I have a bunch of new creatures for the folks to see this weekend – I also have a hefty pile of curated thrift & vintage in the Goth Closet, which will be in a bin to rummage through to your heart’s content.
Misfits x fake fur vest is going to be up for $75, and is not part of the Goth Closet. I am bringing some work in progress pieces too! If you happen to visit me, I might ask you your opinion, ask you who your fave Aqua Teen Hunger Force lil guy is…but no pressure. I’m just genuinely curious about what my faire friends think! I may also sell some of the bigger leather jacket art as patches in the future, so let me know your thoughts. I’d also love to know if folks would pay $5 to have a patch sewed onto their battle vest, etc! If enough folks want to, I’ll bring my sewing machine to fairs & do some sewing for my friends without sewing machines or sewing skillz. If you wanna learn to sew, also let me know! Maybe we’ll host a skillz class at Flemington DIY or something!
OK, so apologies for not posting in a bit! Between my new job, some volunteering, and a fairly hectic schedule of craft shows, I’ve been running at full speed for awhile. (Silently, or almost.) I am trying to be better about this, ha ha.
I am rapidly expanding into secondhand clothing, as well as thrift store junk/collectibles as my base materials, because of how shitty the fast fashion industry is, basically. I know that every generation hears the “things were better quality when I was young!” wheeze from older folks (me), but for real for real things WERE better quality! Like, a LOT BETTER! And that is how I am showing up for the younger folks, by not just complaining. I am searching out the better quality thrift store items – better quality & better types of fabrics, and up cycling them. The reason I started making D&D-themed stuff from junk was that most of us don’t have access to cool & interesting stuff reflecting our interests. Hell, I’m making a lighted displacer beast accent lamp and tavern signs and Cthulhu/lighthouse lamps….stuff you won’t see anywhere else.
….and if I made it, you won’t see an exactly identical one again. I won’t make 100% new things – we have enough in the world. I am just gonna make my critters out of whatever I can find. And it’s hugely satisfying, and challenging, and fun. AND it keeps stuff out of landfill.
On that note! I am bringing the Goth Closet back to Lunar Faire on the 27th! Since it’s Promiversary (5th year anniversary of LF but ALSO…a GOTH PROM!), I have pulled out all my black clothing that has not yet been upcycyled so it can be added to your fit while you’re at the faire! All items in the Goth Closet are $20. This is a little service I like to provide since I come from the pre-Hot Topic goth generation, where we mostly shopped vintage & made our own clothes, until we got old enough to take the train into NYC & shop in the East Village. I also worked for a couple of years on East 7th st. for a pair of fashion designers, and I walked past the celebrated Manic Panic, Trash & Vaudeville, and Patricia Fields every day on the way to work. I have several years of experience at a NYC vintage store & met stylists & designers all the time. So! If you’re looking to be goth in the summertime, and dislike melting, I have some black linen for you! If you are gonna wear lace come hell or high water, I got you.
Outside the Goth Closet, a new addition! A black fake fur shortie vest with a massive Misfits patch (that is silvery!) on the back! OK, so this one won’t be $20, and you might have to fight a couple of people to get to it first, but I think it’s one in a million. I hate being hot, so there’sno way I am wearing this.
Oh, that reminds me. For those of you who are younger - you don't HAVE to stop being DIY/punk/goth, etc. I've been the way I am for decades & while I definitely can tone it down to work among the normals, I've never lost my love of fishnets and black eyeliner, buckle boots, velvet dresses, corsets, and lace. Or just wearing head to toe black. I am sitting here in the stupid hot weather right now wearing huge black rat earrings & a dyed black linen sundress, and I wore it just for me. So, be YOU. Be free. Who cares if other people think it's a phase? The DIY/punk/goth people I have met are the most interesting, caring, and creative people around, and that's not an accident. Be happy, be awesome, and be assured that it's NOT a phase. You WERE born this way, and I celebrate you.
July & August will slow down a bit – the biggest July show will be the Summa Sizzla at the convention center in Edison on the 26th, from 10-5. Because I’ll have some time to spend working on new pieces, you can expect a bigger batch of new creatures at that show, and then ramping up as the holidays get closer. I don’t have any Lunar Faire shows in July, because I’m a big baby who can’t handle summer heat well, and that’s just the truth. In the fall, I’ll also be showing up at the Frenchtown Farmer’s Market a few times! I love Frenchtown. The delightful Casa Bizarro is there, and you can find some of my work there, year-round. I don’t think I could find a cooler town to have my stuff in. And Casa Bizarro is spectacular. The owner is a gem, and her assistant is too. And there’s a super chill dog named Vincy.
Inventory-wise: some of the crowd favorites have gone to new homes this year! I am delighted, but I also miss them. Here’s a lil summary of who has been adopted lately:
Yawning Portal sign (see pic above)
Raven’s Infusium (the dragon-faced shop that changes colors with the temperature):
Underdark Portal (100% made from trash/recyclables):
OK, that’s all from me now, in the sweltering darkness. Hope to see y’all at a Faire or fair soon!
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