Pyrography for Connosieurs

Meet Walker Babington.  He prefers blow torches, flame throwers, metal grinders, ice picks, old silverware and crayons to more conventional media.  His canvases?  Wood, doors, metal pieces-parts and anything else that gets in his way.  As he puts it, "Anything that will rust, I'll rust; anything that burns, I'll burn.

Walker Babington: Pyrographer from alison harbaugh on Vimeo.

In the section about Walker on his FB page, it states, "If I could make the world as pure and strange as what I see, I'd put you in the mirror I put in front of me".

Portrait of Walker by Erin Fitzpatrick.

My First Post for Roxy

Today I celebrate my first post at Roxy's Best of Blog (albeit a bit late).  You can find interesting information on restaurants, events and more in New Jersey, Texas, and more.

If you are looking

for information on Austin's 2008 Santa Rampage, look no further. 

Click here!!!

Rexanna's Benefit Photos

These photos were taken at the fashion show at Rocco's in Lakeway on October 1st. 

 It was a benefit for Rexanna's Foundation for Fighting Lung Cancer.  

I took almost 2,000 photos that night and the show raised about $8000.00.

Shots of the Hallow's Eve Hostess

For those of you who wrote in wanting to see more pictures of our lovely hostess for the All Hallow's Eve Party:

No children were allowed/harmed at this party.

Angels on the Runway. Heart House-Austin

The Heart House, "Angels on the Runway" event last Saturday was a dazzling success.  The slide show below consists of 55 shots from the evening including before, during and after the fashion show.  If you want to request prints or to see additional photos from this evening, just contact me at my e-mail address listed on my profile.

Click on slideshow to view pictures in larger format on Picasa.

Moral Fervor

Emily Santamore and Melissa Sack's shared passion for art, fashion and environmental issues led them to create Moral Fervor, a small, sweatshop-free line of sustainable clothing.

Moral Fervor began incorporating Ingeo™ fibers into their designs around 2005. Derived from fermented corn, Ingeo™ is the world’s first sustainable synthetic fabric. As of their 2007 spring line, they are using Ingeo™ fabrics exclusively.

For the Fashionistas and the Techies...

Diesel 'Liquid Space' Holographic Fashion Show

I am posting this video for my Fashionista and techie friends and especially for my Fashionista techie friends. The video is a bit long with a running time of 17:25, but is worth scanning. It gets interesting about 7 minutes in and has a pretty cool ending. Just let the video load and scan for the more interesting parts. (if you are not fully Fashionista)

This innovative fashion show combines holographic modeling and flesh and blood models to create the SS'08 Preview Collection Show at Pitti Uomo. It was advertised as, "...a journey through time and liquid space to a futuristic world of bio luminescence..."




A fashionista is a term used to describe an avid follower of fashion, one working in or deeply involved with the high-fashion industry, such as a fashion designer, fashion model, photographer, stylist, buyer, fashion writer or wearer; a devotee to clothing trends and fashion.

Backstage at Balenciaga

This is part of where I have been this week, in Dallas at the Meadows Museum on the SMU Campus. Here are a few more behind the scene shots at preparations for the opening of the Balenciaga Show. Click on any of the pictures to enlarge.

(Arlene "Breaks are for Sissies" Waghalter - Stylist)

Over 150 pairs of pantyhose were used. On the trunks, as well as torsos. The crotches were removed and they were put over the heads and arms of the mannequins to protect the artwork.

Last Friday

Spare parts on carts everywhere.

Backstage at Balenciaga

I am fortunate enough to know several insiders at the Balenciaga and his Legacy show. It is haute couture designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga that is part of the Texas Fashion Collection and will be showing between February 4th and May 27 at The Meadows Museum of Art in Dallas, TX.

Below is the first cellphone shot (of many, I hope) of behind the scenes preparations for the show:

(click to enlarge)