Alice Jones (fan)

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Name: Alice Jones, Alice L. Jones
Alias(es): Misty
Type: fanartist
Fandoms: Star Trek: TOS
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Alice Jones was a Star Trek: TOS fanartist known for her pencil artwork. She won the 1978 FanQ for Best Artist. She also was a member of the Leonard Nimoy Association of Fans.

Fanzines

1001 Tales | Captain's Log | The Complete Rack | Contact | Dagger of the Mind | Farthest Star | He Who is Close to Nature | Galactic Discourse | Gateway | IDIC | Insatiable Curiosity | Leonard Nimoy Association of Fans Yearbook | Metamorphosis | NTM Collected | Obsc'zine | One Trek Mind | The Other Side of Paradise | Paradise | Probe | Rigel | Sahaj Collected | The Sensuous Vulcan | Spock: Vulcan of the Month Calendar (planned but not printed) | Stardate: Unknown Starsong | Triskelion | Vault of Tomorrow | You May Deny

Fan Comments

1977

The icing on the cake is Alice Jones' wonderful pencil drawings, delicately reproduced. Even when Alice turns out a mediocre (for her) drawing, it beats the the tails off of most any other art in the same zine. She is an example of those rare artists whose pencil-work is so superior that it really merits the considerable expense of half-tone-screening for offset reproduction. [1]

2008

[Nancy Kippax]
Some would say the finest of the artists Trek produced. Her delicate pencil technique was often problematic to print (for greatest quality of reproduction, an editor had to use what was called a "screening" process, which cost more to run) but definitely worth every penny spent. Her specialty was Spock – she was a member of the LNAF and she adored Leonard/Spock. A native of Boston, she was modest and humble and often uncertain why everyone else made such a fuss over her work. One look at one of her exquisite and "tasteful" Spock nudes would dispel any questions as to her talent.[2]

Gallery

1971

1972

1975

1976

1977

1978

  • "Speak Softly Love" - signed on the back by the artist with the inscription, "The Ultimate Human Experience. May it give you many hours of pleasure." (7" x 9.75" in a 11.75" x 14.75" matte)

    "Speak Softly Love" - signed on the back by the artist with the inscription, "The Ultimate Human Experience. May it give you many hours of pleasure." (7" x 9.75" in a 11.75" x 14.75" matte)

  • "The Brass Bed" from Night of the Twin Moons

    "The Brass Bed" from Night of the Twin Moons

  • from Stardate: Unknown #4: "Alice Jones' casually sensual Uhura [is] particularly noteworthy." -- [5]

    from Stardate: Unknown #4: "Alice Jones' casually sensual Uhura [is] particularly noteworthy." -- [5]

  • from Stardate: Unknown #4: "the illos by Alice Jones (sigh) are just beautiful" -- [6]

    from Stardate: Unknown #4: "the illos by Alice Jones (sigh) are just beautiful" -- [6]

  • from Probe #12

    from Probe #12

  • from Obsc'zine #3 (1978)

    from Obsc'zine #3 (1978)

  • from Obsc'zine #3 (1978)

    from Obsc'zine #3 (1978)

  • from Paradise (1978)

    from Paradise (1978)

  • from Paradise (1978) - "From 1978, at the height of Trek revivalism, here’s a lovely sketch by artist Alice Jones. I believe this was either from a fanzine or convention program at the time. It has marvelous intricate detail, and such photo-realism." [7]

    from Paradise (1978) - "From 1978, at the height of Trek revivalism, here’s a lovely sketch by artist Alice Jones. I believe this was either from a fanzine or convention program at the time. It has marvelous intricate detail, and such photo-realism." [7]

  • from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "Guardian"

    from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "Guardian"

  • from IDIC #6 (1978)#6, for "Guardian"

    from IDIC #6 (1978)#6, for "Guardian"

  • from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "Guardian"

    from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "Guardian"

  • from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "Miscellanea IV"

    from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "Miscellanea IV"

  • from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "What If?"

    from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "What If?"

  • from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "What If?"

    from IDIC #6 (1978) #6, for "What If?"

  • from IDIC #6 (1978) #6: "Pride of the Clan" -- This piece was a major inspiration for Caren Parnes: "The first major influence and the style I most wanted to emulate was Alice J.’s. She was the ultimate “realist” artist and that was my natural inclination anyway. I recently ran into a copy of IDIC 6 (1978) that has a slew of her artwork in it and saw a piece I had forgotten; one that had a huge impact on fandom at the time, a piece called “The Pride of the Clan”—a young, bare- chested Spock with long hair and a Star of David on his chest. I remember several conversations about that piece of art when I got into fandom (and that was seven years after it was published!)” [8] In 2017 spockslash wrote: "Mine is still in a frame, now packed away. Used to hang in my home office where I did my writing."[9]

    from IDIC #6 (1978) #6: "Pride of the Clan" -- This piece was a major inspiration for Caren Parnes: "The first major influence and the style I most wanted to emulate was Alice J.’s. She was the ultimate “realist” artist and that was my natural inclination anyway. I recently ran into a copy of IDIC 6 (1978) that has a slew of her artwork in it and saw a piece I had forgotten; one that had a huge impact on fandom at the time, a piece called “The Pride of the Clan”—a young, bare- chested Spock with long hair and a Star of David on his chest. I remember several conversations about that piece of art when I got into fandom (and that was seven years after it was published!)” [8] In 2017 spockslash wrote: "Mine is still in a frame, now packed away. Used to hang in my home office where I did my writing."[9]

