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
“Statement Necklace”
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
Never underestimate the power of a good photograph
No one creates in a vacum: look to others for fresh ideas to synthesize.
Cereal boxes covered in comics, gold paint, or pink bubble wrap make excellent free organizers.
Hang on to your treasured trash, but make labels for your supply shelf.
Using expensive supplies makes it easy to create beautifully, but the lack of identity and hard work shows; looks cheap. Improvising leads t unexpected discoveries.
There are a lot of fabulous mod and goth dresses on etsy. I want to make them mine. . .someday
Danger is sexy, but leave before you get too hurt to know how.
Family Portrait w/ Drella
chronicles of a Maker trying to turn my passion for music and repurposed art and design into a small business