topstitch x bloodmilk

if you live in philly, then you most certainly know about the amazing boutique topstitch located in olde city. the collaboration of several of philly's best powerhouse female designers & artists, topstitch is known for selling the most interesting and fashion forward clothing & accessories. i'm thrilled to announce that they have recently started carrying my bloodmilk line. i also recently updated my etsy shop with a few new jewels too!

xoxo.

Phantasmagoria

Lately I've been trying to figure out what direction my new body of work will be taking. As always, I focus on the particular experiences of the feminine heart, and more specifically, what provokes my personal passions. My early notes for my upcoming shows were more focused on a body of 'sideshow freak' carnivale portraits....but my newly re-kindled love for all things Vampire has turned my work towards the darkest side of the supernatural. While researching a proper title, I stumbled upon "Phantasmagoria"....which is the name given to 'Magic Lantern' shows from the late 1790's (and will be the subsequent title of my show in Feb.) The shows were designed to project ghastly images of the supernatural onto the walls, including ghosts, demons, werewolves and vampires. My new works will be focused on this theme and I'll post my progress from time to time......

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Where The Wild Things Are

I was recently invited to join in on a group show with the theme of "Where The Wild Things Are" by the lovely Tina of Topstitch. Since the deadline is soon, I started working on a piece tonight.....this is very early in the progress and is on a nice piece of wood. I decided to do a girl with Max's hooded cat costume because I loved it so much when I was younger, I wished I had my own! This book was holds a special place in my childhood, as I'm sure it does many others....which makes the upcoming Spike Jonze rendition of it for the big screen so exciting......Here are a couple stills I found online......

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