we’ll be unveiling a large amount of new work at this show tomorrow!
it’s a great chance to pick up stunning & original outfits for burning man.
come out, carouse, try on dapper coats & dainty dresses!

love,
selene

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hi dears,

what a week it’s been!
i have been pushing the sewing up to around 13 hours a day!
getting ready for this quite exciting show on the 21st..

beyond the fence !

there are new dapper coats, decadent dresses & slips, hats galore & a flock of lovely scarves,
bedecked with flowers & jewels..

very little of these new creations have even been photographed yet!
hoping to get some of it posted in the shop in the next week~

here’s a dandy new vest, custom ordered for a gent in germany~

quite lovely, indeed!
& modeled by the illustrious sean lee

more pictures soon, i promise !

love
selene

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hi dears!

we’ll be selling our creations tomorrow at sand by the ton in oakland.
it is an amazing, all day & night party at the american steel warehouse,
where the belly show happened in january.
the theme is the roaring 20’s..

here is more information for you:

big ART Studios Presents:
SAND by the TON
Saturday, July 11 4:00p
at American Steel, Oakland, CA

GRAND OPENING EVENT FOR THE BIG ART STUDIOS AT AMERICAN STEEL
THE MOTHER OF ALL FUNDRAISERS
SAND BY THE TON
www.thebigartexperience.com

200 tons of sand (REALLY!), 5 swimming pools, 8 stages, 250,000 square feet, Oakland’s newest indoor beach!!!

Presented by: OPULENT TEMPLE, DAN DAS MANN & KAREN CUSOLITO (BIG ART STUDIOS at AMERICAN STEEL), CIRCUS METROPOLUS, DUSTFISH, SPACE COWBOYS, SYMBIOSIS, FALSE PROFIT, NEUROWEAPON, GRAVITY POINT,

Featuring:
MAJOR MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE and INSTALLATION by: DAN DAS MANN & KAREN CUSOLITO, THE FLAMING LOTUS GIRLS, CYCLECIDE HEAVY PEDAL BIKE RODEO, MICHAEL CHRISTIAN, OMEGA RECOIL, FALSE PROFIT LABS, ORION FREDERICKS, MICHAEL STURTZ, MARK McGOTHIGAN, KINETIC STEAM WORKS, JUSTIN GRAY, EVAN TRACY and….

LIVE MUSIC and PERFORMANCE presented by DUSTFISH & CIRCUS METROPOLUS featuring:
THE MUTAYTOR, MERMEN, EXTRA ACTION MARCHING BAND, GOOFERMAN, VAU DE VIRE, THE ERIC McFADDEN TRIO, POLKACIDE, BEATS ANTIQUE, 999 EYES, MARK GROWDEN, DROP MOTION, SOLAR FLARE, DEPARTMENT OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, BOILER BAR SEASIDE SANITARIUM AND MEDICINE SHOW, THE BURLEY SISTERS by SuDoNu and more

ELECTRONIC MUSIC by: SPACE COWBOYS, OPULENT TEMPLE, SYMBIOSIS, FALSE PROFIT, NEUROWEAPON, GRAVITY POINT
Featuring: Syd Gris, Dutch, Vinkalmann, Cosmic Selector, Jeff Taisch, Random Rab, Welder, Heyoka, Dov, Dr Toast, Tinker, Adnan, Michael Tello, T-dUb, Mace, Timmy, Robb Green, Micah J, Pork Chop, Brad Robinson, Mancub, Kaptn Kirk, Ernie Trevino, Aaron Jae, Tamo

4 live music stages, 4 electronic music stages, full boardwalk carnival midway with rides, 200 tons of sand with 5 swimming pools (swimwear encouraged), a quarter million square feet of space under one roof, thousands of your best friends, more lights blinkin’ than ever blinked… bookoo (6) bars….you thought you knew the drill till you came here.

Please Help Us Help You Get Lost…..

