Believe in Fairies

Check out these photos that were in the December issue of Onmag, a fashion magazine from Argentina.  The writing is in Spanish but translates to "believe in fairies".  The photography is by Fela dales, makeup by Trena Olfert, hair by Joanna Kemp. Models: Irene R. Ashley Q. and Brittany B.

So excited to have my work published in a magazine in a different country!

If you have a mac/iphone/ipad you can check the link to the magazine HERE, otherwise check out these screen caps

Behind the Scenes of my Grad

Front of my Grad dress


Back of my Grad dress - the trim is made from my painted silk


The fibre majors made our own shawls. This one was made from my hand woven silk bamboo, dyed, and printed with the imagery from "The Three Graces vs. The Three Fates"

Additions

Cali models an original apiana que childrens dress

Antler Magazine

Check out the latest issue of Antler Magazine with photos of my work as the feature!

Ace Ventura and Poisen Ivy
my dress, is one that I made to go along with my other cotton/dyed/discharge printed dresses.
the back panel is also a devore (burn out) velvet.

Fall Lighting

I am so in love with fall, and the lighting and colors right now.  I decided to show the pictures from the first two dresses we shot yesterday.  Glen is so amazing I love when he shoots my work.  I figure that even if I do the get into Art aWEARness the details of the dresses will not be visable that night.  This dress is based off of J.M William Turner's The Slave Ship and I wanted to shoot this piece to kind of mimic the painting, with the colors of the sunset (obviously we couldnt get the colors that intense) and the reflection in the water.  I am very happy witht these photos.

This is just one of the many photos we took of Coco, all of which were amazing! cant wait to see more.  This dress is  based on the idea of male objectification of the female. After conceptualized it reminded me of Jenna Sterbak's meat dress.

again, the photos is taken by Glen Co 

I want to say a big thank you to Sabrina who is in Fashion PR and wore one of my pieces to Edmonton fashion week as well as Alberta Fasion week.  This piece was shown in my show Setsugetsuka on one of the dancers, but I love how she decided to wear it to the events!

I am sort of torn about putting up pictures of my new wearable pieces. I am thinking of using them to apply to Art AWEARness at ACAD in which case I would want the show to be their debut.. But I have a really exciting photoshoot planned tomorrow with Glen.  Maybe I will post the "Fashion Photos" but not studio photos of the pieces? (that will also be a new navigational button soon, to get better detail of my pieces).  Or maybe I will just post the ones from the shoot tomrrow (there will only be two pieces) and keep the rest a secret until I know if I am in the show or not? hmmm...

The Hunter, From the wearable arts class's show 'Regalia', made of silk dupioni and rabit fur

Elephant Dress, From the wearable arts class's show 'Regalia'.  Trunk made of bullet casings

Elephant Trunk, constructed box, lined and upholstered with a two color repeat print


Pin Up Girl dress mulit layered hand cut silkscreen print


Midsummer Night's Dream repeat print


Midummer Nights Dream detail


Bicyle shorts, hand printed, sewn and the clasp made from various metals

The Dancers, and the Talented Mr. Glen Co (Photography)

Because I'm a Black and Gold Kinda Girl

Yesterday we went shopping and i refrained from buying anything. Instead I asked if we could stop at the local fabric store on the way home. In roughly and hour and a half i whipped up this dress for easy summer wear. its a jersey knit with a long gold zipper and linen leftovers from my hand printed fabric I used for a jacket. Very comfortable.

Also today i felt my first earthquake. It was small but still made my stomach woozy feeling.

Finally.

So now that I am almost finished the next set of jackets to shoot. I am finally posting the last shoot.

Mark's Bar Mitzvah

so this entire weekend was devoted to my cousin Mark who just turned 13. friday we went to service and then dinner. saturday we went to service which took up the entire morning and then a lunch at the temple, had a few hours for a break and then off to the party. Mann Jewish people know how to party. start off with family pictures and the cousins fooling around with taking pictures and then the party motivators come in and keep all the children and three twenty-somethings dancing. barely even stopping to eat dinner we did choreography, running games (after the first few rounds i took my heels off for my safety and the safety of those around me). my cousin got hit on by tommy (11 years old) who thought she was 14, my other cousin(who is older than me and V) got i.d. right after the two of us ordered wine. and the three of us got invited to party with the motivators after the party at a place called whiskey. we didnt go though. so sunday is the after party pool party, we ate leftover food chatted swam in the pool (more like floated on a floatation device) and took naps around the pool.
The cousin and I. Here is the dress i had been working on. it has my computer chip design hand-printed on silk. it is one shouldered and pleated/darted around the neck

Th walls were upholstered. As soon as we stepped of the elevator i was like "the walls!!". It blew my mind!

summary of recent events

modeling for defy gravity designs, with the links collective jewellery show at tantra. very shaky runway- bobbed every time you stepped on it. check the girl with the  stank face behind me lol

one shouldered linen dress that i made for the after party of parkshow. i think im going to enjoy wearing this in the summer.