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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722434628784020959.post-51255944950940910042013-07-02T12:45:00.001-07:002013-07-02T12:45:24.139-07:007 most morbid Victorian mourning traditions | MNN - Mother Nature Network<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="rdf-meta" rel="schema:url"></span> <span class="rdf-meta" content="7 most morbid Victorian mourning traditions "></span></span></span></span></span> </div><div class="panel-pane pane-node-title"> <div class="content" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="content" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="content" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">7 most morbid Victorian mourning traditions </span></span></span></span></div><div class="content" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="panel-pane pane-entity-field pane-node-field-subhead"> <div class="content"> <div class="field-subhead" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Postmortem portrait of your beloved, anyone? </span></span></span></span></div><div class="field-subhead" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="field-subhead" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">By Melissa Breyer</span></span></span></span></div><div class="field-subhead" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Article from Huffinton Post (see link below) </span></span></span></span></div></div></div><br />
<div class="panel-pane pane-entity-field pane-node-field-primary-image"> <div class="content"> <div class="field-primary-image" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Postmortem portrait" height="300" src="http://images.mnn.com/sites/default/files/mourning.jpg" width="530" /></span></span></span></span> </div></div></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div class="panel-pane pane-entity-field pane-node-field-primary-image-credit"> <div class="content"> <div class="field-primary-image-credit"> <div class="only-child"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Parents pose with their deceased daughter. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)</span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Halloween’s ghouls, goblins, ghosts and skeletons — we may get dark and creepy about death one day a year, but we’ve got nothing on the Victorians. While people of the 19th century were wildly repressed about many things, their comfort with death was a far cry from modern sentiments.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Nowhere is this more evident than in British mourning etiquette during the time of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837 to 1901). The death of her husband, Prince Albert, in 1861 ushered in a rigorous display of mourning that set the stage for the general culture to follow. What became customary mourning, by today’s standards, seems downright macabre and morose. So in honor of the upcoming All Hallows' Eve, when all things turn spooky and spine-chilling, here’s a look at what was once the ghoulish norm.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>1. Postmortem portraits</strong></span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Prior to 1839 portraits were painted, but with the invention of the daguerreotype photograph, portraiture become more affordable and accessible. This meant that the middle class could now afford to have pictures taken to memorialize their loved ones — their dead loved ones, that is, and particularly infants and children. With the invention of the <em>carte de visite</em> in the middle of the century came multiple prints so that families could share pictures of their dead children with other family members and friends. Since most children would not have had their images captured prior to their untimely deaths, it makes perfect sense; although the practice would seem utterly taboo in contemporary Western culture. </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. The living dead</b></span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Since the idea of postmortem portraits was to have something to remember the deceased by, there was often staging and post-photo work done to achieve the effect of life. Bodies were posed in lifelike positions, surrounded by family, children holding favorite toys, and eyes often propped open. Sometimes, pupils were painted on in the studio and rosy cheeks were added to the image of the corpse.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>3. Coal for jewelry</strong></span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The material most prized to show grief was lignite, also known as jet, a fossilized form of coal. Jet is deep, dark and somber. In the first phase of mourning, jet jewelry was the only ornamentation women were allowed to wear.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>4. Wearing the hair of the dead</strong></span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> While women were only supposed to wear jet for the first stage, during the second stage of mourning one could wear a piece of jewelry if it contained, or was made of, hair. That would be human hair. That would be human hair taken from the deceased love one. Brooches, bracelets, rings, chains and buckles were all made of hair; sometimes there was just a bit enclosed in a hollow band or brooch, other times, the hair was crafted into a piece of its own.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>5. Cloaked in heavy veils and bonnets</strong></span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> A widow was to wear a bonnet of heavy crepe and a veil to cover the face for the first three months. At the end of three months the veil was to be worn from the back of the bonnet for another nine months. Altogether, restrictive mourning dress, known as widow's weeds, was to be worn for a minimum of two years, although many widows chose to shun color forever.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Haunted houses</b></span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Once a member of the house died, all of the mirrors in the house were to be covered. If a mirror in the house fell and broke, it was thought that someone in the home would die soon. When someone died in the house, the clock was to be stopped at the hour of death or bad luck would ensue. When a body was removed from the house, it had to be taken head-first so that it could not beckon others to follow.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>7. Saved by the bell</strong></span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Calling Edgar Allen Poe. Not really a mourning tradition, but a good sign of the times: Coffin alarms. The fear of being buried alive was so severe that a device known as a coffin alarm was invented. The contraption was simply a bell attached to the headstone with a chain that connected to a ring placed on the finger of the corpse. (Gives the term "dead ringer" a whole new meaning.)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/7-most-morbid-victorian-mourning-traditions#.UdMsq8S4s-w.blogger">(7 most morbid Victorian mourning traditions | MNN - Mother Nature Network)</a></span></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722434628784020959.post-160509802516930262013-06-21T21:52:00.002-07:002013-06-21T23:05:35.021-07:00For those of the manly persuasion . . .<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Let's face it, there are not as many Goth clothing products for men in the world as there are for women. While there could always be more for either gender, there has most definitely been quite a gap in the men department of the macabre. I aim to rectify that today. I have compiled a list of possible sites that our male readers could use to either purchase, or get ideas from. Before we start, don't ever forget that sometimes the best products could simply be found at a local thrift shop, all it would take as an addition would be some creativity (although, a knack for sewing would not hurt either).<br />
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1. First up is <a href="http://www.enigmafashions.com/pages/debonair/debonair_collection/debonaircollestion.html" target="_blank">Enigma Fashions</a>. Based out of San Diego, California, it has a handful of great selections for men to choose from.<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.the-gothic-shop.co.uk/mens-gothic-clothing-c-78.html" target="_blank">The Gothic Shop</a>. Based out of the UK, here is the description on their website: "<b>Gothic Clothes for Men</b>: A selection of buckle and laced
eyelet black cotton gothic trousers and longsleeve formal and pirate
romantic shirts adorned with eyelets, cord lacing, ruffles and buckles.