  • from IDIC #6 (1978) #6 -- "Portrait of Spock" - includes Juanita Salicrup's thoughts on this art: "Soft, lambent eyes, so sorrowful and intelligent - Deep, sable brown, liquid eyes that seem to - Beseech an answer to the puzzle of why - Life hurts so much. - He seems so young - And yet again so sadly mature, - Carrying gracefully the weight of his - Alien, half-human, always different identity. - It is the face of a man - Nobly resigned to his own lack of fulfillment - To the burden of loneliness rather than - The realization of love. - Crowned by a startling intellect, - Blessed, or cursed, with an iron will, Gifted with gentle compassion, he is -- For all his lack of laughter or smiles -- Worthy to be loved, - Compelling the lover, - And unwilling to reach out for it. - As forbidden as the fruit of the tree of knowledge - Is that golden essence to him. - And yet, the sensual mouth seems to yearn for it so! - Tell me, gentle Spock, - What is it you would reveal? - What secrets, sorrows, curiosities and joys are crowding Behind your fine eyes, waiting to be told? - To one who will listen, - There are all the treasures of the galaxy to be had - In this one sweet manVulcan, - For he is a truly wonderful example of - The Creator's Art."

    from IDIC #6 (1978) #6 -- "Portrait of Spock" - includes Juanita Salicrup's thoughts on this art: "Soft, lambent eyes, so sorrowful and intelligent - Deep, sable brown, liquid eyes that seem to - Beseech an answer to the puzzle of why - Life hurts so much. - He seems so young - And yet again so sadly mature, - Carrying gracefully the weight of his - Alien, half-human, always different identity. - It is the face of a man - Nobly resigned to his own lack of fulfillment - To the burden of loneliness rather than - The realization of love. - Crowned by a startling intellect, - Blessed, or cursed, with an iron will, Gifted with gentle compassion, he is -- For all his lack of laughter or smiles -- Worthy to be loved, - Compelling the lover, - And unwilling to reach out for it. - As forbidden as the fruit of the tree of knowledge - Is that golden essence to him. - And yet, the sensual mouth seems to yearn for it so! - Tell me, gentle Spock, - What is it you would reveal? - What secrets, sorrows, curiosities and joys are crowding Behind your fine eyes, waiting to be told? - To one who will listen, - There are all the treasures of the galaxy to be had - In this one sweet manVulcan, - For he is a truly wonderful example of - The Creator's Art."

1979

  • "Vulcan's Fire," original framed art, 6 x 8.5

    "Vulcan's Fire," original framed art, 6 x 8.5

  • titled "Vulcan's Fire," dated 1979, likely to have been in Spock: Vulcan of the Month Calendar

    titled "Vulcan's Fire," dated 1979, likely to have been in Spock: Vulcan of the Month Calendar

  • cover of NTM Collected #2 (1979)

    cover of NTM Collected #2 (1979)

  • from Contact #5/6

    from Contact #5/6

  • from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege

    from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege

  • from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege: "[The story has] Kirk finding out about the rumor that he and Spock are lovers and breaking into astonished laughter. "He has lousy legs...they're all hairy," is one of the things Kirk says. Then he realizes that the rumor could have serious consequences for him and Spock, and he goes to confer with Spock on the subject at a very early hour of the morning. He wakes Spock up and Spock opens his door (they're in a Starbase hotel) dressed in his uniform pants and nothing else. Um, this is the action of a man seriously worried about those rumors? And there's a *gorgeous* Alice Jones illo on the facing page of the bare-chested Spock and the fully dressed Kirk--this doesn't help convince me of the authors' position, BTW <G> . If it's a nonissue...it should be a nonissue. Of course, I'm certainly grateful for the terrific art!" [10]

    from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege: "[The story has] Kirk finding out about the rumor that he and Spock are lovers and breaking into astonished laughter. "He has lousy legs...they're all hairy," is one of the things Kirk says. Then he realizes that the rumor could have serious consequences for him and Spock, and he goes to confer with Spock on the subject at a very early hour of the morning. He wakes Spock up and Spock opens his door (they're in a Starbase hotel) dressed in his uniform pants and nothing else. Um, this is the action of a man seriously worried about those rumors? And there's a *gorgeous* Alice Jones illo on the facing page of the bare-chested Spock and the fully dressed Kirk--this doesn't help convince me of the authors' position, BTW <G> . If it's a nonissue...it should be a nonissue. Of course, I'm certainly grateful for the terrific art!" [10]

  • from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege

    from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege

  • from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege

    from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege

  • from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege

    from Rigel #4/5/6, for Executive Privilege

1980

1981

1982

1983

1987

References

  1. ^ from Interphase #4
  2. ^ njpax (2008-07-14). "Farewell, Dear Fen: In Memorium". LiveJournal. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  3. ^ from Not Tonight Spock! #6
  4. ^ comments by Jean Stevenson, from Right of Statement #1 (1978)
  5. ^ from Mahko Root #2
  6. ^ from Scuttlebutt #8
  7. ^ FArFri: Spock by Alice L. Jones (2015)
  8. ^ from Dribbling Scribbling Women: The History of Our Art
  9. ^ propremise Tumblr
  10. ^ comments on a private mailing list, quoted anonymously (August 23, 2002)
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