Pan Fried, originally uploaded by Empress Mess.

Velocity rocked the hell outta my meat bikini & turkey platter headpiece!

Photography / Chef ~
Kollin Bliss

Model / MU ~
Velocity

More of this set here!

Fact : I’ve worn both of these pieces in public! Would you wear faux meats around?

I have decided that all I want to wear this winter is Du Yang!

I want this sweater ..

.. and these hats ..

.. and this, whatever it is ..

.. and this giraffe suit ( although I’d have to wear a coat on top but that’s ok because I can still show it off indoors)!

Please buy me all of these for xmas, k? THX!!

^__^

Turns that ..

..into this!

Photography / Electrical Storm ~ Kencredible

Model / MU ~ Liilii Lipstick

Sketch / Clear Sculptures / Hotpants Provider ~ Messydress!

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Imagine my jealousy when I saw this shirt on some random toddler! How come kids always get the best clothes, it’s so unfair! Well, the coveted shirt is now mine, thanks to General Mills! Take that, toddlers!

We’re talking transfers, cats! Different cereals have different characters – Mr. Messy comes with the Cocoa Puffs.

It came out really good, I think! I used a 100% cotton shirt in that shade they call dollskin, despite the instruction to use an “all white poly/cotton blend” only. My shirt worked just fine, & made for a faded vintage effect.

The box provides a second transfer as well .. a smelly sock! These photos didn’t show the sock though, so you’ll have to go nab a box yourself to check it out!

The warning is hilarious right? I suppose someone, someplace, is sitting home right now with a bowl of Coco Puffs & a burnt boob!

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I love old playground equipment! In my free & ignorant childhood, I mistakenly took these fantastic structures for granted! I mean, they look like stuff!

Like dinosaurs ..

..and tugboats!

Did I mention dinosaurs?!

I never thought there would come a day when I’d have to trade these wrought & welded behemoths in for cold, slippery, safe plastic structures. I miss the feel of thick,  globbed-on paint & warm iron bars on my bare palms & knees!

I miss old McDonald’s equipment the most!

Those crap plastic climbers, you can’t get to the top without falling! You’re not supposed to climb on top .. what’s the fun in that?

As soon as I get a yard, I’m starting a collection! Or maybe re-creating some myself .. anyone out there a decent welder? Serious inquiries accepted!

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Since I’ve been so uninspired lately, I’ve decided to perpetuate the sad fact with the following list of responsible uninspiring online topics :

• What you’re wearing, & where you got it.  Not only have you provided evidence of your outstanding ability to put on clothes, but your flickr stream proves once & for all that you are A) not colourblind, B) know your way around Target, & C) totally under the impression that you’re doing something artistic. Looking awesome is a public service, like driving inside the lines. It’s not effing architecture.

• Woah, you’re psyched to see Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, arncha?! Doesn’t Johnny Depp totally not look like his Willy Wonka character? Besides, who could mind all those really bad special effects when the makeup looks so avant garde? So this is what tripping must be like!

• Oh snap! Lady Gaga is making waves with her stage costumes & political agenda, what on earth is stopping you? Nothing apparently! You’re a talented singer/songwriter, you just never had the guts to drop an Itune before you saw “Poker Face” in Gagavision! Now there’s a whole club kid community to support  your prancing about in a bra with 3D glasses on! You look cool, & you’re doing something epic! Kudos, superstar!

• Fuck that pumpkin milkshake from McDonalds, tastes like soapy puke! Sorry, no sarcasm in that one.

(**excerpt added later : excuse the nastiness factor of this post; I chalk it up to having spent five days inside with swine flu)

Photography ~ Kollin Bliss

Mouse Hands ~ Messydress

I have been dying to shoot in these awesome Disney issue Mickey hands for like for ev! What can I say? Toons are a such a big part of my art!

Inspirations for this set include classic cartoons, 90’s raves, & Disney !

Photography ~ Kollin Bliss

Mouse Hands ~ Messydress

Mickey is the only male cartoon character I’ve been paid to mimic professionally. Not Minnie – Mickey !

Elmo doesn’t count cuz he’s a puppet, not a cartoon .

A huge-hand hi-five to Jeremy Scott’s Mouse Trap collection !! It was the only fashion reference that came up when I searched “Mickey gloves” (after shooting my set with Kollin Bliss, I might add) !

Coincidence !? ^_^

I think Gaga has me beat on her choice of “ears” though, also a JS  item.. can’t compete with the scene machine !

Photography ~ Kollin Bliss

Mouse Hands ~ Messydress

<3

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Proper footwear is required while treading the rocky surface of our Moon..

Sticker stars & clear vinyl windshields are essential! But the glitter-shaker bubble & rainbow racing stripes are more or less for show!

Sike!

Me & Freshy didn’t wear these to the moon! I bet you really thought we’d put on these moon-boots & flown up in a spaceship, to the moon! With my fear of heights?

It was the Flaming Lips show!

We really did have some of the best shoes ..

I finally heard Bad Days live! Also Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear which isnt’ that old but one of my faves anyway ..

But, based on this set list from early last month, they’ve apparently been playing Mountain Side, my favourite. flips song. ever!

Why not for us ??!!

I know they heard me screaming “mountainside!” over & over again!

See?! Screaming like a fool!

You can always spot me at DC concerts .. I’m the one in the crowd who’s actually making noise! That’s just how it is with shows around here! Barely any energy sometimes !

Gogol Bordello once walked out on us .. You know it wasn’t my fault!

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I’ve finished my first big embroidery project! They’re made by hand, for hands!

They’re a Christmas present for my Aunt Kim… last Christmas! They took 4EV!!

The knit gloves themselves are from Target, with Peruvian finger-puppets sewn on.

The embroidery is all by me!

These are important, because they’re a Homage to Handmade! My Aunt Kim has made for me some of the most beautiful pieces of jewelry I own, all strung & assembled by hand.

Kim was diagnosed with Scleroderma, a condition that causes the blood vessels in the skin, especially in the hands, to turn hard. Her hands are always cold, and worse .. she can’t use her hands for anything, not even to string jewelry.

So I made these gloves for two reasons: One is to keep Kim’s hands warm when the blood can’t get to them.

The other is to remind myself, never to take the creative potential of my hands for granted! All the art I love, & all the art I hope to make, is at least the work of a steady hand.

Many hours condensed into one small, impressive display is the triumph of handiwork! Imagine what the world would look like if everyone put their hands in? I want to find out!

<3

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