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Photo Flurry 094 – Late Night Cheeses

January 23rd, 2012 · Photo Flurry

I’m taking the day off work to get the home base in some semblance of order. Our being sick and insanely busy this month has it looking like a circus tent exploded on the premises. But first, photos, taken by myself and Stephanie, from a little post-Conjoined afterparty. There was Nancy Reagan’s mac-n-cheese with bacon, wine and introducing friends to the horrors of Visitor Q. Also cheeze piggies and zesty puppies. I have photos and impressions from the show itself to go through, but that will happen later. For now, gaze upon late-night bohemian debauchery, starring Stephanie Inagaki, Ulorin Vex, Ales Kot, Taslimur and Aaron Hawks.

Always,

COMRADES·food | 6 Comments

Oilslicks 008 – See the Cypripedium at Conjoined 2!

January 20th, 2012 · Oilslicks

My latest painting, the startling Cypripedium Lingua, is now finished!

Come see it in the flesh, along with the Cephalotus Geminus, this Saturday at Conjoined 2. If you haven’t already, check out this Haute Macabre write-up about Conjoined and, if you’re in LA on Saturday, be sure to come say hello at the show! I heard through the grapevine there will be an interactive robot tentacle, so you know where I’ll be all night. The details:

This Saturday, January 21st 8 – 11:30pm
Copro Nason Gallery – Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave. T5
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Always,

Art·Exhibit·flowers·painting | 4 Comments

Photo Flurry 093 – Work, Ramen, Pictures

January 19th, 2012 · Photo Flurry

It’s a busy January, between finishing paintings for this Saturday’s reception, working on interviews and photos for ChinaShop, drawings for tattoo commissions and a pinup for Occupy Comics. I’ve also started Spring cleaning early – a few fancies are out on eBay as we speak.

On Monday, I managed to escape the toil and spend a day with my mom.

I love, LOVE ramen. Real Japanese ramen, not the packaged dry sort, and I finally introduced mom to this magical concoction. We had beef curry ramen and pork soy ramen. Mff!

We didn’t have any. I actually despise doughnuts, though I do love bacon.

This happens a lot. When people threaten women that they’ll become their mothers, it should be clarified that it actually means they’re going to constantly dress alike without conspiring to. My mom is wearing an AllSaints coat. Frf.

MOCA is hosting an amazing exhibit right now - Naked Hollywood: Weegee in LA. It’s a massive retrospective of the NYC-crime-scene-photographer-turned-LA-paparazzi who captured some of the most iconic images of the early 20th century. If you’re in town, I highly recommend it. We were enthralled for hours.

There is also a Kenneth Anger exhibition, which we didn’t have much time for, though we did watch an excerpt from Lucifer Rising. I’ll be going back soon.

It was a fun afternoon. I took this self portrait later that evening:

I’ve been collecting them here, if you’re interested.

Always,

adventure·mothra·museum·Ramen | 10 Comments

Oilslicks 007 – Cypripedium Progress

January 10th, 2012 · Oilslicks

I’m racing to get ths piece finished for Chet Zar’s Conjoined group show on the 21st and it turns out one can get a lot of painting done in four-and-a-half hours if enough over-steeped Pu-erh tea is on hand. The question now is: will I even sleep again?

Always,

Art·oil·painting·work in progress | 6 Comments

Photo Flurry 092 – Work // Play

January 10th, 2012 · Photo Flurry

The past few days have been filled with shoots and interviews and catching up with some of the ridiculously talented people I’m glad to call friends in the midst of it all, while ferociously digging into One Hundred Years of Solitude. On page 180 now. Today I’m diving back into a painting, in hopes of being able to wrap by the 18th. Time for serious caffeination and concentration.

This is from my documentation of the Silverlake Zombie thing a couple of months ago. Maybe the best photo I’ve ever taken.

Art dog, arting.

With miss Slinky Orangina of Bubbles and Frown after exploring her showroom. The photos and our interview are up on Chinashop now!

Purple velvet cupcakes!

Documented LA’s 4th annual No Pants Metro Ride and managed, miraculously, to keep my pants on. Maybe next time! More photos and write-up, here.

Visited the mysterious and baby-hungry Mildred Von Hildegard at Mother of London HQ. Our interview coming soon to a Chinashop near you.

Blue bathroom at Pillarbox Studios.

A miniscule sampling of Tracey and Brian‘s vast vintage robot collection.