JULY 11, 2009 @ THE AMERICAN STEEL BUILDING 1960 Mandela Parkway Oakland CA
$20 presale tix & more info @ www.thebigartexperience.com $30 @ door $125 VIP (check the site for VIP info, includes a 50 ft. yacht suspended from the ceiling)
4PM-LATE free BBQ 4-7pm Close to BART~LATE NIGHT BUS SHUTTLE TO SF!~ample secure parking
21+ (sorry)
and, thank you.

here is the facebook page..

come by & try on a fancy coat!

♥

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yes! summer is here,
replete with wonderful warm nights & all-day stitch parties.
we got a free red piano, that lives in our studio now.
it has it’s own pretty, special ways & sounds.
we are buzzing around, getting ready for august &
the burning trunk show extravaganzas..
there are coats & dresses flying around getting finished!
they will be here soon for you to see~

♥
selene

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hiya dears,

there is another batch of new things in the shop..
here’s a peek:

we have all been getting sick!
it’s so hard to work when you are sick.. nearly impossible!
so it is vigilant vitamin-c from here on out~
there’s so much sewing to do & preparations to make..
we’ll be selling at quite a few trunk shows in the next month..
details coming soon!

love&stitches,
selene

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well it is already july, can you believe it?
we have been busy bees..
there are a LOT of new creations in the shop..

here is a little sampler for you!

……the mathilda dress…….modeled by willow

………the dandystripe t-shirt……..modeled by marshall

……….the reversible tale bonnet….modeled by selene

……..the claire checker skirt……..modeled by claire

…….the victor chain trousers…….modeled by kevin

………the hannah patch skirt……modeled by willow

……the freiburg t-shirt………modeled by marshall

……the frances key skirt………..modeled by selene

a lot of these pieces are at boneflowers oddities in
san francisco, or will be after thursday.. so you can go try them on & meet them in person!

also, the new issue of coilhouse is out!
better get your copy before they’re gone! it looks amazing, and some of our clothes are adorning the lovely zoe keating in there!

love&stitches,
selene

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hi dears,

oh! we are very excited..!…
the new issue of coilhouse magazine
is coming out in 2 days..
it features the lovely zoe keating wearing our creations!
here are some out-takes from the shoot for you to see..

photo by nadya lev

this photo + the one at the top of the page are by audrey penven

the last three photo are by peter hinson

it will be so wonderful to see the issue!
i can’t wait~
zoe is amazing, she has a new album out that
will make your heart so happy~
it’s called “into the trees” and you can buy it on her website.
do it! it’s worth much more than the asking price
& it will probably change your life!
her music enraptures me & it was an honour to dress
such a wondrous, beautiful creature…

keep an eye out over at coilhouse
for updates on the magazine release..

love,
selene

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hi dears~

hope you all had a lovely solstice!
we played music, had a fire & climbed a sand mountain~

there are a lot of new creations in the shop for you to see..
here are a couple of dresses just finished..

the hyacinth dress, modeled by miss theorna;

the olivia dress, modeled by miss cheyenne;

there is a lot more on the way, dresses, skirts
& a whole troop of patchwork t-shirts..
there are a couple already in the shop!

♥
selene

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there is a beautiful new shoot in the gallery, with the lovely meghann rose..
go have a peek, the pictures are all estuary & elementals…
lovely magic abounding.

……………………………………………….

also! there is a pretty new skirt in the shop..

& now that my computer work is done, i get to go sew more clothes..
there are some fantastic dresses nearing completion,
as well as a slew of vintage patchwork t-shirts..
better keep an eye out here, you don’t want
to miss these pieces…!

love&stitches,
selene

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hallo, hurray!

there’s a pretty new dress for sale in the shop,
modeled by the lovely & talented meghann rose.
there’s a dreamy photoshoot of her on the way too!

it is swiftly becoming a hot summer here,
i am hiding in the kitchen lately with a fan!
might be time to become a nocturnal seamstress again~



aaron took this photo in the studio the other day, with a fish-eye lens.
i forget what clutterbugs we are until i see a photo like this.
at least the cats like it~

xo,
selene

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