Joy McAlpine

Artist Statement 

I’m a local artist who goes by Shiro-No or Shiro-Narwhal online. I am passionate about animation and comics. They are grossly under-appreciated art forms and are much more versatile than people give them credit for. I prefer to work in the anime style because I like the aesthetic form. I was born in Nagoya, Japan, and am part Japanese on my mother’s side. I’ve been consuming Japanese pop culture for my entire life, that connection may have influenced my choice for manga as my medium. I was first inspired by Sailor Moon when I was 10.