Monday, September 29, 2008

MORE SINGLE WHITE FEMALES . . .

THIS BATCH OF 'SINGLE WHITE FEMALES' FEATURES SOME OF MY FAVS OF THE BUNCH. THE RED GIRL WAS BASED OFF AN AMALGAM OF A COWGIRL/NAZI/AMAZON. A COMMON MATCHING, OF COURSE. THE SECOND IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL: MY 'SALOME', SHE OF THE DANCE OF THE 7 VEILS. I OFTEN USE THIS PICTURE TO REPRESENT MY WORK. LIGHT BLUE GIRL IS AN EVE-ISH FIGURE, WITH THE FORBIDDEN APPLE AND TRICKY SNAKE. ORANGE GIRL STARTED OUT AS A MUMMY AND TURNED INTO THIS GLAM MOTORCYCLE BABE. THAT'S HOW THINGS EVOLVE FROM ONE IDEA TO THE NEXT IN FASHION, KIDS. THE LAST NEON GREEN GIRLIE IS MY RUNNER UP FAVORITE. SHE'S A SLINKY SEXY 80'S STALKER. HER LOOK WAS MOST BASED ON THE FILM 'SINGLE WHITE FEMALE'.

I HAVE EVEN MORE FROM THIS SERIES, SO LOOK OUT FOR THE OTHER DANGEROUS LADIES IN THE FUTURE.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

SOMETHING ELECTRIC IN THE AIR


I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE FILM "THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN" BUT I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE IMAGE OF HER. THAT ICONIC HAIR-DO! THAT RAGGEY WHITE SHIFT DRESS! THE BANDAGES WRAPPED ALL UP HER ARMS! GREAT STUFF. HER LOOK IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD COSTUMING. SIMPLE, TO THE POINT, AND, IN MANY WAYS, ELEGANT. EVEN WHEN THEY WERE DESIGNING THIS FEMALE MONSTER, THEY PUT HER IN AN OUTFIT THAT WAS BOTH FLATTERING AND FASHION-FORWARD. WE REALLY NEVER SEE TRULY ICONIC FILM COSTUMING NOW-A-DAYS.

I GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS PIECE WHILE I WAS ON THE SUBWAY AND I WENT RIGHT HOME AND DREW IT UP. I CHOSE A DIOR BY GALLIANO DRESS TO STAND IN FOR HER STANDARD RAGS. I USUALLY LIKE TO SKETCH AND DOODLE IDEAS FIRST, WAIT A DAY OR SO, AND THEN DO THE FINAL. THAT WAY I CAN REVIEW MY PRELIMINARY WORK WITH FRESH EYES AND MAYBE SEE OR ADD SOMETHING NEW THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF ORIGINALLY.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

SINGLE WHITE FEMALES

WHEN I WAS IN MY FINAL YEAR OF COLLEGE I DID A WOMEN'S WEAR COLLECTION I TITLED 'SINGLE WHITE FEMALES'. IT WAS NOTHING TOO REVOLUTIONARY, BUT FOR ME IT WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE CONCEIVING, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF IT WAS ONE OF MY GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS. IT WAS THE REALIZATION OF 4 YEARS OF WORK AND LEARNING TO SEW AND MAKE PATTERNS. IT'S WHERE I FINALLY LEARNED HOW TO TRULY TURN AN ILLUSTRATION INTO A FASHION DESIGN. IT ALSO FORCED ME TO FINALLY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITIES AS A DESIGNER.

MY GOOD FRIEND, THE GREAT RUSSIAN FASHION DESIGNER, LEONID ALEXEEV, HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY WITH MY COLLECTION AND TAUGHT ME ALL HE COULD ABOUT THE ART OF FASHION. I OWE HIM A TREMENDOUS DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR THAT. (LOOK UP HIS WEBSITE! HE'S AN AWESOME DESIGNER!)

MY ILLUSTRATIONS FOR MY COLLECTION WERE ENTERED INTO THE 'NINA De YORK FASHION ILLUSTRATION CONTEST', A EVENT THAT INCLUDED ALL OF THE COLLEGES IN THE LONDON INSTITUTE AND THE TEACHERS. MY WORK WON THE FIRST PRIZE! I WAS SO EXCITED! FOR ME THIS WAS EVEN BETTER THEN GETTING INTO THE FINAL FASHION SHOW (I DIDN'T). MY ARTWORK, WHICH MY TEACHERS HAD NEVER LIKED, WAS JUDGED AS BEING BETTER THEN THEIRS BY A PANEL OF IMPARTIAL JUDGES. PLUS I GOT A 500 POUNDS STEALING GRAND PRIZE! I USED IT TO PAY MY RENT.

SO, HERE ARE A FEW OF THE PIECES THAT GOT ME THE TOP PRIZE. I WILL BE SURE TO POST MORE AT A LATER DATE.

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

DOG SHOW



I HAD THIS GRAND IDEA FOR A PIECE BASED ON A SANT ANGELO DRESS I HAD SEEN MANY TIMES. I LOVE THAT HIPPIE-BOHO-SWINGING-SANT ANGELO VIBE AND AM ALWAYS WANTING TO CAPTURE THE MORE KITSCH ASPECTS OF IT. I WANTED TO DRAW THIS FLOPPY GIRL WEARING A FLOPPY SANT ANGELO WITH A BIG FLOPPY POODLE IN THE BACKGROUND. I DECIDED TO USE A SOFT BLUE FOR THE OUTLINE OF THE GIRL AS OPPOSED TO MY FAV STARK BLACK. I FIGURED IT WOULD MAKE ALL THE COLORS POP MORE AND HELP GIVE IT THAT TRIPPY VIBE I WAS AFTER.

THE COMPOSITION DIDN'T TURN OUT EXACTLY AS I HAD WANTED IT. SOMETHING ABOUT THE DOG BEING NOT AS LOOOOONG AS I HAD WANTED. I HAD PUT OFF DOING THIS ONE FOR SO LONG BECAUSE I JUST COULDN'T GET THE LAYOUT HOW I WANTED IT, BUT I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD WITH IT ANYWAY. BUT STILL, IT'S AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT IN COLOR FOR ME AND I'M ALWAYS UP FOR DRAWING A SANT ANGELO CREATION.

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

CO CO A GO GO



I HAVE BEEN SO VERY BUSY LATELY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANY NEW ART WORK OR UPDATE MY WEBSITE! I TOOK A VACATION TO VISIT MY FRIENDS IN LONDON AND THEN HAD TO MOVE HOUSE RIGHT WHEN I GOT BACK. THE GOOD PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT NOW I HAVE MY OWN STUDIO IN MY HOUSE! CAN'T WAIT TO START USING IT.

I AM ALSO WORKING ON A MINI EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER HERE IN NEW YORK! MORE DETAILS ON THAT AS I GET FINISHED WITH IT.

IN THE MEAN TIME, HERE IS A QUICKIE PIC I DID OF A CHANEL SHOE AND A CHANEL No.5 PERFUME BOTTLE. AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, I AM NOT MUCH OF A CHANEL FAN, PER SAY, BUT I LOVE ALL THE ICONIC QUALITY'S INHERENT IN THE BRAND. THE No.5 BOTTLE IN A PARTICULAR FAV OF MINE.

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