Photo by Zoetica Ebb

I love going big.  At Lost Circus, thrown by Brooklyn’s mistress of decadence, Larisa Fuchs of Gemini and Scorpio, I’m creating giant photo booth installations of my art.  You can truely step inside my paintings.  Come check them out, along with the cavalcade of awesome that exists at any  Gemini and Scorpio party.

Sat 07.31 – The Lost Circus
Saturday, July 31, Littlefield, 622 Degraw, Gowanus, BK
11:30pm-4am, $15 w/RSVP; $20 without

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The Circus is said to have started in ancient Egypt when the court entertainers of an immortal Pharaoh escaped their slavery under a midnight moon. They have traveled the globe for centuries, gathering talent from every great empire as the empire itself begins to crumble: Istanbul, Saint Petersburg, London, Berlin…and now they have made it across the sea.

At the stroke of midnight, discover a circus long lost. With music from times gone by or times that never were: dark string fusion by Brooklyn’s own Copal and bohemian cabaret in 13 languages by Vagabond Opera – our special guests from Portland, OR.

The circus unfolds to the bands and in between: mind-bending contortion by Jonathan Nosan, aerial dance by Madeline Hoak; tribal fusion bellydance by Lauren Robbiani and special guest Rio; fire & gorgeousness by Ali Luminescent; gypsy fortunetelling by Kai Altair; an original installation & performance by artist (and Minsky Sister) Kristen Rhea van Liew. Beautiful costumed creatures perform feats of fire in the courtyard. Dusty circus visuals set the mood. DJ sophybot fascinates your ears with a renegade circus tent soundtrack. With your ever-dapper host, steampunk author G.D. Falksen. Fanciful body artistry by AMBodyArt. Photo-op custom art installation with works by Molly Crabapple and Kathleen Green.

On July 23rd, the Pornsaints Exhibition opens at the Museum of Porn in Art in Zurich.  Who Needs Eve When You Have Venus?, my portrait of April Flores, is included in the show and the catalog.  You can pick up the beautifully printed catalog here.

Glass water bottles I designed for The Box. During my several year collaberation with the supper club, I developed my own Box iconography, making pigs the symbol of the Box’s customers, who worship at the alter of their godlike performers

Photo by Zoetica Ebb.  Mark Ryden Pin.  Dress by Modcloth

Last week, Zoetica Ebb and I proceeded to the battered bastion of joy that is Coney Island, where we ate sweet things and pulled bull horns and Zo took my Ferris Wheel virginity.  Fortunately, Chinashop published a recap.

CN: You’re also a burlesque performer. Tell us about your decision to come out from behind your easel!

MC: Well, I believe you discovered me, Madame Editrix. I remember my first performance taking place on the Mondo Porno stage to “A tisket, a tasket, I lost my little basket.”

Source: Carnal Nation (http://clp.ly/1148C)

Burlesque is a huge inspiration for me, so I was incredibly stoked when performer Mynx d’Meanor asked to do a burlesque number based on my art.  Here she is debuting it at San Fransisco’s Hubba Hubba Review.  Bestill my heart!

Mynx’s inspiration

Ever since I got those Etnies sneakers at the Comic Book Legal Defense party, I’ve been attacking every available surface- including my decrepit dresser.

I drew they harlots on with a base coat of acrylics, then etched out the details in sharpie.  See the process after the jump

Photo by Kate Black

Hello wicked ones!  Right now my art brain is absorbed in projects The Man won’t let me show you (ie comics pages and designs for the next season of Dirtee Hollywood shirts).  But!  I’ve got Chinashop to tide you over.  Click below for dorks in hot weather, art supply porn, and Dutch design stores that are Better Than You.

+ New York’s Greatest Art Store

+ Moooi: Temple to Dutch Cool

+ July 4th in New York

as a bonus, last week’s houseguest Zoetica Ebb wrote about her Dr. Sketchys NYC experiance

Girl Comics #3 is finally out!  In this issue, I got to collaberate with Annie Nocenti and Star. St. Germain on a 6-page Typhoid Mary story.  It was a total honor to have been chosen by Annie to render her creation.  I also adore Star’s wildly expressive lettering- it really makes the story.

Rest in peace, Harvey Pekar, who wrote with unstinting honesty, and changed the lives of so many strangers and friends