A peek at some of the magic that goes into Miyu Decay. Yes indeed, there is an interview in the works!

Headdress by Bubbles and Frown.

Always,

Art·CHINASHOP·COMRADES | 6 Comments

Photo Flurry 091 – A Very Special Holiday Telescope

January 8th, 2012 · Photo Flurry

All I knew about my New Year’s present from Ales was that it was something spectacular. Every time we had guests in December, he’d take them to his laptop and conspiratorially show them, to the sound of inevitable WOWs.

It didn’t arrive -in two big, heavy boxes carried by grumpy UPS employees- until the two days prior to NYE. Our friends Allan and Ulorin came over for the big reveal, which elevated the suspense to a fever pitch. I battled layers of cardboard and styrofoam in a pair of rather impractical heels until…

…a massive, gorgeous, sparkly-black telescope emerged. The women observed and fetched sustenance while the men labored to construct the beast.

It was all very manly.

I can honestly say this is the best present I’ve ever received and wish The Incomparable Ales lots of luck in topping it. I still squeal with delight every time I feast my eyes upon this glorious machine.

It’s a full moon tonight – hopefully the sky will be clear enough to get a closer look!

Always,

Ales·COMRADES·gift·Love·telescope | 12 Comments

Oilslicks 006 – Cephalotus

December 31st, 2011 · Oilslicks

Let’s call this my first painting of 2012. Happy new year, everyone!

CEPHALOTUS by Zoetica Ebb

Always,

flower·oil·painting | 5 Comments

2011 Review!

December 27th, 2011 · Biorequiem

Time for another year-end summary, my seductive space warriors!

2011 has been one incredible adventure. I took hundreds of photos in Europe, wrote thousands of words, conducted my very first Kickstarter project that sent me to teach and make art in the Amazon jungle, debuted as a spoken word performer, made time to model for Stephen McClure, Allan Amato and Lydia Hudgens, was featured on LA Weekly – several times, released the 6th issue of Coilhouse Magazine, created my first iPhone cases with Izozzi, auctioned off a hand-painted denim jacket to benefit the Tor project in Egypt, designed custom tattoos, collaborated with Plastik Wrap on my first mini-collection and finally began painting again.

All this in addition to every manner of life event imaginable, of course. This was also the heart-wrenching year my father and one of my grandmothers left this world, the brain-zapping year I left Coilhouse, the phenomenal year Ales and I evolved at a breakneck pace – together.

It was the Emotional Bootcamp year, a year of extremes, but it ends in a state of emerging balance. I anticipate great things. Bring it, 2012.

Always,

2011·end of year update | 8 Comments

Oilslicks 005 – Cephalotus, Stage 2ish

December 22nd, 2011 · Oilslicks

I give you a few progress shots of my toothy Cephalotus, being brought into existence for Conjoined – Chet Zar’s group exhibit at Copro Nason on January 21.

This is maybe five sessions of varying lengths since the first layer post a few weeks back, as well as one unfortunate 5-hour stretch that ended in me erasing half the piece. The painting was on pause for a few weeks while I was plagued by a nasty case of strep throat, but now it’s steadily nearing completion.

Before you scroll, I warn you: this beast is highly NSFW!

Always,

Art·flower·painting·plant | 6 Comments

Adieu, Coilhouse

December 21st, 2011 · Biorequiem

This is a copy of an article that just went up on Coilhouse. It’s important for me to post it here, as well, with the new year just around the corner. To what lies ahead!

It’s been a fun-filled, illuminating, topsy-turvy rocket ride, but over four incredible years since we launched Coilhouse, the time has come for me to move on. The need to focus on creating versus curating has been nagging at me for the duration of this endeavor, first softly and then louder, until it grew into a din which could no longer be ignored. And why should it? It’s been an amazing four years and six issues – years and issues I’ll always be proud of, especially now that our fated Constructivist installment is out in the world. Listing all my fond Coil-memories would take ages, but here are a few that immediately stand out:

The fateful meeting of The Three at SDCC 2007, while I was posing for Dr. Sketchy’s
Brainstorming nights at Nova Express [RIP] and celebrating at The Edison
Me wheat-pasting Coilposters all over LA under the cover of night
Cracking open the first box of fresh Issue 01s
Sticking home-made Coilhouse labels to bottles of two-buck-chuck at our launch party after taking a dive from my roof onto my balcony to make it there in time
Climbing over the velvet rope at The Edison with Nadya to assail Ron Moore for an interview
Wandering through Clive Barker’s home studio with my husband and Coilhouse contributor, Ales Kot, and plopping into his canopy bed overlooking a blooming hillside
Over-caffeinated red-penning of massive Kinko’s printouts before going to print
Merch design marathons
Three-hour conference calls devolving into fits of cackling and fart jokes
Receiving LA’s Best Design Aesthetic award with Courtney Riot
Grant and Kristan Morrison’s photo shoot with Allan Amato for Issue 04, which resulted in a beautiful friendship
Tea and Cookies with Coilhouse over at Whitechapel
At the risk of death by pigeon poop, exploring a beautiful crumbling Downtown building with Andrew Yoon for our Issue 05 Shoes shoot
Carpal tunnel-y signing of I-don’t-know-how-many issues of #05 on our Circulation Director’s floor
Hours upon hours of fevered Googlemancery, always

In addition to being an immensely emotionally rewarding experience, the Coilventure was an invaluable learning experience of everything from the thorny path of publishing to the intricacies of collaboration. I’m leaving a different person than when we began, with vastly expanded horizons, vocabulary and skill-set, for which I’m grateful. And while we’re on the topic of appreciation, I want to extend a heartfelt Thank You to the entire Coilhouse family – my co-editors, our brilliant design team, our steadfast interns, our dedicated ad manager, our circulation director, our numerous, generous friends and the entire Coilhouse readership for their encouragement, insight, contributions and when need be, honest critique. Your support through this experience means more than I can express.

As for The Future, it’s open wide. I recently returned from the Amazon jungle, where I taught an art workshop and created a mural at a school. Now I’m weighing options, regrouping, and, much to my heart’s relief and gratitude, finally working on a new series of paintings dedicated to beastly flora.

So that, as they say, is that. I wish Mer and Nadya the best of luck in keeping the Coilship a-chuggin’ while I board a rocket of my own and zoom into uncharted worlds. See you all in space and/or the future!

Zoetica Ebb by R Stevens

Always,

Coilhouse·Farewell | 17 Comments

Photo Flurry 090 – D4RT Incentives, Firesky, Fragments

December 20th, 2011 · Photo Flurry

Yesterday was the day of Grand Shippening. All of last week’s print orders are off, along with D4RT incentives. If all goes well, said incentives [aside from commissioned drawings] will be with my backers before the end of the year. Calculating postage for 150 oddly-shaped envelopes was rather complicated, but my awesome D4RT intern Celia and I were as diligent as time allowed, so I hope not to have to deal with returns.

Also, if you haven’t spent two hours at the post office during the holiday season, I recommend it – if not for the fast and friendly service, then for the comedy.

Stickers.

Postcards, 4 in each set.

Celia’s pretty grey manicure. I, on the other hand, was in full hobo-mode when she showed up to help, fitted BDUs and baggy sweater UNF.

Address labels.

Buttons.

Legs after an especially strenuous shoot for an iPad magazine. Can’t wait to show you the resulting photos!

My beautiful mother.

A little something I’m working on for the Conjoined show – fast approaching on January 21st.

Green tea cake more of which I require in my life.

Ales-mom on our porch in October.

Micron, pensive as ever.

Always,

D4RT·painting·Sky·work in progress | 8 Comments

Photo Flurry 089 – Holiday Fern is Complete

December 13th, 2011 · Photo Flurry

Our New Year’s tree is now complete and man, does it smell great in here. The massive cookie candle helps, as well.

If you’re a new reader: though I don’t celebrate Christmas, welcoming the New Year is a big deal around here.

Read about Russian New Year’s customs here, toward the second half of the article.

The doll head isn’t a “Russian thing”, by the way – that’s just my special touch.

Always,

holidays·New Year's Eve | 8 Comments

Photo Flurry 088 – Details

December 7th, 2011 · Photo Flurry

Always,

food·macro·Photography | 10 Comments

Photo Flurry 087 – Occupy Los Angeles, Last Sunday

December 2nd, 2011 · Photo Flurry

I took these last Sunday – the final Sunday of the Occupy Los Angeles City Hall encampment, taken over the course of six and a half frenzied hours between 9:30 pm and 4:30am.

Quintus iPhoned that sweet action shot of me. Aww yeeh. View all 61 images in the slideshow below.

Always,

Occupy Los Angeles·OWS·protest | 7 Comments

Mmmf – Honey Walnut Cookies, NOW.

