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Champagne Wishes (Star Trek art)
| Fan Art | |
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| Title: | Champagne Wishes |
| Artist: | Shelley Butler |
| Date(s): | 1995 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
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Champagne Wishes is an illo by Shelley Butler.
It portrays Spock from Star Trek: TOS, and was printed in First Time #42.
It is a companion piece to Aperitif.
A 2024 Version
Butler utilized this art in 2024 in response to a prompt by ForFucksSakeJim in the KS Advent Calendar2024 collection: Snowflake Love.
Fan Comments
1995
I actually had the privilege of seeing these covers in the original at Shore Leave, and I deeply envy the person who managed to bid high enough in the auction to buy the front cover, and the lucky K/Ser who walked away with the back cover during the private showing of K/S art.[...]
And the back cover completes the little story, and finally lays (oh!) the observer's mind to rest. There are our two guys in a bubble bath, each holding champagne glasses, and kissing. There are fronds hanging down upon them, giving a suggestion of being encased, or protected by the greenery, as if they were in a bower hidden from everyone else. The suggestion is that captain and first officer have been released from the public scrutiny of the front cover that had placed inhibitions on their actions, and now that they are alone they can finally act upon their true feelings.
Inthe foreground is the same champagne bottle with interesting symbols on it, which I assume are Vulcan letters. Now not just Kirk, but the two of them together are imbibing the intoxicating liquor. Spock has stepped into not just the bubble bath, but the perilous, intoxicating danger of love with his captain. The Vulcan lettering on the bottle also suggests that it's Spock who offered the love, that Kirk, sipping on the front cover, is considering that offer, the almost unbelievable reality of love with a Vulcan, poured from a Vulcan bottle of champagne, really a Vulcan heart.
A masterful job by Shelley Butler (all right, so the Spock on the back isn't exactly perfect, his face is a little off and he's too muscular, but it's close enough so who cares?), and I think the front cover is just about perfect. (I really like the fact that Spock is taller than Kirk, and this is one of the few pictures that not only reflects but accentuates that fact.) It was sinful to break up these two pictures to two different buyers as they are definitely a matched pair. Some of the best work Shelley has done, with a great deal of thought behind them. [1]
1998
And then my eyes hopefully flip the zine over to see if there's art on the back cover. Oh my. I become illiterate when faced with the need to describe such bliss. Mine or theirs? Who knows...I am drawn into the soap filled tub with two of the most masculine and desirable creatures imaginable. They are immune to my presence and that of the world around them in a way few have ever captured. Sharing a kiss, their only other contact the back of Kirk's hand steadying his champagne glass against Spock's shoulder. Perhaps Spock's hand rests on Kirk's knee. Or to borrow a phrase, perhaps "that is not his knee". No matter. It couldn't be more sensual. It just couldn't. Years have gone by since an infamous drawing by The Southern Cross entitled "The Kiss". Now another pair of gifted hands have ventured into that particular realm, and with breathtaking success. Shelley's renderings (including her interior art) are so lifelike I almost forget we have never seen this on screen. Is it possible that this exceptional artist has found a way to persuade our heroes to pose for her??? How else can we account for the realism? [2]
2008
The back is totally AWESOME. Kirk and Spock in a hot tub, naked, foam strategically covering the naughty bits while Kirk leans over to kiss Spock. Both holding champagne glasses in their hands with a bottle of champagne next to Kirk.
VERY HOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTT. No one can do skin tone and hair like Shelley Butler. It looks so smooth and soft that it makes you want to reach out and touch it. I love the fact that she does photo realistic illos. Totally awesome that she‘s into K/S. Thanks so much SB for giving years of enjoyment with your K/S illos.[3]
2009
The back cover shows naked Kirk and Spock kissing in a bubble bath and is just as exceptional [as the front cover].[4]
References
- ^ from Come Together #21
- ^ from The K/S Press #24
- ^ from The K/S Press #145
- ^ Master List of K/S Favorites, Mary Monroe