Also plain and printed short-sleeve workshirts and T-shirts. The
Gothic Shop also sells men's gothic accessories including shirt
cuff-links, trouser buckles and ties."<br />
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3. <a href="http://www.spiraldirect.com/" target="_blank">Spiral Direct</a>. Another one from the UK. This one may have a larger selection of T-shirts than one may be used to from a Goth clothing site, but some of these designs are amazing. The website is pretty interactive too, so don't be surprised if you find yourself playing around on the site for a good amount of time.<br />
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4. <a href="http://www.rivithead.com/" target="_blank">Rivethead</a>. I'm not going to lie; when I look at this site, I have to keep my credit card far away when browsing their collection of boots. Too tempting. If I had a bit more money . . . actually, I don't want to imagine how that would turn out.<br />
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5. <a href="http://www.the-black-angel.com/3-gothic-clothing-men" target="_blank">The Black Angel</a>. Another site with a superb collection of shirts, among other things. Very creative designs.<br />
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6. <a href="http://www.kinkyangel.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=426&zenid=4c0267a3831f0b2ba3f6470272d8b67c" target="_blank">Kinky Angel Clothing</a>. Another site I have to keep my wallet locked away while I view. Great selection, but (needless to say) certain parts on the rest of the site may not be safe for work.<br />
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7. <a href="http://www.shrinestore.com/store/catalog/" target="_blank">Shrine of Hollywood</a> - I have a love / hate relationship with Shrine clothing. I have gone to their location in Hollywood a few times, along with other stores that carry their merchandise. So, I can say from first hand experience just how great these items are. The fabrics used are perfect. The caveat, however, are the prices. It is a very expensive brand. I often tell people that I do indeed have great fashion, I just can't afford it. Someday though, those <a href="http://shrinestore.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=53&products_id=437" target="_blank">Red & Black Tapestry Pants</a> will be mine.<br />
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8. <a href="http://www.secret-secret.com/ss/fashion.html" target="_blank">Secret Secret</a> - This link does not go to a shop for Gothic clothing for men. Instead, it is a vast compilation of links for that exact purpose (and for the ladies as well). The band behind it did a great job gathering all these links together (be sure to give them a listen as well).<br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1370914715421_3657">I have always been fascinated with the darker side of life. I don’t really remember how it started, but I might have adopted my love for all things dark due to the sadness and/or anger I felt during my childhood.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1370914715421_3659">I am 100% self-trained in all of the creative areas that I work. I cannot read a store bought pattern to save my life. Hahaha…sad, but true. I actually started sewing when I was very young. My Mom bought me a toy sewing machine that actually worked, and I started making purses for me and my friends. I think I was about 9 years old. When I was a teen, I started using my Mom’s Singer sewing machine to make my own clothing. I was very much into the punk rock scene at that time, and I couldn’t find (or my mother wouldn’t buy it because my father wouldn’t allow me to wear it) clothing that I liked. Once I graduated, I stopped sewing for a while. Life happened. However, every few years I was pulled back to the machine. I really had no intention of ever selling any of my wares, but my friends and family encouraged me to try it out. As for my art, I’ve been drawing and creating since I was very young. Throughout my early teen years, I was heavy into illustration, but moved away from that area when I started school for graphic design. Over time, I realized I preferred mixed media and collage art. I like to get dirty when I work!</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1370914715421_3663">Nature. I find absolute peace when I’m alone in the woods. I love to look up at the sky and just feel the flow of the wind and the energy flowing around me. It makes me feel safe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Evil Lily and Macabre Noir. My favorite bad girls!</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1370914715421_3667">This list could get long! Hahaha…anything too trendy especially people who buy into the myth. The main stream media with their propaganda. McDonald’s. I loathe that place! Negativity. (Which seems funny since I just said I loathe something.) More specifically, negative people. Slow drivers because it isn’t always time for a Sunday drive. Should I continue?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: small;">I would have to say that the best advice </span><span style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif;">I've</span><span style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: small;"> been given is to understand that I cannot fix everything, and that I cannot control the actions of others. I had to learn to let go of other people’s baggage, and not to take their crap personal.</span></div>
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I would love to have a time machine just so I could go back in time to see the fashion from the Victorian era! However, if I <b><i>had</i></b> to choose a time and/or place, I would go to a speakeasy to hang with the flappers.</div>
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In 1990, I was 20 years old. It’s a skull and cross-bones on my upper left shoulder. It looks like shit now, but it was my first so I won’t get it covered up.</div>
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My inner demons. I’m bipolar, and some days the past is hard to deal with. I used to go through periods of complete self-loathing for no real reason. I’m learning to deal with those demons, and I’m slaying them one by one.</div>
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<b>GTS- Do you like to swim?</b></div>
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<b>GTS- Where did the name Evil Lily come from?</b></div>
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Evil Lily is a play on words. My favorite flower is the calla lily. The evil refers to darker things being presumed to be bad, while the lighter colors (white) are presumed to represent purity and goodness. I prefer the darker side of things such as the dark purple/black calla lily. Therefore, Evil Lily.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The diversity of this artist is amazing! Multiple mediums and all of it fantastically spooky! </span></div>
