Amy's First Facial

An image from last week, in which some special effects are given a test run . . .


Photo from John.

If You're Going to San Francisco . . .

Make sure to wear flowers on your areolae.


Pasties for the Flower Dance, made by Sugar.

Chinese Costumes in Progress

So pretty! Image from Lolli Hoops:

The Creation of a Polichinelle

Last year we just bought masks for all the Polichinelles. (You may remember them, with the sleek long noses their wearers used -- in often creative ways -- to thoroughly bone one another.) This year, Slutcracker performer, UnAmerika's Sweetheart, and artist Karin Webb is creating all of the masks, aaaaand . . . this will be amazing.


Each mask will take about eight hours to make, start to finish, and there are eight masks.








The base that she is building the masks on is of her own face, with a nose and brows sculpted out of clay on top.




Once Karin starts a mask, she works for four hours straight on it -- building up six layers and then letting it dry before she cuts, paints, and decorates.




Jill notes, "the cats have been trying to help. This is a bad idea."


Once done, they will all be decorated slightly differently, for individuality.



Karin learned the arts of mask and puppet making at Dell'Arte School of Physical Theatre, where she studied Commedia Dell'Arte, or clown. She also produces cabaret-style variety shows with her partner, Jill Gibson, through their company Axe2Ice Productions.

If You Seek Amy

Ladies and Gentlemen, we present: Amy v 2.0. Structurally sound and nearing completion.



She'll look so nice in stripes!

Costumes in Progress

The ever multitalented and resourceful Lolli Hoops came to our last Chinese rehearsal with a costume piece she's been working on for the dance: you should see the front. (Here's a hint: it's more exciting without a shirt on underneath.)



(Photo courtesy Sugar Dish. And Pixy Dust watches on.)

The Slutcracker Workshop Mascot

Meet Tony the Award Winning Cricket, taking a water break after consulting on the set design at the Slutcracker Workshop.

Set Building Has Begun!

The director's father and fiance, in Slutcracker HQ, constructing . . . I'm not sure what, actually. Something slutty.

Photos: The Slutcracker Workshop

The auditions for The Slutcracker 2009 have passed, and roles will be announced soon!

In the meantime, the vault has been opened: check out last year's well-loved classy bar (complete with hot-glue-affixed nutcracker), battery costume remnant -- and oh, yeah, that candycane penis. (What! Did somebody put baby in the corner?):


John pins the backdrop prototype:


And Sugar Dish sews:


The background prototype, hung to test color and drapery effect: