Convicted killer Jodi Arias revealed that she is selling patriotic art to commemorate the United States of America’s 250th birthday despite the government’s “attempts to kill” her.
Arias, 45, took to her Substack on Tuesday, June 30, to share her new business venture while she serves a life sentence at Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville after she was found guilty of murdering her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander.
“Sometimes, inspiration strikes when I’m in the middle of another project so it has to wait. Sometimes, I’ll push off my new idea for so long that the inspiration for it packs its bags and leaves,” she began in the post. “This doesn’t slow me down, though, because the muse presents me with an endless stream of more ideas than I’ll ever be able to create in one lifetime.”
She went on to say that sometimes an “art idea persists” even when put on the back burner.
“In 2024, I was inspired to draw a beautiful Hispanic woman draped in an American flag. I imagined having it all ready to go for the Fourth of July, but time got away from me. The holiday came and went and I decided to work on other things. The following year, the same thing happened,” Arias wrote. “This year, I finally did it, which worked out poetically because of the 250th anniversary of the United States. I named it Americana.”
Arias then shared a photo of the painting, which featured a brunette woman posing with an American flag draped around her shoulders as fireworks were set off behind her.
“While the beautiful woman I drew turned out looking a bit more like Melania’s cousin than a Hispanic woman, her dignified, resolute posture is everything I was going for when I first caught the vision of her,” Arias continued. “She appears strong, vibrant and resilient—all the things I imagine myself to be on a good day.”
Arias said that Americana, which was drawn on heavy-stock paper and is 11×14 inches, is available for purchase on JodiArias.com.
After she explained the logistics of how she made the artwork, Arias shared insight into her current views of the United States government.
“Despite my government’s multiple depraved attempts to kill me in years past, I’m not immune to warm patriotic feelings. Also, 250 years is something to be celebrated,” she wrote. “I’ve been immersed in the spirit of patriotism more this year because these vibes were repeatedly invoked during my tens of hours spent working on Americana.”
Arias concluded the post by explaining that when her brother was in first grade, he learned the lyrics to “Grand Old Flag” for a school assembly.
“He practiced over and over, which helped me learn the song, too,” she said. “This year, I couldn’t help singing it while I decorated the library in red, white, and blue. Happy 250th, America!”
Arias was convicted of murder in 2013 following the 2008 killing of Alexander, 30, in which she stabbed him nearly 30 times, slashed his throat and shot him in the head.
Despite being found guilty, Arias has insisted she’s innocent of the first degree murder charge and said that she killed Alexander out of self-defense.
