Monthly Archives: November 2020

My removable holographic vinyl and crystal decorative face shield tiara!

Removable holographic vinyl and crystal decorative face shield crown by Suzanne Forbes 2I made this quite early in lockdown, probably April, and have been using it all year!

It’s made out of holographic vinyl, cut into decorative shapes and glued together, with crystals and snakeskin pvc and jellie rhinestones.

Removable holographic vinyl and crystal decorative face shield crown by Suzanne Forbes 2I used glitter glue gun to stick parts of it together!

I am wearing a face mask made by Beloved Friend-Muse-Patron Shakrah Yves!

Removable holographic vinyl and crystal decorative face shield crown by Suzanne Forbes 2The holo vinyl tiara is flexible, and wraps around the plastic face shield brow piece.

I cut holes that line up with the studs on the brow piece and fastened it onto the studs.

Removable holographic vinyl and crystal decorative face shield crown by Suzanne Forbes 2Then the clear plastic face shield just pops over the same studs!

The face shield portion can be easily switched if it needs to be replaced, and of course the tiara part can be easily switched to a different brow piece, as long as it has the same array of studs. If I were making another, I would definitely make a vinyl base and fit it to the brow piece, test the face shield, then decorate it, as this one wrinkles a little under the face shield.

Removable holographic vinyl and crystal decorative face shield crown by Suzanne Forbes 2I was gonna wear it for a remote photoshoot with a local photographer, to help normalize wearing face shields and face coverings.

But I decided to give them money to do shoots with BIPOC folx instead. So this project was in un-shared limbo, and now I’m documenting it and sharing 🙂

I do really love the idea of custom snazzy faceshields, and want to see more! Gieza Poke did marvelous customizations with face shields during the fall IRL return of the Poke House to Monster Ronsons, you can see one here. Fashion face shields for all!

 

San Francisco muses whose faces I know so well, drawn through the ether.

Midori for Dark Garden livestream Nov 26 2020 by Suzanne ForbesI saw on the excellent Dark Garden instagram feed that DG doyenne Autumn Adamme would be having a livestream chat with Midori.

Midori and K city hall wedding 2008Both of these San Francisco legends are well known to me. I painted Midori, who has an incredibly busy travel schedule as an artist, author and sexuality educator, over three years from 2006 to 2009, as we could fit the sessions in.

I drew her at her wedding at San Francisco City Hall in 2008, and at Torture Garden in London, and spent several happy Fourth of July parties watching explosions from her terrace.

I think the drawing above, from the livestream, captures the deep current of mischievous perversity that glows in Midori when she talks about dominance.

Midori for Dark Garden livestream 2 Nov 26 2020 by Suzanne ForbesHere you see Midori in her library, where I painted her, with her books behind her.

You can see Midori’s educational work, art and writing on her Patreon (I was one of the first to join!), and enjoy her youtube here and insta here.

I drew Autumn Adamme several times in the Oughts. Autumn and I had hoped to arrange a portrait in those days but she was then and probably now simply too busy. Instead we collaborated on a Dark Garden fashion show where I drew lots of models in her corsets!

She was in Berlin not long ago, but I was too ill to meet up.

Autumn Adamme for Dark Garden livestream Nov 26 2020 by Suzanne ForbesI still hope for a painting at some point.

Meanwhile, here is Autumn in one of my favorite of her corset designs, similar to my own Dark Garden corset. Dark Garden has fantastic educational and eye candy content, from their Patreon to their Youtube channel to their gorgeous insta to the fabulous website.

Eva Galperin on EFF livestream Nov 26 2020 by Suzanne ForbesAnother muse from the Bay, from a livestream.

Beloved friend-muse-Patron Eva Galperin has given several livestream talks for her role at EFF (as well as innumerable other talks this year). This is from July, but just finished this week. I know Eva’s mother, who is also a Patron and collector of my work, and as I drew this I could really see her in Eva’s face.

I am incredibly grateful to my Patreon Patrons, whose monthly financial support makes it possible for me work safely at home.