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Years ago, I could say that my clothing was inspired by the Victorian and Edwardian eras. My inspiration has grown to include flappers, carnival, burlesque, etc. I’m also drawing my on my Pagan roots, as well, in my clothing and my art. Much of my art is inspired by religion, and revolves around the (Christian) Devil and his shenanigans. I like to have a sense of humor when it comes to my art. The more serious art is inspired by my spirituality.</div>
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All of my life, people have told me that I look like I’m a snob or stuck up. Once they got to know me, they were surprised at how nice I am. I come across as some psycho bitch, I guess. Hahaha…I’m actually very very shy. It’s hard for me to get out and attend anything social without preparing myself first. In the past, I needed alcohol just to chat with someone new. Nowadays, I’m doing better. I don’t need the alcohol, but my anxiety levels go sky high, and I really have to focus or I get upset. I don’t talk on the phone very often just because of the anxiety.</div>
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Reading! I love to read. I, also, spend too much time online. That’s something I’m working on changing though. I enjoy walking and riding my bicycle.</div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1370914715421_3679">I started the Softer Side of Evil so I could make skirts and jewelry that don’t really fit into the “dark” category. I plan on using natural fibers and lighter colors in the new shop. However, I’m not really getting a lot of traffic in the new shop, so I’m considering combining the new shop with the Evil Lily Originals shop. I may just create a section within the Evil Lily Originals shop to showcase The Softer Side of Evil’s items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">An amazing artist with a beautiful sense of creep and style! Aaron Doctor aka Dr. Morose. I have a hard time not coveting </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">everything this man creates! If you have not seen his work, where the hell have you been? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dr Morose is the other half of the Morose & Macabre duet of Creeps behind the Morose & Macabre Atrocity Exhibit. You can find out how to attend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MoroseAndMacabresAtrocityExhibition?fref=ts" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></div>
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--My
name is Aaron Doctor, or sometimes "Dr. Morose", when it comes to
signing my artwork, as that's the moniker I've been creating and working
under for the last five years or so with Morose & Macabre. I do
lots of things, artistically speaking... or I try to do lots of things,
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--I
was born in Butler PA, and that is where I grew up. That's where I
spent the majority of my life, right up until moving last year. </div>
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family is great. My dad and I have some big differences, but my mom and
I are really close, and I have a younger brother and sister who I
couldn't be more proud of. And most of my extended family isn't
completely batshit crazy. MOST... So, I'm not doing too badly in the
family department. Oh! And of course all my friends who are family to me
and my furry babies (all dogs!) who I'd be lost without. </div>
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I was always this way. My mom has a bunch of stories she could tell
you, and it's funny because I think she kind of knew that it wasn't
"just a phase" all along. For example, when I was in kindergarten, aside
from drawing skulls on EVERYTHING, which is worrysome to your teachers,
there was a particular incident that I still laugh about, because it's
so stupid. It was Valentine's day or something and our teacher was
asking us to write a card to someone we loved, so I wrote mine to Satan.
My HORRIFIED teacher sent my ass to the principal's office, my mother
was called and told that there was some awful thing I did and they
needed to see her and when they explained what had happened, she had to
explain to them that Satan was the name of our doberman. My dad named
that dog and I wasn't raised in a religious house so I didn't understand
what the Hell I did wrong. So, I started the business of spooking my
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My mom sorta perpetuated all that though, because
she knew it made me happy. She bought me monster toys and let me watch
horror movies and just let me grow up to be a weirdo and loved me
anyway, cause she rules. She still buys me goofy Halloween toys and
monster movies as gifts.</div>
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preference changes a lot. If you asked me that a year ago, I'd have
said acrylics, because I was still painting more than anything else.
Right now, I'm enjoying exploring different mold-making techniques,
which my very patient fiancee is trying to teach me, and casting and
sculpting things and trying to figure out ways to best employ what
talents I have in several areas at once. so, it's a mixed bag.</div>
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had some great ones, some bad ones, and some funny ones. People in
Cleveland at this art-walk we (Morose & Macabre) tried to vend
didn't seem to respond well. We ended up putting up a page on our
website with quotes from satisfied customers and putting in some of the
"what the fuck is THAT?" comments we've had too. Overall, though, I find
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of things. other artist's work, of course. Architecture, the concept of
an afterlife, even though I'm uncertain there is one... Anything
macabre, mad collectors, nature and natural history, urban decay.
Death, obviously... Life, sometimes. HALLOWEEN, horror films, ghosts
(actual or metaphorical). Specific moods of my own, but those can make
or break me and are quite often detrimental to me rather than helpful
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almost always involved in several books at once, and they're usually
short story anthologies and they're always horror. But, at the moment, I
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could give you the lecture I give to everyone else and the textbook
definition, but it seems to be something different to everyone. It is a
counterculture movement that grew up around a specific type of music,
like most other subcultures. For me, it will always be 80s bands with
big, fabulous hair and androgynous singers dripping with layers of
fishnet and looking for all the world like they just crawled out of some
spooky German expressionist nightmare... But that's just me. A friend
of mine recently said something about how we live in a "mashup culture",
which is both exciting and disheartening at the same time. It leaves a
lot of wiggle room for interpretation and new music and fashion and
ideas but it also means that every time I go to a goth bar I hear Lady
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I've just begun a series of skull-faced mixed-media dolls that I'm
pretty excited about. As usual, i've got a zillion ideas and my problem
is managing the rolodex in my head and keeping everything in order...
