Tag: photos

Magnetic Poetry 365:270

The old Juicy Fruit wasn’t yellow.

Did anyone else make chains with chewing gum wrappers? When you stretched the chain to its full length, it was supposed to be as tall as the man you’d marry.

Or if you could separate the white backing from the gum’s inner foil wrapping without tearing the foil, it was good luck.

Modern gum packaging makes these things archaic. LIKE ME.

This poem is for Debby, Jackie, and Jackie’s younger sister Sherry. I loved those mornings in that cold car feeling like one of the “big girls.”

Runway Monday: Image Is Everything (PR 9:9)

On the most recent episode of Lifetime’s Project Runway, the remaining designers were asked to create new looks for the Sheepdogs rock band. The winning look will be featured worn by the band member in Rolling Stone and Marie Claire magazines. Um… Since I can’t make clothes for the Sheepdogs (they had previous engagements), and won’t be making menswear, I’ll withhold my scathing comments about the PR designers–no, I won’t. HAVE THESE PEOPLE SEEN A ROCK BAND PERFORM IN CONCERT SINCE 1972? OR EVER? Moreover, do they listen to their clients?

Okay, now that I got that out of the way, I am willing to design for a band I’ve mentioned on here before: The Opposite of Math.


The founding members of this glam/punk/pop band which has been described as Dollyrots Meets Spice Girls are Rocky, Juliet, Grace, and Barcelona.


Rocky describes herself as the happy-go-lucky member of the band: The Fun Girl.


Rocky doesn’t dance as much as her band mates, but she does want clothes that give her movement and comfort. She’s wearing a metallic dragon-skin patterned T and the pants are a similar pattern in cotton. Her black leather belt, jewelry, and boots are from Mattel.


Juliet says meditation keeps her the most stable member of the band: The Earth Mother.


She takes the lead on a lot of the songs, and she loves to sparkle when she dances. I put her in comfortable velvet pants with a sleeveless metallic top and a jacket that picks up and reflects the stage lights. Her belt is my design; the boots are Mattel.


Barcelona admits that modeling gave her a passion for fashion: The Sophisticate.


Barcelona wanted something chic that she could move in. I designed her midriff-baring satin top and leather pants with a wide flare to mimic the free flow of a skirt. Her earrings and shoes are from Mattel.


Grace dubs herself the love child of Joan Jett and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry: The Rebel.


Grace loves to juxtapose shimmering effects with black. So I gave her a black coat, a metallic silver bandeau top, and skin-tight sequined pants. She never rocks without her Chuck Taylors. The shoes and jewelry are from Mattel.


A sizzling foursome.

Where will you see The Opposite of Math next? The cover of Rolling Stone, of course!


And we’ll see you next time on the runway!

Thanks to Timothy J. Lambert for the fabric for Barcelona’s top and Grace’s pants. Thanks to Lindsey for the painting backdrop for the first group shot of The Opposite of Math. Thanks to Tom for the fabric backdrop for the other group shots and the runway. (It’s his Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge tour T-shirt.) The name The Opposite of Math grew out of a Craft Night conversation long ago.

Previously this season:
9:8 What Women Want
9:7 Can’t We All Just Get Along?
9:6 The Art of the Matter
9:5 Off to the Track
9:4 All About Nina
9:3 Go Big Or Go Home
9:2 My Pet Project
9:1 Come As You Are

Magnetic Poetry 365:268

That little black dot near the top middle of the photo doesn’t mean you need to clean your monitor. It’s a bird. No matter how I embiggen in, Tom’s not sure what bird it is. But I’m pretty sure it was at the airport to take a midnight plane going anywhere (apologies to Journey) to get away from the DROUGHT.

You can see the downtown skyline in the distance–about twenty miles from where I’m shooting. Autumn equinox might have passed, but it’s still flat, hot, hazy, browning-by-the-minute Houston here.