After our show This weekend, I also recommend that you attend “Passing: Fashioning Drag” at Buster’s. I’m very VERY excited about eveything that is hapening this weekend…the next several days will be jam-packed with activity, that’s for sure!

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!

(Wed) March 31 – Meeting for members and fans of the Lexington Fashion Collaborative, 6:00 pm at The Dance Place (directly above Natasha’s Cafe) 108 Esplanade, Lexington KY

(Mon) April 5 – Artist Talk for Trash Fashions by Jamie K. McIntosh, 12:15pm at Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, KY. *Exhibit is on display through April 9, 2010

(Thurs) April 8 – Closing reception and Fashion Show for the Trash Fashions exhibit, 5-7 pm. Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, KY

(Sat) May 8 – Nextington Fashion Show, 7-10pm, at Awesome Inc. – 348 East Main Street, Lexington, KY

I’ll leave you with one of the little wallets that I’ve recently (finally) photographed:

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!

Eco-friendly Art by Local Hands and Hearts (to benefit Kentucky Heartwood & Sayre’s Green Council) featuring Earth Friendly Artisans, Poetry, & Musicians + kids art activities. (I do believe that this will be the last Gallery Hop in Lexington this year… and the weather still isn’t half bad, eh? So if you’re out, stop by and see us!)

Arists:
-Bottle Glass Jewelry by BLISS Boutique and Studio
-Felted Local Wool Art & Demos by Four Hills Farm
-Felted Local Wool Art by Garden Song
-Recycled Wood Products by Many Moons Design
-People and Planet Friendly Eco Silver by Mayapple Creations
-Recycled Clothing and Fiber art by Jamie McIntosh
-Pottery by Amelia Stamps

Performers:
-Poetry by Eric Sutherland
-Music By Carla Gover and Diane Rose!
-Sayre School performing arists
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I wanted to share this photo with you … it was taken by Chris Reynolds during the Boomslang music festival in Lexington KY, October 10th. It was cold outside that weekend, but we had so much fun! The carnival-themed activities included a fashion show featuring several local desingers, and our lovely Lauren here is wearing an outfit of mine made from various repurposed fabrics and materials.

Also, the fashion show at the Winchester Opera House Gallery last weekend was amazing!! I was honored to have my brother as one of the models, and he wore a coat made from the same camping tent fabrics that I used several months ago to make a women’s dress. I hope to have some photos of this event soon. Everyone looked AMAZING and I can’t wait for the next time–I would love to make it an annual event!

October 23rd I also submitted a skirt made from repurposed materials to the “Runway for the Cure” show sponsored by Skirt! Magazine in Lexington KY. I wish I could have been there to see my skirt in action… they had ten local business men volunteer to wear the skirts on the runway, and then each was auctioned to benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation. I know I saw photos of this event online somewhere, so if I can find them again, I’ll post it here later on.