Like I said earlier, I've been trying to work more on sculpting and
creating some more mixed media pieces, and I've recently started drawing
again. Drawing was my first love when I was a kid, and I lost track of
it for a while because I was concentrating on other things, but I've
been trying to train myself to do something creative every day, and
drawing is an easy way to exercise your art-muscles when you don't have
the time or energy to devote to a more demanding project. So, you'll
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--Hunting
for and collecting strange things. Lots of bones and medical equipment
and vintage photos and taxidermy - just endless stuff. I could ogle at
and shop for weirdness like that for hours.... Mentally cataloguing and
lusting after amazing things that I usually can't afford. I'm a huge
horror movie nerd so I watch tons of movies. I also kind of enjoy
cooking even though I'm not very good at it. It's nice being this close
to such a major city now, so I taking weekend trips to L.A. to see
friends, as well.. or just relaxing at home and spending downtime with
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--This
list could be endless. I admire a lot of people's work. Some artists of
note whose work I drool over: Joel Peter Witkin, John Holmes (the
surrealist painter, not the porn star, though I do love porn) for all
his pulp and horror inspired work that appeared on all the weird
paperback books I spent so much time reading, Pierre Et Gilles, Jessica
Joslin, Liz Mcgrath, Zdzisław Beksiński, Giger, of course... The list
goes on and includes more than just visual artists. I'll leave out the
list of homoerotic artists whose work I fawn over. And then there are
all the people I've been blessed to know who have taught me tons of
things and who I find really inspirational - Kelly/Macabre Noir,
obviously, because we've spent a lot of time feeding off of each other
and working together, Zach/MCXIII for his whimsy and sense of humor,
Ryan Flowers [whose work is a must-see], Cheryl Adamson who paints a
mean horror portrait, Guytano Kalicicki for teaching me how to sculpt
and work with different mediums, Spinestealer, whose work I've ogled
forever... Tony Cupstid [another many-talented person I've been really
lucky to get to know].... just to name a few. That's another never
ending list. Please feel free to familiarize yourselves and ask for
links and I'd be happy to point you in the direction of any of these
talented people.</div>
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--It
was born of a love for similar things, and a hatred for retail. Kelly
(Macabre Noir) and I both used to work a retail gig together and started
hanging out and painting and stuff together and decided to try to get
our stuff seen, enjoyed and ultimately sold. We were going to start
printing t shirts at first, but somehow we never really ended up doing
that. So, we built a website, got some shows with the help of our friend
Zach, and that was the beginning. A lot of shameless self promotion and
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It was, and is, an avenue for us to show our work. That's how it
began... However, it's grown (well, mutated is a better word) into
something bigger and more all encompassing. We've always had friends
involved since the beginning, because we happen to have a lot of friends
who are artists or performers or both, but our contacts have multiplied
and the show gets a little bigger every year. It is always themed, and
usually involves a lineup of burlesque dancers, drag, fetish
demonstrations, sideshow acts, flesh suspension, fire-breathing, live
music, and other things. Any talents that can be molded to fit the bill
of what we're doing that year. We've had the pleasure of working with
some big names and great people over the years, as well. Jarboe, Nicki
Jaine, and last year, we had Alaska Thunderfuck from this season of
Rupaul's Drag Race (TEAM THUNDERFUCK for the win!!!), to name a few. It
has become one of the biggest dark events in the area, and brings
together a great group of creative minds, presenting them with a venue
to show their talents. The turnout is better every year. Atrocity
Exhibition is also mainly funded by donations from the general public.
We have used kickstarter to bring this event to Pittsburgh for the last
four years with pretty amazing support from people who genuinely love
what we are trying to do... To entertain you and rattle your bones, show
you some great art... And maybe get you a little drunk. </div>
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did! I moved here in December of 2011 to be with my man Guytano (who is
a talented artist in his own right and is constantly showing me new
tricks) so, I've been here over a year, now, and I'm still sort of
adjusting. It was a huge life change for me, and 2011 was a really
chaotic year. I am enjoying it here, though, and have had a lot of
really magical experiences since I've been here and am really grateful
for the opportunity. Now, if I can just move all of my friends and
family from PA here, I will be totally set. </div>
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--I had never
been until I visited Los Angeles for the first time in June 2011 but
have been several times since. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. Of
course, you know I have to go on the Haunted Mansion like ten times
before I can call it a day and leave the park.</div>
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--This
is a really dangerous question. You're a facebook friend of mine so you
see first hand how I am cooooonstantly pissed at something. A VERY
truncated list: homophopia/bigotry/racism/sexism/ageism/size-ism/etc.
When people are rude, especially to people in the service industry. The
news, in general... It's funny how much more relaxed everyone on the
west coast is. And then there's me, all aggro and mouthy and irritated. I
don't know if that will change over time or not... Maybe the longer I'm
here the softer I'll get? People who know me are rolling their eyes
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that I'm mean. This has always been a thing. I'm sorry that my resting
face looks like a scowl, but I'm not really mean until I have a reason
to be, I promise. Just put that picture of the baby away and we'll be
alright. I'm a huge softie, I just happen to have a big mouth and a
protective shell... But if you peel back all the layers of broken glass
and rusty metal and poisonous corrosive toxic waste there's a mushy
gooey center in there somewhere. i don't know what it's made out of
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week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with
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--Trading
places with someone who's dead seems like an unfair trade. But
seriously, without totally overthinking it... I want to be David Bowie
for a week. In the 70s. Ziggy Stardust era. He is a hero of mine. I love
him and have always wondered what it must have been like to live that
life of excess and glamour and makeup and big shoes and orange hair (not
that I didn't do it when I was a teenager, but I want to do it in a
bigger budget). I guess I'd have to get over that stage fright, though.
