HOT MESS is a series of themed costume parties hosted by Ancient World.
For LAMP, my collaborator Chelsea Zerna and I were inspired by unrequited love, bad romance, a moth drawn to a flame. We created a venue design that was lacy, hyper-coloured, and full of lamps.
We programmed live music, djs and performance to fill the space, and people were encouraged to come dressed as moths, lamps or anything that inspired them from the party theme.
Hot Mess is a series of themed costume parties hosted by Ancient World.
For Pillow Talk the inspiration was a 90’s RnB slumber party. For this installation my collaborator, Chelsea Zerna, and I hand-dyed salvaged fabric being thrown away by a curtain manufacturer to dress the walls and created a padded love-heart shaped headboard for a DJ desk facade.
Chelsea programmed pop and RnB DJs for the event and people were encouraged to come dressed for a slumber party <3
Home in the Hyperreal drew together four practitioners from different disciplines: Lily Potger - dance, Thomas Moran - performance art, Constantine Stephanou - sound and myself - visual art.
We collaborated to create a live performance event that explored the intellectual, physical and emotional mass migration to digital worlds, the loss of a ‘consensus reality’ and the possibility of real connection and safe harbour within the hyperreal.
I used paper salvaged from a bin at a commercial print shop, UV lights and UV paint to create the installation.
Chelsea AKA Hart Flayme asked me to make a new version of an existing garment, featuring a hand-sewn custom flaming heart embellishment on the front.
I sewed the stretch mesh garment, drafted designs for the embellishment and hand stitched the final design to the garment. The main body of the garment is made of new fabric. The fabric for the heart design is repurposed from second-hand garments.
Hart Flayme performing at Ancient World
I made this t-shirt maybe fifteen years ago. I remember i chopped the middle out because I wanted to erase the logo that was on the front. I made the cut in a curved shape to delete as much of the logo as possible without interfering with the sleeves. I didn’t have a sewing machine handy so i hand stitched it and turned the stitching into a feature. The final result is a product of accident and necessity, and I love it!
It stayed forgotten in a box at mum and dad’s house for years before I recently rediscovered it and decided to make MORE.
More is more so I decided to incorporate a print into my new shirts. I asked dear friend and talented illustrator Madeleine Larkin to design a print for them. I love the designs Madeliene’s done for MUD over the years, and the MUD tshirts she designed are some of my favourite shirts I own.
We talked about creating a design inspired by collaboration, community, and most importantly, the mark of the hand.
I’m in love with the finished product <3
Made from recycled fabric, stuffed with off-cut scraps :)
This year I am committed to using up as much of my stash of salvaged yarn yarn as possible. This includes unravelling half finished projects, some of which have been sitting in bags for half a decade, and turning them into new work.
I have a new pattern and a firm resolve. I cannot fail.
Work so far:
Photos from VAMFF Renew Runway. What an ... experience. As always my models were fucking amazing and absolutely destroyed the runway. Big love to our MC and the other designers. Legends. * kiss kiss *
Photos by Adam Day
New stuff, new photos! We did this shoot on a 40 degree day in Northcote with nothing but a pedestal fan and some luke warm, ankle deep water to keep us from passing out :P
I'm so pleased with the results. I hope you love them too!
Photos: Alex Bruinewoud @lx.woud
Stylist: Holly Preston
Model: Hillary Grace @hillarygrace_
My first attempt at embroidering a patch. Pretty stoked on the outcome.
