Writing from the heart of the storm, where the dust is swirlin’ and is shows no sign of settling. At least I have new wood-framed glasses from Spex Club, which I dig for light eyebrows days. IPHONE CASES My iPhone cases are coming. I can’t show them to you yet, but these are the featured designs, though they won’t be released at once. TRAVEL Still catching up on freelance while attempting to plan my trip to Europe. It’s a quick …
My electrical ghost totem writes these handy summary updates every so often, which is where I got the idea. Also, I was just asked to write a bio for a thing, so, yes. I like this photo because my arm looks weird I’m Zoetica Ebb – artist, photographer, writer, magazine editor, style technician and cosmonomad. I believe in making life extraordinary and beautiful through all means necessary. I can be hired to write, photograph or draw – simultaneously, if the …
I came back from Denver on Tuesday evening, but it’s taken this long to begin my return to life as I know it. Actually, there is no coming back completely. Two-pages of obituaries for my dad in Vestnik Herald newspaper It’s not about high drama or some pseudo-elevation-via-tragedy, however, facts are facts: I’m different. Though I have no intention of sharing overgenerous amounts of personal details or ineffable epiphanies, I do think that saying something about my father’s death is …
3.14. Pi day. – Still sick, I’m intent on spending the day editing photos and watching movies, eager to recover. – A psoriasis commercial: “Psoriasis is a sign of an overactive immune system” – I think of my father – he’s had this flaky skin disorder, once a cause of adolescent embarrassment during introductions to my friends, as far back as I can remember. I’m relieved that my old man’s got a powerful defense mechanism, even if we haven’t spoken …
It’s Day 2 of Biorequiem Beauty Week ™, and I have doggedly scrolled to the very beginning of my Formspring questions page, selecting all the non-overlapping beauty questions I could manage to respond to in a relatively sane and timely fashion. Having done so, I realized that there are still too many and decided to make hair today’s topic, because, well, that covers over 65% of the beauty questions I’ve received in the past year. Not answering hair questions for …
Spring is so close I can smell it. So far, it smells like oil paint, ink, coffee and the Mediterranean sea. I love smelling the future. Is everyone cleaning out their closets yet? I certainly have a bountiful mountain of stuff to eBay off in a week or two. Meanwhile, in the spirit of renewal, I’ll be nixing three prints from the shop on March 1, so if you were planning on getting either version of Honeydrip, or Poke in …
I’ve mentioned serious excitement about my collaboration with the prodigies at Plastik Wrap over the past couple of months, and now that the two limited-edition pieces are almost ready, a sneak preview is here to whet your collective appetite. Advance apologies to the gents in the audience – this is my first foray into Serious Fashion Design, and I gots nothing for you, yet. Ladies, a few pertinent details for your perusal: Pleats | Tailoring | Thumb holes. Mwoohooheehooo. More …
On Wednesday the 26th, you’re invited to the beautiful Pali House for an unholy fusion of three essential elements: The Verbal, The Visual, & The Auditory. Flyer by Courtney Riot I will be reading a short autobiographical piece about some of my amusing experiences with the Other Side. I’m especially excited to be appearing alongside Jillian Lauren, the best-selling author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, who’ll be reading as well. We’ve just listed the event on FB, …
I’m going to keep this brief and informative, as I have to run off to shoot beautiful new jewelry for LMD in, oh dear, an hour. Last night, Mer, Nadya and I amused [and probably horrified] our most excellent project manager, Sam, on the most delirious Coilhouse conference call of the past 6 months . When screeching, cackling and excessive absinthe consumption come into play, you know we’re close to the finish line. That’s right – the editorial for Issue …
…Because I don’t celebrate Christmas. If you’ve been reading for a while, you know that this is because Christmas is a tradition I wasn’t raised with, growing up in Russia. New Year’s Eve was the Huge National Holiday, and so it remains to me. Ded Moroz flying through the stars I put a lot of stock in New Year’s Eve, actually. Renewal, dawggs, I’m all about renewal, especially after a year as life-changing as 2010 has been. For me, the …
WAVE air station control tower crew, 1954 I’m not in the habit of publishing letters from my readers, but in the case of this morning’s correspondence, I felt compelled, and I promise it’s not to let you know that people like my blog. Reason being the grand-scale transformation of the author – I was moved to tears when I read this email and think it absolutely belongs here as an end-of-the-year spur to stop making excuses and Get It Done. …
As we’re moving into mid-December, it’s time to take stock. 2010 has been a mad whirlwind, and that’s an understatement, but I like doing this every year, to help myself plot what’s next. So! A short list of events, which doesn’t include the lovely people I met, good friends who have become even better, stages of insight, long night-time walks, sparkling parties, delicious new desserts, fucked-up dreams and carnal discoveries, though it probably should, because that’s the stuff that actually …
I’m staring down the gaping maw of a monstrous to-do list and my brain is completely overrun with travel plans, the Wikileaks situation, and dancing squirrels, so no words today. However, the incomparable Allan Amato sent over a bunch of images from our early autumn shoot, so, voila! Everything from my standard supervillainous self to tan-lines and pit bulls. In Mother of London In Blacklickorish Latex More Blacklickorish With Nana, the beautiful hot-chocolate blue-eyed beastie. Latex by Brigitte More,
After a few weeks of technical tweaking and bug-ironing, all three styles of my Dissociation T-shirts are now available over at Wiloh, just in time for the holidays. It’s safe to say that I’m pretty excited. When I opened the box of my sample T-shirts, a little wave of relief washed over me – they turned out to be AWESOME. I have to hand it to the shirt elves at Wiolh – they picked a truly incredible material and superior …
Just a quick heads-up – there are now only five days left to buy these limited-edition, inky-black-and-paper-white prints. Until November 7th only, Mommy-four-legs and Snake Charmer are in the Biorequiem shop, ready to become your best friends [or gifts for your friends]. Pick one up, or get them together as a set and save. The choice is yours!