Wet Plates

I feel so incredibly honored that I was invited to model for Meghann Gilligan's Tin Gypsy Project this week. Meghann travels the Pacific Northwest in her mobile darkroom made from an early 60s travel trailer shooting Tin Type photography with large format cameras. I brought along the baby, my 60s baby pram, and some of my most "victorian" looking articles of clothing and headed to the waterfront. I also got to wear a fabulous moss corset made by portland artist Francesca Berrini. It was a slow process, but well worth it, as the images art haunting. I hope to collaborate with Meghann again in the near future.

Art for sale?

As many of you know, Toma (the boyfriend) does some magnificent edwardian era style paintings that he sells on Etsy (tomaelias.etsy.com). We have gone one step further on his art work, and turned his original paintings into tiny keepsakes. I am so excited on this project, and I know I might be a little biased, but I have seen these in real life and they are pretty neat. He has made Brooches, Bracelets, Necklaces and Lockets, all with either the male or female painting. We finally got them up on etsy this week, so I thought I would share with you guys.




The top image is the originals, that he is saving for a gallery show in Astoria next month. But the jewels are all available and ready to ship in time for Christmas.

Ok, Ok.... enough shameless plugging. Back to vintage next entry!

Cold Weather Wear

I was just sent the final pictures from my shoot for EfiaFair (on Etsy). The shoot was by Vorpal Images, the ever amazing duo!
EfiaFair makes lovely romantic victorian inspired Mitts, Spats, and Scarves. All are hand knit, and after seeing them up close, are made of the highest quality. This is one of those reasons I love Etsy, you never know what you are going to find.
On to the pictures from our shoot, you can click to enlarge any of them.

The dress I am wearing in this shoot is one you might remember from the Tweaker Sale Score post. And the Hat is my yellow topper hat, That I recently acquired. That fancy brown umbrella is mine too! I adore it. This is hands down one of my favorite outfits from a shoot ever. I love how everything just worked together.
My make-up was done by the other half of Vorpal Images, Alicia Mariah Elfving. She always makes me look so much better than I do in real life.

On the home front, I am still a bit sick, and not in the mood to do anything. I need to get out of this funk and feel better. Send your good thoughts please!