On Super Bowl Sunday, when most people were cheering on their favorite football team, D’Arcy was styling hair in an exciting editorial photoshoot!!

The tour de force driving this opporunity is an emerging fashion designer named, Bo Choi. She received her MFA Fiber from the University of Washington and now teaches fashion design. Almost the entire fashion line in the shoot was constructed from plastic grocery bags. The central theme of the shoot was,”Pink Dream.” Bo was very detailed and organized with her vision and aided us by storyboarding some of the practice shoots for us.

Bo instructed the photographer, models, makeup artist and D’Arcy this shoot would be a representation of her first arrival in America from Korea as a young child. The two Asian models were to signify her experiences and were to evoke a simple, naive, young and modern version of the “young Bo Choi.” The other two Caucasian models were to be,”the mean girls on the playground,” and would evoke a prissy or evil sensibility.

Bo gave me some guidance on what she envisioned for the hair but left it up to me to use those ideas as inspiration for my own creativity. Here are some of my faves!

Credits:
Photography by Ross James Photography (rossjamesphotography.com/)
Makeup by Jj Cariaso (jjcariaso.com)
Clothes by Bo Choi (http://www.boyoungchoi.com.ne.kr)
Models:Catherine Cabeen (catherinecabeen.com)
Bronwyn Rose, Anastasia , Taylor Osborne (modelmayhem.com)
Special Thanks: Melissa James and Hye Kim

post by D’Arcy

The monthly Capitol Hill Art Walk (now called Blitz) is returning to grace the many shops in our neighborhood with local art work on Thursday Nov 12th from 5pm to 8pm! This is a great opportunity to get out and explore the neighborhood and learn a little about what makes Capitol Hill such a great place to live, work or visit! Some participating locations include B-Bam, Retail Therapy, Heleao, Victrola, and Bluebird Icecream! More information, maps, and participating locations are available on the Blitz website. You can also follow updates on Blitz from their twitter account blitzarts.

Are you a struggling artist looking to make a few dollars? Then you might want to head on down to the People’s Parking Lot and put your work on display. From 6pm to 7pm, today August 13th, artists are encouraged to strap on a piece of artwork, tied around the neck, and grab a spot along the white rope. The idea is the create a living gallery wall. Then the representatives of Artists for a Work Free America will select one lucky random participant will be granted a Arbitrary Art Grant of $500. We can’t wait to see how creative our capitol hill hipsters get!

Will you be there?

Revenge is the central theme of Artattack Theatre Ensemble’s latest performance called Criminal Hearts by Jane Martin. The story follows two women, Ata and Bo, who join forces to get back at Ata’s “scum-bag lawyer husband” who cleaned out her apartment knowing that agrophoric Ata could not come after him. The Seattle Times described the play as a “biting comedy” and applauds the mini-twists and clever retorts in the story. Criminal Hearts is playing now through August 16th at the VoxBox theatre on 12th Ave and Pike St. The play stars Andrea Nelson and Devin Rodger.

Here is a list of the participating locations for the May 14th Capitol Hill Arts Walk

The Electric Tea Garden
1402 E. Pike Street
RECKONING: Evolution – A Photographic Mediation on African American Culture, Politics & Identity 5pm – 11pm

BUS STOP
1552 E. Olive Way at Denny.
Dumb Eyes shows Visual Projections – After Party 9pm –Close

Retrofit Home
1419 12th ave
Christopher Balder acrylic on canvas 5-8pm

The Copper Vine
1315 E Pine St
Springtime In Paris! Enjoy a little armchair travel with a new exhibit of photography by local artist Twozdai Hulse. 5-8pm

Richard Hugo House with the Zine Archive and Publish Project
1634 11th Ave
Darin Shuler Ink drawings on paper 5-8pm

Office Nomads
1617 Boylston Ave., Second Floor
Andrea Huysing Photography 5-8pm

Vermillion Gallery
1508 11th Ave
6pm – 10pm
Desmadre
Fresh Latino Perspectives in America

Babeland
707 E. Pike St
206.328.2914
Denise Lugo (Vitamin dee designs) and Peaches Listening Party 5-9pm

Sole Repair Shop
1001 Pike St.
206.226.2010
Joan of Art – Painting

Whimsy Home Decor
1535 14th Ave. (Corner of 14th & E. Pine)
Victoria Heuman Art Jetscapes 5-8pm

Uncle Elizabeth’s
1123 Pike St
Loren Smedberg Show on the Road – group show
A group show of figurative work showcasing the life drawing classes from Lowell Artworks.

Bluebottle Art Gallery and Store
415 East Pine St, Seattle
206.325.1592
Amy Hevron tiny portraits

Two years ago, I assisted a local artist by the name “Artana”, in a photo shoot, as lead stylist. It was hectic. The shoot was part of a series Artana has been working on- a “set of tarot cards”. Artana’s vision of the “Devil” card of the deck, with Midori (a writer and an artist herself), at the center, is on display at SEAF this year, as I learned Thursday night at the VIP opening while volunteering at the door.

As to the nature of the content, I will not be posting the result here, but if you have time and are of legal age, go to SEAF and see some amazing art, including some great performing artists!

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Local Seattle artist, M.A. (Marc Anthony), is having an art show tonight. M.A.’s day job brings him near Emerson Salon every day- he is the manager of the Broadway Pike Building that houses Emerson Salon! Though not a client (he sports long gorgeous dreds that he self-maintains), his lovely other half gets her hair done here. They are sexy, fun, and intelligent people; stop on by before dinner or clubbing tonight to view his latest art:

The Pound (#) Gallery is opening their doors for one night this winter to allow friends and family to come visit and explore the new pieces of art that have been adorn on their walls. Come see MarcAnythony’s body of work – Signz – visit http://www.marcanthonyl.com to sneak a peak of these beautiful collaboration of Eastern and Western Zodiacs… he may even have your Signz on the wall – Christmas gift?? Priced to sell!! Also, SqrRt work is hung for those who know and love the antics of these amazing pieces. See you there!! Cross streets are 10th & Union and we are the BLUE DOOR next to German Auto Repair shop.

See you there-

Lancer
Hair Professional
Emerson Salon

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