#queenofluxuria

[spareribrevisited]

10th Anniversary Queen of Luxuria Costume

As I move into the 10th Anniversary of performing as the #queenofluxuria I made this costume that is super comfortable and easy to travel with. I handprinted the fabric at Spudnik Press inspired by #queenofluxuria designs using screenprinting techniques. I drew out the pattern and made a sample top first. If you read the blog post below I mentioned the new costume I made for Edinburgh - this is it.  I find it interesting to observe that since I started working on this project two years ago it has been a greater challenge to find funding for it even though we are entering the centennial anniversaries of women’s suffrage around the world.  This project places women’s lived experiences in poetic language in public space at a time when the architectures of sexual oppression are being fundamentally questioned. I live in hope it’s all you can do and I hope my home city might decide to fund this project. Projects like this are more than the art, it’s about the community that is built and the connections that are made. If we are to empower the next generation of cultural makers we have to give them a language and the tools to transform the local.  I’ve been booked to perform in Berlin on June 8th and am developing a larger project in Switzerland. More news on that to follow shortly. Currently delving back into my studio and creating my mini-utopia. 

[womenmobilizedforchange]

The day started with Carron Little aka the Queen of Luxuria performing three poems from her Spare rib Revisited collection. She selected two poems written for women, one in Chicago and one in Liverpool and the third piece was for Jose Hernandez who now goes by Rose Hernandez.

For more information about the Spare Rib Revisited project please visit: https://spareribrevisited.tumblr.com/

[neighborhoodmagic]

Poems hot off the press and on their way to people’s homes. I’ll be posting more but this was the first poem I wrote for the project:

Poem for Dave Barsotti An Intimate Weave by Carron Little

Snip snip, snap snap, click click, brushhh, Hold. Snip snip, drop.

The day had come to leave the wigs behind, In the backroom Mannequin heads stacked in a macabre dance Propped up on tables starring in one direction Straight into your eyes The prep room of learning closed it’s door Ready to begin an intimate weave.

Snip snip, snap snap, click click, brushhh, Hold. Snip snip, drop.

In slow motion A women in her thirties, a brunette Swiveled into the chair. The conversation began in hesitant mutters Highlighting points of desire Re-imagining form like a sculptor shaping clay I took the first cut

Snip snip, snap snap, click click, brushhh, Hold. Snip snip, drop.

With each cut the tension released Like oil releasing squeels I knew it was time The home opened the door to new possibility I found my rhythm, The smell cloud became an hypnotic aura In the intimate exchange of

Snip snip, snap snap, click click, brushhh, Hold. Snip snip, drop.

The creative act, each swivel of the chair Scissors in one hand, comb in the other The blanket of human DNA Grew like a carpet Weaving a complex story In the living room of life The mannequins looked in new directions.

Snip snip, snap snap, click click, brushhh, Hold. Snip snip, drop.

[neighborhoodmagic]

Lendon Sadler with Sculptures at Ridge Historical Society. Photo by Corinne Rose.

We are screening Neighborhood Magic documentary tonite at 7pm at Ridge Historical Society. Come, be warm, listen to song and poetry and talk about it. And if you feel inspired after post your own important life moment into the sculptures and you will get a poem too.