maurice sendak

Trashique

After having lost my job I immediately went gang busters on this dress. It was a total challenge to get started. It came together really well and I finished it early. The night was incredible. My model Kristy ( sister-in-law) showed up at 2pm for hair and makeup and to get the head piece situated. We got her dressed at 7:30pm and hit  the runway by 8:10. The dress was amazing in motion, the paper ruffles flounce in a delicate way and the yellow in the spotlight just glows. The hair and paper mache skull head piece were fierce! The audience went nuts. After the show we walked the runway together then the models came out for an extra peek at the details and materials. During the after party we got some amazing feedback. Don't worry Jennifer Emerling was working her magic in the crowd so there are definitely more lovely shots to come. Definitely the best event of the year. I want to make my clothes from now on.

At home, I had to suspend it just to keep everything in
place and to make
 construction easier.

receipt paper bustle

 backstage

Amazing Stylists

post show. no runway shots, yet.

check the details. 

mini blind skirt, bike tube top with valves as the necklace

look at that half tutu!

who knew window screen could look so good?

My favorite belt and bracelet

london girls strike a pose

London's best newspaper dress

 

sweating in the winter

technically I'm unemployed but this week has been busy. Hanging shows for the Art Museum is like a marathon. climbing ladders, math calculations, measurements, finding tools, finding pencils, painting, cleaning, hunting for..., Hardware run.  I've been exhausted at the end of every day.


Great news. I was asked to be a part of the Swipple collaborative.  They have some amazing artists and some excellent shows all over the country. My work will soon be found on their website. (It's a matter of days really.)

In other sweatshop related news, Z and I are making these...

We love to bike so it seemed like an simple idea. Although it took us hours and hundreds of sketches and measuring to perfect the pattern, but we got it. Raw canvas, lined with recycled wallpaper, magnetic snap closure, and it easily snaps onto any handlebar or belt.

from this angle the iron looks gigantic

permission

As an artist, or maybe as a human, sometimes we can be so hard on ourselves. K. shared this with me from one of her old craft making books. I want it printed  in bronze letters and posted to my ceiling.

Permission
It's OK to try something new
It's OK to make mistakes. You will learn from them
It's OK to take risks
It's OK to take your time
It's OK to find your pace
It's OK to try it your way
It's OK to fail. You can always try again free of fear
It's OK to look foolish
It's OK to be different
It's Ok to wait until you feel ready

It's Ok to experiment
It's OK to question the shoulds
It's special to be you
It's necessary to make a mess
The act of creation is always messy.

Fashion show sneak peak. More to come next week.