And this sort of kills two birds, because he was real and fictional all
at the same time, and technically while David is still alive, Ziggy is
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The moment I first saw Miss Macabre's artwork I was a fan. This Pittsburgh bombshell is an extraordinary artist, doll- maker, burlesque dancer, one half of the duo Morose & Macabre, and a walking work of art. I am sure you will find her style and art as intriguing and inspiring as I do.</div>
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<b>MN</b>- I grew up an only child
in a rural farmland area of western Pennsylvania. It was just myself,
my mom, and my dad in a house they built by hand from the ground up
(that is still an on-going project) in a wooded area, which is sadly now
surrounded by a housing plan. Both of my parents worked in their
independent, small business, so I spent a lot of my time drawing in a
corner of their country shoppe or flitting around talking to the
customers....at one point I even tried to peddle my crayon drawings for
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<b>MN</b>- Nooooooo. I was a
weird, weird child and an even stranger teenager. My style was not
widely accepted by my peers. It made it a fairly miserable existence
until my senior year. The friends that I DID have were probably not the
best influences, but when you are an outsider, you kind of flock
towards the only people who are accepting of you. I focused on art
classes and got in a lot of trouble for both my mouth and cutting
class....and sometimes even my wardrobe. I honestly have to give credit
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knew, my friends knew. I picked up a pencil and started drawing before I
was even speaking proper English. I spent the majority of my time with
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and small businesses. Both of my immediate grandmothers, on both sides
of the family, were doll makers. My grandmother on my mothers' side
made porcelain dolls and my grandmother on my fathers' side made rag
dolls. My parents were also creative people and featured in magazines
for their colonial floor cloths and furniture. They opened their first
shoppe, Frog Hollow, in Butler, Pennsylvania when I was about 3 years
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<b>MN</b>- Oh
gawd, there are soooo many it would be hard to pin point just one.
Everything around me inspires me. The people I know, the objects I
see, the music I hear, a conversation overheard, a creak in a floor
board. I draw inspiration from the strangest things, at the strangest
times. However, a dear friend of mine owns a historical and notoriously
haunted hotel in mid-state PA, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Grand-Midway-Hotel/171774142843883" target="_blank">The Grand Midway</a>. He has filled it with
some of the most awe-inspiring belongings and artistic people. It's
become a haven for artists, poets, musicians....I dare anybody to spend a
weekend in this glorious place and not come back with inspiration
spilling over, it's impossible. The aesthetic and energy of that place
is food for art.</div>
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<b>MN</b>-In my opinion, it is a state of
mind and an appreciation for the darker things in life. The
understanding of things that are misunderstood and often feared by
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& Macabre names actually stemmed from a conversation with my mother
while Aaron (aka Morose) and myself were building the website and
collaborative together. We had so many different names we were tossing
about and not settling on anything. My mother found an article on
Edward Gorey in the newspaper and brought it to me. She said "this
reminds me of you and Aaron, your work is also very morose and
macabre." It was the light bulb that needed to go off. Attaching
"Noir" to the name came later after I started performing because all of
my costumes were black....or various shades there of (haha). I'm Miss
Macabre for the House of Oddities, and Macabre Noir for the stage and
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<b>MN</b>-The human race's
inability to accept one and other for differences, flaws, beliefs, and
lifestyles. If we were all born the same, it would be a hella boring
world, and I don't understand why you would want to hurt someone for not
being the same as you are. It's ridiculous.<br />
Also, animal
cruelty....I go insanely, blindly, tear filled, angry when I see those
awful abuse pictures that get passed around on Facebook. I can not
fathom why anyone would want to torture, abuse, or brutally kill an
innocent creature with no understanding of why it is happening to them.
I can't imagine the fear and confusion. Those images and thoughts stay
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<b>MN</b>- The
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light hand and works in incredible detail, which I feel I lack.</div>
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were two separate artists trying to reach out for some recognition in a
small and low income community. Independent artists and misfits that had
been deemed "freaks" all of our lives, the collaboration was
never planned, in was born out of frustration and lack of
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People from the area
weren't buying art, very much less supporting the kind of creations that
we were producing independently. Only able to showcase at
"halloween shows", our work was only appreciated once a year and never
actually purchased to hang in local homes, aside from friends who shared
our love of odd. We started as friends hanging out and having morbid,
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it was fairly clear that we were able to motivate each other and that
was what we were lacking separately. We call it "one upping". One of us
would paint something phenomenal and it would drive the other to want to
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We had previously
discussed doing a website featuring our designs and illustrations on tee
shirts, but we were discovering that there was a whole other spectrum
to our creativity. Our paintings eerily collaborated with one and other,
although they were crafted with different techniques. Our color schemes
and thoughts were meshing together in some sort of creepy harmony and
were forming a collection without intention. Our website tumbled from
morbidly sarcastic tee shirt designs, into a gallery for neo victorian
inspired low brow horror art.<br />
We painted and we planned in the months
that followed as we built the site and began networking before our
launch. We built our profiles on social networking sites and began
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In
February of 2009, The House of Oddities was born. It was inhabited by
those dark, little voices in the back of our minds that most people
ignore. We named them Dr. Morose and Miss Macabre and instead of keeping
them locked up, we built them a house to run rampant.<br />
By the end of
February we were producing artworks, post mortem shadow boxes, dolls,
and simple jewelry made from pewter stampings and began selling them in
our Wicked, Little Shoppe via Etsy.<br />
Although not prepared or planning for any sort of immediate success, to our surprise, our oddities were selling......well.<br />
Shortly
after, we hit the road. We built 2 giant, bloody walls with mounts for
paintings and strapped them awkwardly a top a Ford Focus hatch back and
headed south in the cramped, art-packed car. Morose & Macabre's
House of Oddities made our first public appearance as a collaborative in
Charlotte, North Carolina in late May and early June of 2009
at Shiprocked! and Kabarett Vulgare. With the help of our dear friend,
Deville, it was a flying success.<br />
Since then, we have traveled,
shown, and evolved at an amazing rate that neither of us had ever hoped,
nor dared dream. Our jewelry has snowballed from simple pewter
stampings on chain, to hand crafted wearable art in our Strangulations
collection and Arachnophilia collection. Our paintings continue to
