intermission

so ive been gone for a bit, and i see more than usual traffic because of the new intro post i made in morigirls lj, where im the new mod <3 since leaving school which i spoke about in my last post, ive gotten a day job and also gotten sick 3 more times, and have not been being very productive blogwise or shopwise. but anywho i wanted to share some of the posts im putting together:

- a style guide on boyish mori
- the results of my black bean dye experiments
- maybe something on finding your "inner muse" ... ok that sounds a bit weird, but i think that a big part of having a wardrobe that works together and being able to easily combine pieces in many ways is always having a certain "character" in mind when you are buying/making clothing.
- a little tutorial on a cute & simple accessory. im loving vintage ribbon medals right now, so maybe on how to make your own with paper, embroidery, buttons, whatever!

the devils disciple

*filthy language warning for anyone who cares*

just dropping in to my own blog, see the cobwebs collecting..
well it has been an eventful year so far, and i have not seen or done much outside my bedroom for the past few days as i have been struck with bubonic plague the flu. luckily the twin swords of dayqtuil and lemon tea have my back, and i think im on the road to recovery. anywho, not doing much means not much to share, but i have been doing a fair amount of sketching so i thought i could share that, as well as some recent life news..

i am officially a 2 time loser dropout. i dropped out of high school to attend free college when i was a sophomore,  which i got my diploma from anyway. now ive been in art school for four years, and when i looked back on what id learned and gained (a fat lot of debt), i had to be honest and say

fuck this shit.

everything ive done that has gotten me anything good, money, recognition, whatever, has been on my own, and im really tired of art school bukkake, so called because yes, thats what it feels like, and no you aren't one of the guys. So i left. i have been my own best teacher and im going to stop doubting my own ability and kick my academic dependency to the curb. im tired of being the bastard child student who asks too many questions they can't answer, expects to actually learn something, looks too far into the future & past their tired rhetoric, ive had enough and ill be my own & the worlds disciple from now on.

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So here's sketches!

on my list of stuff i really want to do but haven't figured out yet : slippers. tabi slippers. they look like goat feet and thats all i need to hear to want them on my feet 24/7. i know they would look so amazing, but i haven't had a good mock up yet. i was relying on layers of fabric to stiffen the sole, but i think it might need something more, but i don't know what yet. on the side there are some of my natural dying notes, so disappointed to learn that acorns, pokeberry and black walnut wont mature until august/september... but that means looking forward to dark khakis, brick reds and brown blacks for falls. appropriate.

some sailor collar sketches. i did a tutorial on how to make your own on my other blog way back, if any ones interested. but this one is a bit different, im toying with a circular or crescent shape and a "pull through" type of closure instead of either knotting it like a tie (which is a pain) or requiring a brooch pin (not everyone has pretty ones). and it looks cute & interesting.

some other items. you can expect the skirt and shirt, which look adorable as a set, so i will probably list them individually and together, with the set being cheaper than buying two on their own, but will be limited to them being in the same fabric. i love the bra top look, so much cuter than most spandex bikinis on the market today, this will probably be a made-to-measure type item, making a bit more expensive, but dang those scallops & buttons will make anyone the cutest chickadee on the beach (or anywhere else.)

i really really want to do a coat, but i haven't been seeing any good coat weight fabrics so it will have to wait. but its based on the story of the stolen child, taken by fairies (ok ok i have been playing ocarina of time and its deeply affecting me - pointy hats!), and when they grow up, they still wear fae attire. im looking forward to doing this, i really like making coats, something about all the heavy finishing is very satisfying. 

ive been sketching up some business card ideas, full scale this time. i recently ordered some MOO mini cards, and while im impressed at their customer service, speed and quality of print, the cards are just too tiny to do my brand justice. however they will make extremely nice hang tags and i will probably toss a few in each order in case some wants to help me out, by handing them out.

anyway, ive been basing the design on tarot cards, that is simple line work, rounded corners, white margins w/ thin border.. but ive changed the border to a stitched line, and in place of the arcana symbols will be illustrations of some of my favorite items, with shop info on back. thats the plan for now at least, i don't have the $$$ to order them now, and by the time i do i could hate them.

and last but not least, heres some bias tape bows adorning the fronts of three play suit tops that are all ready to hop in their yummy dye bath. i tried one on and man, they will be perfect for summer, the silk feels so nice and cool against bare skin, and the muslin binding adds some structure so these won't be too delicate to go out and play hard in. it occurs to me now that they would also be cute over a tee any time of the year, or under a warm cardigan..

thats all for now sweet things!