Digging through the back rooms of rock photography history often means slogging through self-aware ridiculously posed press-packet-ready photographs. Why is it that the brief flicker that was Post Punk/No Wave in New York has such a disproportionate number of the most amazing photographs? The fashion is timeless because it’s not fashion at all: fashion is self aware and dictated by the tastes of others. I don’t know what you call this. Amazing?
No Wave Ziggy: hotter than Bowie ever was. (sorry, thin white duke.)Lydia Lunch: Teenage Jesus and The Jerks
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Ziggy Stardust Lives. . .hotter than I remember, too.
Anya Philips: There for everything that was anything in New York, and dressed to steal the scene. That’s creating something all by itself.Debbie Harry shot by Chris SteinIda No of Glass Candy: Showing us that it’s all still new
you get it free from a local bike shop’s garage if you ask nicely. Cut each tube open along a seam, cut into managable pieces, and soak in sudsy water. Scrub off the white powdery stuff inside, and if that’s still not black enough, use ink or a sharpie for extra gloss!
don’t use your best scissors
get a rotary cutter
check out pins/tutorials for leather and ribbon crafts: substitute!
hand-stitching = better than glue
It’s not about perfection
patience
for leaves and feathers, the devil is in the detail. keep snipping until an organic form appears
for geometric shapes, use a ruler and chalk.
try black jewelry findings instead of silver or gold
unlimit you imagination: rubber garters? rubber corset? wonder-woman wristlets? stamped song lyrics on a belt or cuff? Please show us what you create!!
Feather and Pearls on Multistrand necklace, Homemade Cold Porcelain Pin. If anyone’s interested I’ll share the recipe!Teacup for a Frog Sculpture and Golden Gun from keychain. . .I’m going back to work on CrateDiggers, the never ending photoshoot. Watch my progress at etsy.com/shop/CrateDiggers!Cold Porcelain close up. You make this with glue, cornstarch, and essential oils!
look out for my Vintage line: I’m going insane trying to get good photos with Plastic Lula, but it’ll be worth it. Visit us at etsy.com/shop/CrateDiggers
chronicles of a Maker trying to turn my passion for music and repurposed art and design into a small business
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