self-marketing, Aleloop will have presented in 18 shows by the end of

the year. To help other budding artists in the community, Leibovich set

up an artist support system on her website.

Her main incentive is to help "artists make a living with their art"

and hope that the newbies (and the clueless) have the opportunity to

make a living doing what they enjoy. 

Aleloop characters all begin from a primary state inside the artist's

head. "I imagine shapes and I play with them in my mind. When I draw

them, these beings or creatures appear. When I look at them, I smile and

find them full of interesting stories," describes Leibovich. A fan

of Ironman, Mr. Incredible, and Dee Dee from Dexter's

Laboratory, Aleloop's creations mix wit, humor, and

playfulness.

Contrary

to the happy lives her characters experience, though, Leibovich encountered

dark times during a prolonged sickness. Her characters are what allowed

her to pursue in the battle against her illness as she explains, "They

brought out my happiness. Seeing these characters made me understand no

matter how much pain I was in, I had to get better because these

characters had to get out into the world."

dogs with overgrown heads tightly packed in individual space ships is

just one of the quirky paintings from the Aleloop world. And what's

their story? They are just cool nerd chihuahuas who work for the FBI on

secret missions -- at least according to Aleloop. Another

character, a suspicious looking monster with prayer hands, is

accompanied by the title "George Is Going to Heaven."