sewing & costume, sewing technique and inspiration, costume photography, costume painting
Wishing you all a sparkling and splendid Merry Christmas! May sugar plums, good friends, good health and good cheer light up your Christmas. Thanks for being part of our circle of creativity and happiness. We are blessed with an abundance of comfort and joy with you in our lives. I had the great pleasure of […]
We hit the Art Trail fairly early and got a LOT in on Day One of the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl 2015. Come along with us and see some of our highlights… With map in hand, we started with a Parallel 49 coffee at 1902 Tea House in Gibsons. #88 Tam Harrington & Alanna Wood
Art Crawl 2015 – Sechelt to Roberts Creek Read More »
My walks in Utrecht, Netherlands took me each day past wonderful windows of this marvelous dress workshop. The piece above is what I could see through the window, very interesting and intriguing! I looked up this fabulous designer once I got home and with his kind permission bring you these extravagant and fabulous wearables. Enjoy!!!
Peter George d’Angelino Tap, fabulous wearable art from Utrecht, Netherlands Read More »
Are you a designer? Do you design costumes for role-players or re-enactors, whether it be for theatre, movies or your local school’s drama coach …. Do you design clothes for today? Or perhaps you are a designer of accessories, such as jewelry, shoes, gloves, masks, period-weaponry? Yes, even weapons! My intention is to see if
Looking for Sunshine Coast artists & craftsmen Read More »
Wearable art coat in soft green fake fur shearling, a Fake Fendi coat, Making an art coat in green and pink fake fur.
Green fake fur wearable art coat Read More »
Growing up in a family of fashion designers, it wasn’t surprising that I was voted Snappiest Dresser in my graduating class. I travel with my camera around my neck. I’ve become very brave about asking total strangers to pose for me and some of them make it into my paintings. In 2007 we were fortunate
Snappy Dressers & Dandies Read More »
Bellevue Arts Festival 2011, exceptional fine craftsmen that caught my eye with their fine jewelry, prints, textiles, woodwork, ceramics, glass
Bellevue Arts Festival – exceptional crafts that caught my eye Read More »
Making a dressmaker’s dummy, cloning a body double by wrapping subject with duct tape then stuffing body shell to make a body double mannequin
Making a duct tape dressmaker’s dummy – the right way Read More »
Some mistakes to avoid when creating a duct tape dress dummy, a body double dressmaker’s mannequin.
Making a duct tape body double mannequin – the wrong way Read More »
