The Bearded Lady Lou Batiste of Mission SF queer/feminista doll

This dolly was created in 2008 by Miss Oblivious now KOOK Teflon,

LOu is the bearded lady that you cannot help but have a crush on,

she has a sassy mouth that has cost her 3 teeth,

she wears a crushed blue velvet dress with scarlet buttons,

always with a smoke in her hand cause her aunt said its sexy .......
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Lou has been in L.A the last few years and is ready to be adopted,

remember she gets board easy and loves load music in smoke filled rooms.

available at

Kook's hand stitched dolls of 2011

Here are photos of all my handstitched dollys I made in 2011. The base of all dolls are made of new cotton fabrics occasionally of new flat felt, the accesories and clothing are 95% vintage, deconstructed clothing, antique lace and mardi gras trim from costumes found in the french quarter. Also I would like my collectors to know that I place a eucalyptus nut from 19th century trees planted in the San Francisco estate of former New Orleans resident, voodoo preistess and civil rights advocate, Mary Ellen Pleasant, in most of my dolls. If you would like to commision me or adopt a dolly fictional or non- fictional you can do so through my ETSY shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/paynecreations

Enjoy, be a dreamer and never grow up.......

Queen of Carnival- New Orleans

Queen of Carnival
"Carnival is a celebration of great excess. It is a time when the flesh and all of the material pleasures that it apprehends are set ablaze in the passion of the moment"-

Frances "Franny" Bernoulli attended her first carnival in 1902 and was an avid part of the festivities. She passed away at the 1926 Mardi Gras, a 'lil intoxicated and lack of sleep, she was jumping up for some glass beads and slipped under a float which crushed her! The following year during the flood her body was found in skeleton form, yet still in her extravagant attire!
Legend has it that if your on St.Anne Street on Fat Tuesday you can catch her ghost running up and down the sidewalk.
a eucalyptus nut from 19th century trees planted in the San Francisco estate of former New Orleans resident, voodoo priestess and civil rights advocate, Mary Ellen Pleasant, in all dolls.

Hand-stitched, Antique Crown, Queen of hearts card found on street,vintage Mardi Gras trim
22 inches
$326.66

available at:
3113 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 · Get Directions
Phone
504-899-4100
Website
http://poetsgallerty.net

Laveau is dancin on the devil-doll curio

Laveau - Patron Soul of New Orleans

.100% hand stitched, handmade and original

.wooden box 22 x 10 inches

.doll is made from felt,vintage reconstructed clothing,magical intention,love

.inside Marie doll resides a eucalyptus nut from 19th century trees planted in the San Francisco estate of former New Orleans resident, voodoo priestess and civil rights advocate Mary Ellen Pleasant

.$566.06

.available for purchase at
Poets Gallery
3113 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone
504-899-4100

Will be on display at Poets Gallery beginning Saturday October 1st, 2011
for more information on the event
Carnival of Saints and souls


read post below for more details

Marie Laveau dolly w/Kali arms by Miss Oblivious

Hello everyone...
Here is my newest doll that will actually reside in a wooden curio box stomping on the devil. It was inspired by a friends new tattoo. Lee Kyle has it on his chest ....the dress is re constructed vintage (1960's) dress ruffle tuxedo shirt, it is 100 % hand sewn and all the voodoo essentials that she holds are handmade.
.candle
.chicken
.gris gris bag
.voodoo doll
.snake
.skull
It is for the 2nd annual "Carnival of Saints" doll art show in New Orleans, at Poets Gallery which will have an opening gala October 1st, 2011
This will be presented as
"Laveau- Thee Patron Spirit of New Orleans"
the exhibit includes 13 of this generations darkest and darling female doll makers

One thousand eight hundred and twenty five days later- MISS OBLIVIOUS artist statement

1,825 Days in Seattle



In 2006, I put my family of 4, my handmade dolls, my zines, plus 2 black cats into a U-Haul and drove 800 miles from California to the Pacific Northwest. I was 33 years old and ready for a change.



One thousand eight hundred and twenty five days later, the photographs you see in this exhibit capture those changes that I was looking for, changes that would forever alter my being.



From the gritty wonderland of Circus Contraption, Seattle’s leading dark circus show, down cobble stone streets to The CanCan Cabaret and into

ZAPP, were I climbed the stage for zine reading carnivals.



