who wrote the story that inspired that piece of art...
It's a great illo, though, and it goes very well with the story. Thanks to Frank and you for creating it!

Edited at 2009-07-07 07:51 pm (UTC)
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frankwu From: [info]frankwu Date: July 7th, 2009 08:03 pm (UTC) (Link)
Thanks, Aliette, for writing a cool story. I hope I get to illustrate more of your work in the future!
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chipmunk_planet From: [info]chipmunk_planet Date: July 7th, 2009 08:01 pm (UTC) (Link)
Beautiful!

And I love the mathmatics along with the scales :D
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frankwu From: [info]frankwu Date: July 7th, 2009 08:04 pm (UTC) (Link)
Any guess what the scientific formulae mean?

Anyone? Anyone?
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bunsen_h From: [info]bunsen_h Date: July 25th, 2009 05:10 am (UTC) (Link)
The one at centre left is the equation for kinetic energy. The others are a bit too distorted for me to identify, since I'm rusty on my wave-function equations and such-like.
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frankwu From: [info]frankwu Date: July 27th, 2009 06:34 pm (UTC) (Link)
I give you significant partial credit!

The equations all relate to Bournoulli's principle. Which, for those not in the know, is related to fluid dynamics, and, yes, kinetic energy. (For instance, Bournoulli explains why, when you constrict the size of a hose (e.g., with a pistol-grip sprayhead) the water comes out much more forcefully.
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