December 1st, 2011 · Mmmf

LA’s being pulverized by the harshest winds in over a decade, which makes this place 1. Downright apocalyptic 2. Ideal for cookies! Here is a honey walnut cookie recipe that’s excellent when you’re feeling impulsive and don’t have a lot of time, or a lot of ingredients. It made for some nutty, caky, almost madeleine-y goodness. My version is slightly modified; it uses half the ingredients [because I certainly don't need two sheets' worth] and no sugar.

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened [I used smart Balance spread]
1/2 cup honey [more if you want these really sweet]
1 large egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
Dash of salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

METHOD

Mix it all together until smooth
Heat oven to 375 Fahrenheit
Use a spoon to plop dollops of dough about two inches apart on a foil-covered cookie sheet
Bake for 10 minutes
Let cool
NOM.

Always,

cake·cookies·recipe | 5 Comments

Last 72 Hours to Save on GHST RDR

November 29th, 2011 · Biorequiem, Style Dispatch

A quick reminder that you have less than 72 hours left to receive 20% off the GHST RDR collection when purchasing the jacket and skirt together, or a 10% discount when buying an individual piece.

Enter the code “HT MCBR” at checkout to reap the sleek, tailored, supervillainess-worthy rewards. Because we love you, that’s why.

Click here for a large slideshow of the entire Half-Light Beach editorial, featuring GHST RDR, or check out a 520-px one below.

Photogaphy: Lydia Hudgens // Featured: GHST RDR jacket and skirt , AllSaints gown // Model & styling: Zoetica Ebb // Most accessories: Miyu Decay

Always,

fashion·GHST RDR·style | 1 Comment

Photo Flurry 086 – First Round of Prints Sailing Away

November 25th, 2011 · Photo Flurry

On Monday, the first batch of limited edition and other prints is heading out of their dim, inky womb and into your warm embraces.

You have until Sunday night to get your orders in. The next rounds will ship out on the 5th, 12, the 19th and once more some time after the 26th, and then that’s all folks.

Everything you see in the shop now will go away on December 31st to make room.

Small bursts of art, merch, and very limited edition stuff is in the future. Now, we clean house!

Always,

Art·prints | 6 Comments

Mmmf 009 – Travis Louie’s Magic Soup

November 24th, 2011 · Mmmf

Crisp autumn weather is perfect for almost everything. Reading, writing, making art, movie nights… Unfortunately, the chill can also lead to a variety of ailments. Between copious amounts of vitamins, hot ginger-honey tea and rest many of them can be warded off, but nothing weaves the health magic like Magic Soup.

Over the past few days I’ve spent my time crawling from bed to couch, unable to even console myself with books because of daily migraines – a sad state of affairs. Fortunately, I happen to know a powerful soup recipe and Ales made it for us. I picked up the camera in my trembling hands to document the process.

This miraculous concoction comes to you from Travis Louie, who’s not just an incredibly talented artist, but a gifted soup alchemist as well. I’ve seen him cure with this potion before, and have been craving it ever since. It’s a straightforward recipe that will take about two and a half hours to prepare.

INGEDIENTS

ginger
turnips
leeks
onions
garlic
parsnips
2-3 tablespoons of miso paste
chicken parts
various peppers [cayenne, white, powdered black]
salt

Warning: adding an entire bulb of garlic will make your hands very sticky.

METHOD

Bring about 2 qts of water to boil with all the ingredients [the water level before you turn on the stove should be at least 1 inch over the ingredients]
Add salt and pepper [careful with the salt, miso is salty!]
Boil for a few minutes, then turn down heat to Medium and simmer for 1hr
Add a cup of white wine
Garnish with crushed garlic and fresh leek greens. You also could add turnip greens or water crest.

Now STUFF YOUR FACE and keep a box of tissues nearby, especially if you made it on the spicy side, like we did. Mmmf!

Always,

recipe·soup·winter | 14 Comments

Subscribe to the Biorequiem Mailing List

November 17th, 2011 · Biorequiem

As 2011 nears its conclusion and the Biorequiem shop empties in preparation for 2012, I’m thinking of various changes and improvements to the way this site works.

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You may have noticed that I’m slowing my blogging roll to focus on art. Though I will continue to post articles as time allows, I also plan to increase my creative output. This could mean stuff like little flash sales just for dedicated readers, last-minute announcements and other news – which is why I finally created a mailing list. If you’re interested in receiving occasional updates, sign up by entering your email and clicking the button below!

