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Voodoo Dolly

she has many coloured pins sticking out of her heart

About Me

I love all things vintage, medical, strange and bizarre.

When I was a little girl I posessed an unhealthy obsession for clothing. I took example from the likes of Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Adam and the Ants and Boy George. My favorite outfit in 1984 was my hot pink parachute pants, white paint splattered shirt, miss-matched fluorescent socks, one black and one red converse shoe.

It should come as no surprise that this fevered lust for dress up has not passed. Only now my influences are Louise Brooks, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford and all the other starlettes of the 1920's, 1930's and 1940's, with a dark twist. I believe I am from another era trapped in the 21st century.

Luckily for me, this passion has grown into a career. After 4 years of visual arts study at SFU, I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and then went to UBC to further my studies in theatre costuming. I currently work in the costume department as a Set Supervisor, Costume Truck Supervisor and Set Costumer for the local film unions I.A.T.S.E. and A.C.F.C.

When I'm not on set dressing actors, you can find me at home sewing corsets and other vintage inspired clothing. Go to my website to view the photo gallery of things I've made:Vintage Vamp ClothierOr maybe you can find me at a nearby park with 'my little man', my 4 year old pug named Panzer.

Music is definitly my other huge passion in life. If I'm not guest DJing synthpop, electro-industrial, new wave, or EBM at local club nights (Descent, Galaxion), I'll be there dancing. Malfunction recently went to sleep, but it will awaken soonly.Tattoos are another big part of who I am. I have many spiritual reasons for the tattoos I have. Afterall, they should be a representation of who you are.

I've always tried to be a unique individual and always will. Never expect to see my natural hair colour, and don't bother asking me what it is. It's been so long since I've seen it, I can't even remember!!

Finally, I'd have to say that my heroes are my Mom and Dad. My Mom because she was always there for me through my 14 years of competitive figure skating. She believed in me and gave me confidence and courage. My Dad because he taught me about astronomy, art, nature and spirituality. He helped me understand how important it is to love Gaia, be creative, express myself and to have the courage to go after everything I want in life. I have to thank them both for telling me not to be afraid of putting my whole heart into everything I do; including my love, support and devotion into anything or anyone who is in my life.

One final warning...

beware my vintage medical equipment... and my push pins.

I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, Alice in Wonderland, amphibians, anatomy, antiques, astrology, astronomy, cats, corsets, costuming, chrysanthemums, DJing, England, Erte, fetish, film, geisha, Germany, ghost stories, hauntings, himalayan cats, Japan, japanese food, jasmine green tea, jasmine perfume, kareoke, kimonos, laughing until i cry, lizards, macabre, matcha, men in uniforms, monkeys, music, old photographs, peroxide blondes, photography, pin-ups, pirates, poppies, psychology, pugs, Ryden, sewing, singing, spirituality, supernatural, sushi, tattoos, tightlacing, vintage everything, vintage medical equipment, voodoo, voodoo dollies, WWII, zombies

I'd like to meet:

People who don't lie.

People who are true to themselves.

People who can laugh at themselves.

People with their head on their shoulders.

People who are into adventures and travel.

People who live for art, film and music.

People who live to live.

The fake and phony can bugger off thank you.

Music:

the 5,6,7,8's, (absurd) minds, adam and the ants, adult., alice in videoland, and one, anthony rother, apoptygma berzerk, ascii disko, assemblage 23, attrition, backlash, bauhaus, beborn beton, the birthday massacre, bleak, camoflage, chameleons uk, charles manier, christian death, claire voyant, clan of xymox, clear vision, cocteau twins, code 64, coil, collide, combichrist, covenant, the cramps, the creatures, culture kultur, the cure, danse society, das ich, de/vision, dead can dance, depeche mode, destroid, die form, download, duran duran, dust of basement, edge of dawn, einsturzende neubauten, empress of fur, faderhead, fad gadget, faith and the muse, front 242, frozen plasma, the glove, goldfrapp, grauzone, the hacker, haujobb, helen kane, the horatii, the horrorpops, the human league, iamx, icon of coil, imperative reaction, japan, johnny hollow, josephine baker, joy division, julee cruise, junior boys, kirlian camera, the knife, kraftwerk, ladytron, legowelt, lisa gerrard, love is colder than death, lycia, malign, marsheaux, martin gore, massive attack, melotron, mesh, the meteors, ncc, new order, nina hagen, nitzer ebb, noisuf-x, opium den, omd, peter murphy, pet shop boys, p.i.l., platinum blonde, the presets, project pitchfork, propaganda, the psychedelic furs, rational youth, rattled roosters, recoil, reverend horton heat, robots in disguise, rotersand, royksopp, seabound, she wants revenge, siouxsie & the banshees, skinny puppy, soil and eclipse, solar fake, solvent, soman, soviet, specimen, steinkind, stray cats, the swans, this ascension, tiger army, tuxedomoon, urceus exit, virgin prunes, vitalic, vive la fete, welle:erdball, wolfsheim, :wumpscut:, xmal deutschland, xotox

Movies:

alice (jan svankmejer), amelie, beetlejuice, blade runner, bring it on, the cabinet of dr. caligari, city of lost children, a clockwork orange, crouching tiger hidden dragon, cry baby, donnie darko, dune, edward scissorhands, frankenweenie, the goonies, hero, the kingdom, little okit, lord of the rings, memoires of a geisha, napoleon dynamite, neverending story, the nightmare before christmas, nosferatu, pandora's box, pretty in pink, schindler's list, the secret of roan inish, the shinning, sid and nancy, silence of the lambs, sleeping beauty, the stand, vincent

Television:

i no have cable but i likey, 24, carnivale, intelligence, little britian, lost, the office, six feet under, sopranos, supernatural, twin peaks

Books:

art, biographies, classics, costume, fantasy, history, magick

Heroes:

my mom, dad and bro, Louise Brooks, Siouxsie Sioux, Edward Gorey, Erte, Mark Ryden.

My Blog

Tragic Desire setlist - Feb 1st

DJ Voodoo DollyTHE KNIFE - neverlandVITALIC - repair machinesJUNIOR BOYS - double shadowWELLE:ERDBALL - sprechen und denkenTHE PRESETS - let's go!SHE WANTS REVENGE - i don't wanna fall in loveTHE WHIT...
Posted by Voodoo Dolly on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:47:00 PST

Tragic Desire (Rock and Roll Social Club) setlist - Dec 29th

DJ Voodoo DollyWELLE:ERDBALL - sprechen und denkenPRESETS - pretty little eyesXMAL DEUTSCHLAND - matadorNORTHERN LITE - go with the flowSEABOUND - scorch the ground (version)DANSE SOCIETY - heaven is ...
Posted by Voodoo Dolly on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:31:00 PST

JAPAN-y goodness!!

should i start a countdown...? i will be in a plane and on my way to Japan in less than 70 days.  that seems like such a long time away.  maybe it would sound better if i said 8-is...
Posted by Voodoo Dolly on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:26:00 PST

VINTAGE VAMP CLOTHIER

CHECK IT! i'm now online!   www.vintagevampclothier.com
Posted by Voodoo Dolly on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:04:00 PST

Vintage Vamp Clothier website

finally, after 3 years of designing and 2 years of paying for a domain, Vintage Vamp Clothier will have a home on line! thanks to Shelley for her loverly drawings, Jake for his wizardry in web de...
Posted by Voodoo Dolly on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:47:00 PST