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For orders or more information, write to me at [email protected] ..I create costumes for tribal fairy punks, video game priestesses, alien viking warriors and circus divas, among other things. I've been developing the techniques and designs of Organic Armor for more than fifteen years. My work was first inspired by the Burning Man Festival and other tribal music communities. In making costumes for myself, I learned the hard way over time, how to make them comfortable and durable, as well as original.My first paid commission was to create weapon props for a techno version of the Hindu epic the Ramayana in 2000. They had to be fierce look- ing, yet safe for the dancers to perform with. I sculpted rubber and foam into forms inspired by ancient Indian culture. They were an instant success, winning an LA Weekly award. Organic Armor was born. My day job of computer programming had been "offshored" at about the same time, so I set off on the path of the full time artist.Since then I've created costumes for many productions including: Jackson Frost at Glendale Centre Theater., Goblin City, an indie sci-fi film, The Mayan Dance Company of Los Angeles, and Lucent Dossier at the Coachella Music Festival. I have outfitted many types of performers, including belly dancers, hula hoopers, fire performers, musicians, burlesque dancers, stiltwalkers and puppeteers. I am an artist's artist. Most of my customers are creative people of one kind or another. I find many esthetic comrades in underground culture, where people make their own worlds: steampunk clubs, pirate and faerie festivals, sci-fi and video game conventions, Renaissance faires.My wife and I run the company together and sell through our website and at festivals. We recently relocated from Los Angeles to the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains in order to simplify our lives and allow more space for the work to evolve. We love it here.I try to encourage everyone to participate joyfully in life's masquerade. I love to see someone put on one of my pieces and suddenly stand more regally, become more radiant, and recognize the divine within themselves.

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Studio Stroll this weekend

It's time again for the River District Studio Stroll in Asheville:Come visit us atRiverview Station191 Lyman St.south entrance, #229Asheville, NCSat. and Sun. 6/13 & 14, 11 am to 6 pmTry on some ...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:12:00 GMT

Off to romp with the fairies

We will be taking off next week, May 1 - 3, to vend at the Spoutwood Farm Fairy Festival. They have been putting this May Day celebration on for 18 years in the rolling green woods of south central Pe...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:26:00 GMT

New photos, new year, new hope

In the middle of the holiday rush we managed to get some great new pics of Organic Armor, thanks to our stellar photographer/neighbor Bill Rhodes and some lovely friends and relatives who were mo...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:06:00 GMT

Another Successful Studio Stroll

Thanks to all who came by the studio this weekend as part of the River District Studio Stroll. We had about 200 people visit and lots of positive comments, even some sales! We have recovered from Hal...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:05:00 GMT

Sanyo and Alexandra photos

Check out the new photos in my album. They were shot this summer in LA. I met Sanyo here on MySpace. She's a big Organic Armor fan. She brought in Alexandra Gibson to take the pictures. There are als...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:24:00 GMT

Asheville Open Studio 4/26

Asheville Open Studio 4/26 We are part of an open studio event tomorrow at Riverview Station in Asheville, NC. I invite you to stop by and see our new space, eat a cookie, talk philosophy, and try on...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:30:00 GMT

Pugs in Mordor

We got a great review of our dog armor on Gizmodo, a popular gadget oriented website. It generated a lot of interest! Adam Frucci wrote a funny description of the dog armor: Yes, now your dog can ditc...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:54:00 GMT

Summer wrap up & on to Halloween

It's been too long since I posted here. What a busy couple of months. I had a great week at Burning Man. Saw a lot of Organic Armor out there on the playa. If you've got pictures of yourself...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:34:00 GMT

Prepare for the Playa & Ethos Pics

Hello! We are packing up for Prepare for the Playa. There will be lots of Burner-friendly folks selling playagear of all sorts, as well as libations and entertainment. It's at Mighty in San Franc...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:01:00 GMT

This Friday 7/13 Cirque de Ethos

We will be mingling in Organic Armor splendor at the Cirque de Ethos this Friday night at the Avalon in Hollywood. Sounds like it will be an exciting event. We were invited, thanks to Margalette findi...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:18:00 GMT