collaborate all on their own and now incorporate mixed medias of
both fibers and dead things.</div>
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<b>MN</b>- "I
would love to get inside your head for one day" is something we hear
often. So, we thought to ourselves, "Why the hell not let them in?"<br />
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Atrocity Exhibition is Morose & Macabre's first independent event
that houses sideshow, burlesque, and performance art entertainers as
well as showcases our fellow dark artists and artisans. It lets folks step into the House Of Oddities and experience it as a 360 degree,
living art installation. The first event in 2009 was a raging success
and we were not only able to promote our work, but bring all of
our misfit friends and comrades together from all over the country for
one unforgettable evening and share our success with these talented
folks who supported US for so long. We are currently heading into our
5th year and the event has continued to grow to monstrous proportions,
as well as become a staple in the underground, bizarre art and
performance community. <br />
Where is it going? Well, we don't really
know. We're just along for the ride. We never expected it to take off
the way that it has, and we work hard to make it as unique as possible
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<b>GTS</b>- For information about how to attend the <b>Atrocity Exhibition on May 4th 2013</b>, Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/336296716477132/?ref=22" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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have social anxiety and a panic attack disorder, that I have been in a
battle with since I was a teenager. Performance, galleries, and hosting
events has been insane therapy for me and has forced me to be a lot
stronger in public situations, as I do not wish for my anxiety to
control my life and the things that I want to accomplish. It still
grips me every now and then, and I'm notorious for not being able to
stand still at events. If I stand still for too long and don't have
something to occupy me, while surrounded by people, I start panicking
and get the intense urge to leave, like, immediately.<br />
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ton of vegetables, green juice of some variety, this amazing blueberry
goat cheese that I'm completely addicted to, and a whole lot of
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<b>MN</b>- It's actually a sideshow/burlesque
troupe called Kabarett Vulgare, and we focus a bit more on the sideshow
aspect. It's a bastardization of traditional American sideshow in a
Weimar era cabaret formatted variety show. <br />
I started guesting with
the Charlotte, NC troupe in 2009 while performing here at home, in
Pittsburgh, with The Bridge City Bombshells burlesque troupe. Two of
the Charlotte crew members, including the founding member, moved up here
in 2011 and we began the Pittsburgh troupe. I am currently one of the
group's burlesque performers, glass walker, human pin cushion, and city
title holder of Pittsburgh's Freak of The Year 2012. <br />
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all of my own costuming, although sometimes I like to cruise Etsy to see
what I can find by other designers and costume makers. If it's
something I don't believe I'm capable of making and I can't seem to find
what I'm looking for online, I turn to my friend and fellow performer,
Cherri Baum, who can fabricate just about anything that I can conjure up
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forward to Kabarett Vulgare's spring/summer travels and shows. I have a
lot of really interesting gallery shows coming up throughout the course
of 2013 and early 2014 that I'm really excited about, as I will be
paired with some really killer artists. The possibilities are endless
and I'm always learning new skills and collecting new interests to busy
myself......so who knows where I'll be popping up next. :)</div>
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Have you ever had that urge to start up a life of cannibalism, but you are too worried about what your friends and loved one would think of you? Well, neither have I. However, for those of you who ARE trying to slowly ease into that lifestyle, may I suggest - <b>WHITE CHOCOLATE BABY HEADS!</b><br />
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The company, Conjurer's Kitchen, made this product as a private, but anonymous, commission. From the company, about their latest product: “A private commission (that’s all we can say), they are solid white
chocolate baby heads, and the same size as the head of your average
newborn baby. They also TERRIFY me! As I was tweeting earlier there is
something SO disturbing about these heads but I just can’t put my finger
on it. Maybe it’s as they have no body, or maybe it’s just as they are a
baby’s head?!? Either way I am so proud to be heading up a movement
which leads to the creation of amazing edible works of art just like
these. We’ll be using them in a project very soon I am sure!!!”<br />
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Their Etsy store where you could buy the baby heads, if you would so wish, is provided <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/118306044/life-sized-solid-chocolate-baby-heads">here</a>; according to the site, it is <span class="currency-symbol">£</span><span class="currency-value">35.00 ($57.73 for our American readers) per baby head. And if you start to crave more d</span>eliciously deviant treats, feel free to browse around the other products of her shop. Guaranteed that there is something to satisfy your twisted, culinary fantasies (not actually guaranteed, I made that up). Keep in mind that the other products may not be safe for work, nor would I recommend them for those of a squeamish countenance.</div>
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regards to the horrible events of Friday 12/14/12 in Newtown, Connecticut; The
Gothic Tea Society sends thoughts and prayers of strength and healing to
all the families involved.<br /> <br /> As a Gothic organization, The
Gothic Tea Society rejects the use of the term 'Goth or Gothic' as
applied to persons who commit such heinous acts. We condemn such
violence, and find it important to state that crime and violence have
nothing to do with Gothic Culture.<br /> <br /> This is a statement and not an invitation to discuss Gun rights or control, so please don't post about that here.</span></span></div>
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Pandora Moore is the very driven Gothic force behind Delightfully Deviant. She is an extraordinary artist, tailor, seamstress, business woman and Goth.</div>
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If you have never heard of Delightfully Deviant or Pandora, Let me have the pleasure of introducing you now.</div>
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<b>Where are you from originally?</b><br />
I was born and raised in the High Desert in Southern California. Specifically, Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center then in the actual city of Twentynine Palms. I spent the kindergarten through high school in the same house on the same street in the same city. I was blessed in that way. I have a lot of fond memories (and not so fond) :D<br />
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I am the second middle child. I have an older brother Ray Woods who is a singer and a musician, I have an Older sister Paulina Woods who is an Alumni of UCF and a Journalist and a Younger brother Daniel Woods who is still just discovering his calling.<br />
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<b>Were you attracted to 'different' things from a young age? An example?</b><br />
In all honesty I have to say I wasn’t “Different” in the gothic since when I was a child. I have and always will hate horror movies and slasher films. I’m more of a mystery and action kind of gal (but no chick flicks) <br />