And, of course, I promise to never share your email addresses or spam you.

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Always,

evolution·mailing list | 2 Comments

Announcing Limited Edition Print Set – Here Until 12.31.11

November 15th, 2011 · Biorequiem, Inkdrops

It’s been one hell of a year, folks, and I’m rolling out the goods to see it off in style. As such, in addition to the phenomenal offer below, I’ll be clearing the Biorequiem shop of everything you see there now at the end of the year. This means that if you’ve been putting off ordering any of these items, the clock is officially ticking. Out with the old and all that. Now, without further ado:

Starting now and until the end of 2011, you can acquire this print set, featuring my art from the Constructivist/Futurist/Expressionist issue of Coilhouse magazine. The collection, printed border-free on ultra-premium velvet stock, contains an alluring Metropolis-inspired robot, a hammer-wielding revolutionary, one sultry silent starlet and will make an excellent gift or conversation piece at your holiday party. It can be yours for a celebratory $66. Each print is also available individually for $29.99.

A closer look at the belles of this ball:

MARIA’S GHOST [Shop link]

SILENT STARLET [Shop link]

GIVE US MORE HAMMERS [Shop link]

Always,

Art·gothic·print set·sale·steampunk | 4 Comments

Inkdrops 024 – Robot Girl for Isabelle

November 11th, 2011 · Inkdrops

Robot Girl by Zoetica Ebb

I took time off painting this week to let the oil dry and to work on tattoo commissions.

Workzone

This one is for a patient, lovely Canadian who first contacted me well over a year ago, but was lost in the email abyss. She initially wanted something heavily biomechanical yet feminine. When I began to draw though, inspiration kept shoving me back to the minimalicious autoreids in Ergo Proxy and the iconic cyborgs in Bjork’s All is Full of Love video. Fortunately, when I showed the pencil sketch to Isabelle she was on the same page. I love clients who want sexy robot tattoos and trust me!

For this piece, I decided to let my ink-lines be a little more relaxed and to skip Illustrator entirely. I dig the interplay between what’s supposed to be a super-sleek artificial mechanism and a certain human element. Here is the final:

Robot Girl by Zoetica Ebb
Art is posted with the client’s consent and in good faith that none of you are naughty copycats.

If you’re interested in commissioning an original tattoo design, email me with your idea for a quote!

Always,

Art·drawing·girl·robot·tattoo commission | 4 Comments

Editorial + GHST RDR Promotion on Haute Macabre

November 7th, 2011 · Biorequiem, Style Dispatch

Good morning, mein lieblings! I’m proud to present Half-light Beach – a very dreamy editorial I shot on Malibu sand this fall with Lydia Hudgens and Stephanie Inagaki. This might actually be my new favorite photo-shoot of all time. It’s live today exclusively on Haute Macabre, along with some very good news for those who have been coveting the GHST RDR mini-collection:

That’s right, folks! For a very limited time you can get up to 20% off the collection, in all its strappy, badass glory. GHST RDR is perfect for these cooler months, and will keep you warm without sacrificing style, diminishing curves, or adding bulk. Rah!

And if you’re feeling extra-lucky, enter the Plastik Wrap mash-up contest - the winner gets a $200 gift card.

Always,

GHST RDR·sale·shopping | 4 Comments

Oilslicks 004 – Cephalotus, stage 1

November 4th, 2011 · Oilslicks

A few shots of my current workstation, which happens to be the kitchen table + dropcloth. We do have a workroom, but the light in here is better, plus – movies!

Cephalotus Follicularis // Zoetica Ebb

I’m in the process of painting two pieces for Chet Zar’s “Conjoined” show, opening January 21st at Copro Nason gallery, and they’re decidedly NSFW. I’ll reveal the full pieces when they’re done, and will be posting progress shots throughout the process.

Cephalotus Follicularis // Zoetica Ebb

This here is a glimpse of a mutating Cephalotus.

Cephalotus Follicularis // Zoetica Ebb

You’re looking at the very first layer of oil paint on wood, which means the final painting may look nothing like this at all. While the first layer dries, I’m getting ready to throw some paint down on a Cypripedium – right after this cup of spiced chai.

These pieces are part of a series I mentioned some time ago, inspired by À Rebours.

Always,

Art·flowers·painting | 6 Comments

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