Included here is my adoption by a sphere of females, where together we formed a craft group, the WACKY MAMA’s, and later, through many inebriated and full moon nights with conversations of gris gris. We transformed into

“The Teflon Sisters” an enchanted circle of art zine publishers.



In my 5 years I have documented and participated in events such as NOISEFORTHENEEDY, Dark Avenue, Skinny Dip, Josephine, IHEARTRUMMAGE, International Cabaret Fests, HardTimes, Mourning Market, The Bad Things,

Tin Hat drinking sessions & Snackhole: to name a few.



I captured all of these images of my new peers that hold court in my heart and the performers that opened my spirit.

Watching children grow and friendships strengthen.

I have documented our every move.

After these 1,825 days I encourage you all to make change, document your happenings and appreciate life!



…..xoxo Miss Oblivious now KOOK Teflon



Gala Opening

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125579260867206

1,825 days in Seattle

1,825 Days in Seattle as Seen Through Photos Captured by Miss Oblivious





When asked what events one has proudly participated in over the last five years, most would mutter something about a promotion at work, some sort of commencement at school, or the final payment on some mundane material possession. Miss Oblivious, on the other hand, has spent the last five years in an uninhibited pursuit of those events in life that permeate one with indignant awe.



1,825 Days in Seattle is a collection of photographs taken by Miss Oblivious during her tenure in the Rain City ; during which she was given access to the unique world of Seattle ’s antiestablishment arts. Always with her camera hand, Miss Oblivious is just as comfortable participating in the events as she is photographing them, including creating hand-sewn dolls for performances by Circus Contraption, hosting parlor events at The Seattle Cabaret Festival, adorning Bellydance troupes as tarot cards, and crafting curios for The Can Can cabaret. Beyond the photography of events and performances, are her collection individual portraits that seem to capture the true temperament of her eccentric Seattleite subjects. If there is one event you should proudly participate in, make it 1,825 Days in Seattle .



Event:



!,825 days + 30 Years of fliers with Lady Krishna

curated by DAMEBUIDER

Thursday August 11th, 2011 6-9p.m.

Fred Wildlife Refuge

127 East Boylston

Seattle WA 98101

9-midnight

included in the evening will be live performances and DJ's

Stella Rose//Eliza Rickman//SistaFIST//DJ Amateur Youth//DJ LA Kendall//J9 Fierce

plus more TBA



Featured Artist:



Miss Oblivious, a part-time resident of Seattle , lives in a world of perpetual ruinous glamour and, as the Seattle Times so elegantly inscribed, is the official documentarian of the Seattle cabaret scene. A doll-maker, photographer, painter, writer, film-maker, promoter, producer, and art instructor, she is inspired by people and events that embody the underbelly of society including, but not limited to, the dust-bowl glamour of traveling sideshows and circuses, the dark history of Gold Rush era Seattle and New Orleans’ French Quarter, and the unacknowledged icons of queer culture. Although Miss Oblivious has had her dolls and photographs exhibited in New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , and New Orleans , she is a regular participant of art and photography exhibits in Seattle.

Miss Oblivious and her inspiring art work were the subject of a January 2010 feature article in Seattle ’s Sinner magazine. She has unashamedly introduced Seattle to "New Orleans PopRockNeoVock" Vockah Redu & tha Cru, Miss Oblivious is one of the co-founders of the ongoing annual Seattle Cabaret Festival. She is currently available for commissions and photo shoots and would like her collectors to know that she places a eucalyptus nut from 19th century trees planted in the San Francisco estate of former New Orleans resident and civil rights advocate, Mary Ellen Pleasant in most of her dolls.

Lady Krishna-
30 Year retrospect in fliers from NYC - Seattle....
Lady Krishna (Natasha) is a true artist with every step & breath she takes. This artist helps to inspire generations. The unspoken and yet infamous mayor of Capitol Hill she embraces her spirit which aids her surroundings into meditation and yoga. Enlightening her peers to embrace their inner beauty with strength, living un-selfish + so eager to enlighten.

Lady Krishna is the artist that will be written about in historical terms for the future youth.
Notorious and yet personable, giving yet gifted, she paints and collages master pieces that the elite can relate to.
She lives for her dreams....we shall all take note and engulf this experience....

Lady Krishna has her Peppermint Lounge in which she summons all the outcasts,hunks,unique chique , and passion from within a community to dance with an angelic vocal sound that seduces her audiences.