I was raised in a family that was wholesome and Christian. The church I was raised in was a part of the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI). I was very much ingrained in that so I was very much focused on “getting to heaven” and “outreach”, “saving souls”. I didn’t even know the meaning or interests of the Gothic society and Culture until I was about 19 years old.<br />
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Barbie Dolls of course. I would hand sew them clothing I made from old socks and bits of old clothing found at the thrift stores in town. <br />
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</b>My journey to “being goth” began when I left my hometown at the age of 18 and moved to live with my sister in La Puente California. We both got jobs at Knotts Berry Farm. We were living at that time in the home of one of the ladies in the church that was a sister church to the one we were raised in. I was attending Fullerton College and My sister was attending University of California Fullerton. Somewhere along the way work and school came in the way of church and my sister and I were kicked out of the church ladies house. With nowhere to go we both lived in my sisters car from May 05 to May 06 as we did not want to go back home to the high desert and give up on college.<br />
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My life spiraled downward at this point and I became more and more depressed and embittered toward people and religion and very depressed. I remember wandering into the Virgin music store that was across the street from Knotts after work while I was waiting for my sister (in early 06) and happening upon a CD by Dead Can Dance called “<b>Into the Labyrinth” </b>It was in the sale bin and the cover interested me so I popped it into the cd player in the car. The first song “Yulunga (Spirit Dance)” began to play and I was HOOKED. The sound washed over me and I knew there was something in this music that calmed me, made me relax, triggered me to think about how I was living and give up on trying to live how I was raised and just live MY life without being held back by the religion I was raised in or the goals I felt I was supposed to reach because of the culture of the religion. That was the beginning.<br />
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Over the next few months I searched for things that spoke to me like this and opened my heart to new experiences. I ended up with a lot of the cure, Christian death, and sisters of mercy music in my collection as well as falling in love with the humor of Voltaire. My first goth band I saw live in concert was Crux Shadows. At the same time I found the group Orange County Gothic Meet-up many of the members I still hold as friends today.<br />
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I delved into the world of gothic culture. Terry who owned Ipso Facto at the OCGMU and spent many a spare hour from college walking to IF and shopping or just chatting with the various people who worked there. I also met Paul who re ignited my love of hearses. My Grandmother on my fathers side owned and operated a mortuary and my father did as well, I remember this from when I was young and loved the grand coaches so I would have to say I loved hearses since I was young! <b><br />
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<b>Is Purple your very favorite color?</b><br />
Yes. Purple to me signifies life, happiness, success, ambition and joy. Specifically Royal Purple. Which is also the bottom color of the Gay Pride flag which means spirt. All of which are a part of who I am.<br />
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My mother taught me the basics of sewing that she learned from her mother. We were very poor when I was growing up due to my father leaving us in the city we were in when he got out of the military and filing for divorce. With 4 children and no help, my mother had to shop at thrift stores or community clothing banks and alter the clothing she found there to fit us as we grew. I picked up a lot of what I know now from watching her sew late at night after she got off work or before she went to school. <br />
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Being a homeless college student with not a lot of cash to spare, I did not like the style of the clothing offered in Hot Topic. Nor could I afford the high fashions I found while surfing the net. So I learned to make my own by getting fabric in the Los Angeles Garment District and making clothing to wear to the Meet-ups and gothic events. Since then I have been on a mission to create clothing that people could afford and still look just as jaw dropping as anything designed by any of the “top” gothic brands.<br />
I fell in love with Victorian clothing but did not like the complicated cuts and styles of the original designs so I strive to simplify them and bring a more modern feel to the designs I make but still a touch of the era gone by.<br />
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The company Delightfully Deviant was created when I met and married my husband and moved to San Diego. (He is in the Navy)<br />
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Our first date was at Bats Day 2007. We accidentally wore matching outfits in red and black. He loved what I made so much that year he asked me if I wanted to start selling my clothing. I gave him a resounding yes.<br />
It was not until 2008 when I came home crying after being let go from a belly dancing group I was in, that he said “why are you worried what they think of you? Go create your own thing.” That night he came up with the name “Delightfully Deviant”. We purchased the website but I am not a web designer so it sat for a few years. I made custom clothing for friends and acquaintances but kept my various day jobs.<br />
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When 2009 came and he was at the point of getting out of the navy I asked him to give me 1 more enlistment to get the business really going. Through a series of errors and mix ups, the move to our next duty station in Washington state was underfunded so I ended up getting a job locally, contracted swine flue and ended up in a coma in the hospital.<br />
After I recovered, I took a job at a local casino and met my current cheer team of Jessica Lord and Liz Sharratt. They both had encouraged me for the 10 months I was at the casino to quit and start my own business. In February of 2011 I did just that. I opened my etsy and everything else has just come together.<br />
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<b>You do take custom orders, what is the most challenging item you have created?</b>To date the hardest order was an order I made for an amazing lady to wear to Bats day 2012. It was a Victorian piece and even though I used a commercially available pattern for some of it it was seriously a challenge! It came out so well that I am glad I got the chance to try it.<br />
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I do not. My designs are patterned by my husband. He is pretty handy to have around!<br />
I can draw what I want to create, give him the size chart for a model or client and he will create the pattern for me to then cut out and sew so we are a working team when it comes to creating the things I make and sell.<br />
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<b>Where would you like to see Delightfully Deviant in a few years?<br />
</b>one day I plan to be somewhere on the level of Retroscope fashions. I absolutely LOVE Laura Jones (the owner) and consider her to be my idol and mentor in what I am trying to accomplish. She has guided me to to where I am today and I have been able to ask her so many questions and learn from her experience without judgment.<br />
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<b>As you are aware, there seem not to be an abundance of African American Goths. Why do you think that is?<br />
</b>I really don’t know for sure but I can just only imagine that it is because of culture. Black culture looks at all goths as demonic or evil. Black people tend to be more spiritual in a Christian sense. It is very hard as a black goth to find others in the scene and as such you feel as if you are singled out by some goths because you ARE rare.<br />
