Dress made from camping tent - Jamie K. McIntosh

But I can’t help myself from sharing one of them today, because it’s like money burning a hole in my pocket. The dress is made from a discarded nylon camping tent, and the necklace is made from shotgun shells.

This photo is one of the products of a great photo session with Liam Spradlin and model Brittany Dingeldein. I’ve got a lot of great things planned for my new collection of fantastic eye candy, but it’s still in the works! In the meantime, please be patient and be on the lookout for the next time that I decide to cave in and post some more “secret” stuff. (I’m only human!)

Jamie K. McIntosh - painted shoe sculpture

Yes. I know… I know!! I should have posted this to my blog a week ago. But I’ll most likely be doing something like this again in the future, so don’t dismay if you can’t fit this into your schedule last-minute

On Saturday the 21st, I’ll be teaching a “Paint a Shoe or Two” workshop at the Scott County Arts and Cultural Center in Georgetown KY. Join me from 11am to 1pm… bring a pair of shoes, your imagination, and ten dollars, and I’ll show you how to transform your shoes into works of art!

The workshop is inspired by some of the works of folk art that are currently on display in the gallery space. The gallery will be open, of course, and we’ll have plenty of time to hang out while creating some fun wearable sculptures! If you want your shoes to be wearable, we can just paint and decorate the surface. Or, if you want to go wild and create a fun sculpture from them, we can do that, too. Whatever floats your boat, wets your whistle, or teeters your totter…. we can make it happen!

Stay tuned for another blog post in a few days. I’ll be posting photos of some of my new wearables, to be modeled on the runway during the 3rd annual Future of Fashion show in Lexington, Kentucky. For now, hop over to the website for the Lexington Fashion Collaborative for more info!

Jason was able to take some amazing “studio” photographs of our lovely models after the show, one of which is featured above. Alexa is wearing a two-piece gown made from packaging plastics, black bubblewrap, and a vintage bedsheet.

If you’re on Facebook, Jason has posted other photos there, too. Photographer Ann Christine has shared her photos of the runway event online as well, and you can find them here. My sincere thanks go to photographer and good friend Angela Baldridge for photographing the exhibit before it was taken down for the closing event.

Sutra Salon and Spa in Georgetown provided the hair and makeup for the models (what a fantastic job they did!) and are having an Earth Day event tomorrow (Thursday April 22nd) where they will be featuring some of my art for the next week or so. It will be sort of a “mini installation” …so if you missed the exhibit, come see a few pieces there!

I can’t give enough thanks to the wonderful models that I have been able to meet through this and other events, and their families who are so gracious with their time and helping hands Also, other help was provided by Lock and Key Cafe and Georgetown Printing LLC. Thanks also to Georgetown College for hosting the event! I’ll most likely be sprinkling more new photos here and there as they become available. Cheers!

Most of my pieces, including a few newbies, were also recently modeled at a fashion show in Lexington, KY (hosted by Images Talent at the Red Mile Clubhouse). Here’s a link to a photo slideshow from the event. The other two designers to participate in this event with me were Sara Jane Estes and Soreyda Benedit-Begley.

February 21st, 2pm-5pm … Who Let the Dogs Out: Images Modeling and Talent Agency charity event and fashion show to benefit the Woodford County Humane Society. More information at the Images website.

February 25th – April 9th … Trash Fashions by Jamie K. McIntosh at the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College. Closing reception and Fashion Show Thursday, April 8, 2010, 5-7 pm. Gallery location/contact info.

(If I could get my darned Google calendar thing to display on my blog, it would be ideal. Aaaah, technology.)

The tutu is made from white Walmart shopping bags, fused together and then fashioned into a skirt that ties in the back, so it’s very adjustable.

The top is from a green mesh “corn sack” that I received from a local farm (ie, the bag that was used to transport corn). I usually pair the green tube top with the larger hoop-skirt that I made from tan Kroger bags. The necklace is made from clear plastic drink bottles. The boots…well, I haven’t started making shoes yet—but we’ll see about that!

Also, I’ve got a few exhibits to announce for the coming months:
“Wearable Art” at The Living Arts and Science Center’s Gloria Singletary Gallery, Feb 15th – April 2nd … and my Solo Show at the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, February 25th – April 8th.

I’m also planning to apply for several other art events going on in the Lexington area, so keep yer fingers crossed for me!

It’s reversible too. The fabric on the other side is a minty green, with hot pink ladybugs. This photo is actually an “in-progress” shot, but since this item is very “Fourth-of-July” I wanted to show it off asap! You can’t see it here, but I’ve put little crystal-like beads on a few of the watermelon seeds to make them look…well…they look like slippery seeds, that’s what! I’ll have to take some closeups of the seeds, and also of the free-motion quilting I did on the image.

I copied and modified the pattern from another skirt (Thanks, Amy!) and I think I’ll be using this pattern again very soon – It’s super easy and very flexible. Lots of possibilities!

Oh yeah—and be prepared for some new clothing projects too. I’m really anxious to hold a new photoshoot with my photographer, and I’m getting on my horse right now, this very minute!

This is one of my recent handbags, made from white and tan Kroger Bags, and lined with matching fabric. It is currently for sale at the Jennifer Zingg Studio and Gallery.

I hope to have more of a similar size and style available at my Etsy store soon! And perhaps make myself one while I’m at it…