<b><br />I want to make a mention of your Facebook page called Black and African American Goths. The page can be found</b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-and-African-American-Goths/107617265973125" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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<b>Give me a list of things that you Love!</b><br />
1. Bunnies! (and San Diego House Rabbit Society)<br />
2. Cookies!!!!!! (I will do anything for cookies. I have been known to jump out of bed when offered cookies)<br />
3. The color Purple<br />
4. Wigs. Lots and Lots of wigs 99.999999% of the people I know have never seen my natural hair. I live for wigs<br />
5. Gay Pride (I am bisexual) <br />
6. Yaoi Manga ( I admit, I have an addiction)<br />
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SNOBBY. I have no clue why but people assume I am snobby or stuck up before they get to know me. I think it may be misconceptions based on the clothing I make for myself or maybe I carry myself in a way that makes me seem uppity? I am not sure. I am actually very shy. When people think I am judging them, I am, but 99% of the time I judge THEM to be better than ME. <br />
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2010. I just felt like a princess in that Royal purple/blue velvet.</div>
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Kaylee. ( her head is sideways). She is a 5 lb mixed breed bunny We adopted from the Bunny Bunch Rabbit Rescue in Orange County, Ca. She was rescued from a park and suffers from head-tilt caused by E. cuniculi. She's a quiet sweetie who would rather spend her time grooming Lucifer or munching on hay in her litter box. She doesn't like to go out much.</div>
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-Lucifer. Our 17 lb Flemish Giant bunny. He was a "cull rescue" The breeder sold him cheap because otherwise she would have killed him due to his ear not being to breed standards. He is a ham! He loves to go out on his lead or in his stroller to any festival or park and tilts his head up for all the kids to pet him. He's an attention hog.</div>
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- Raven. She is a 15 lb Pekingese we adopted via the Oregon Pekingese Rescue Network. She was found roaming the streets in Portland, Or. She hates people. It took her 3 months to like us or let us near her. She will bark at strangers but when they try to pet her she runs and hides under a desk or chair!</div>
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<b>Pet Peeve?</b><br />
Being called fat. I found a photo of myself floating around the internet being blogged by fat/bbw groups. It made me feel so depressed. I know they were trying to make large girls feel good about themselves but I have always felt horrible about my weight and that made me feel worse.</div>
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“Ambition: No matter the challenge, just keep pushing forward. If the next door won't open...BREAK A WINDOW.” - Me<br />
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<b>You drive a hearse. Does she have a name? </b><br />
Yes. My Hearse is a 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood Scotts & Seville conversion. Her name is Victoria Susan and she was an engagement gift from my husband when we married in ’08.<br />
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Hot Tea Grog</h1>
A spicy tea drink with cloves, rum and cognac. The brewed clove flavour and dark rum make this a bit of an exotic-tasting cocktail that is a big change from your same old drinks. <br />
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Ingredients:</h3>
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1 oz cognac</div>
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1 oz dark rum </div>
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1 cup brewed tea </div>
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Several cloves </div>
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1/2 tsp honey </div>
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Pinch of nutmeg </div>
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Preparation:</h3>
Heat tea and other ingredients together in a saucepan. Serve hot with a cinnamon stick.<br />
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Irish Tea</h1>
There's Irish coffee, so why not Irish tea? And yes, it's just as simple with just some freshly brewed hot tea and a shot of good Irish whiskey. <br />
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Ingredients:</h3>
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1 tbs loose tea, or 1 tea bag </div>
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1 oz whiskey </div>
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1 oz milk or cream </div>
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1 tsp sugar</div>
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Preparation:</h3>
Brew tea in hot water for 3-5 minutes, then strain out tea. Add whiskey and other ingredients, then serve and enjoy.<br />
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Jaeger Tea</h1>
A simple cocktail with Schnapps, rum and a bit of orange juice. Though most of the flavour comes from the Schnapps and rum, you can really taste the addition of the black tea.<br />
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Ingredients:</h3>
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3 oz Schnapps </div>
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3 oz rum </div>
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6 oz water </div>
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Juice from one orange </div>
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1 tea bag (black) </div>
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Preparation:</h3>
Heat ingredients together in a saucepan until boiling. Let simmer for 5 minutes, and serve. Sugar to taste. <br />
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Green Tea Tokyo</h1>
A minty green tea beverage, with white rum. Not too complicated a cocktail, but strong enough to suit any taste. <br />
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Cook Time: 10 minutes</h3>
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Ingredients:</h3>
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2 oz white rum</div>
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1 tbsp honey </div>
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5 sprigs of mint </div>
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2 tbsp sugar syrup</div>
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6 oz hot green tea </div>
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Preparation:</h3>
Combine ingredients in a mug, and serve. If you want to strain out the mint, let it sit for 2-3 minutes before removing the sprigs.<br />
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Gluhwein</h1>
A holiday favorite, mulled tea with red wine. A bit of spicy cloves and cinnamon make this a very sophisticated hot tea cocktail. An alternative to mulled cider.<br />
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Ingredients:</h3>
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250 ml strong tea</div>
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75 ml sugar</div>
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500 ml red wine</div>
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5 ml ground cloves</div>
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1 cinnamon stick</div>
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Rind of 1 lemon</div>
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Preparation:</h3>
Boil the tea, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon and cloves together until the sugar dissolves. Add the red wine and bring to a boil. Strain out cinnamon stick and the rind. You may need to add more sugar, to taste. Serve with a slice of lemon.<br />
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