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Submitted by courtnee in public - 04.08.10 - 3:49 pm

Fake hair and Fiercelocks

Took my blonde A-line dreads from fiercelocks as a base, and added some accent dreads. Getting them installed Monday by the ever so awesome Jonquil. These are my Europe dreads.

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 02.22.10 - 3:10 pm

New wig - for ME!

It’s been a long time since I made hair for myself.
I whipped this up today for the sick and twisted fashion show this weekend.

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 02.19.10 - 1:31 pm

New wig from fakehair.net – Faye

She wanted chunky, bright color and an A-line style.

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 01.23.10 - 1:18 am

Ariels dreads

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60 Double Enders, in #2, #4, #6, Hot Red, #22, chilli, lila, himbeere, and vampir violet. $300 for the hair, $150 to install. http://fakehair.net, or hit up the “stylist” link above.

Airels dreads
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Submitted by courtnee in public - 08.28.09 - 8:55 pm

Another crafty day!

hnn Woke up at 8 to an email, got an idea, spent an hour and a half.. and viola! The elusive and mythical HNN t-shirt, courtesy of my Singer Quantum – not meant to embroider.. but, who is?

And then the rest of the day, I installed some dreads I’ve been making on Becky, and watched a lot of movies. Big Fish, Son of Rambo, Lucky Number Sleven, The Three Amigos and Snatch.  We also drank way too much tequila. Anyway – PICTURES..

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 08.27.09 - 1:22 am

Mini me

My hair, sans extensions

My baby dreads, without extensions. Just took them out tonight.

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 08.25.09 - 11:58 am

Some stuff I’ve been making lately..

White Cabaret Zita Been super into sewing lately. I’ve had a machine for quite a few years but rarely used it. In the last two weeks I’ve broken all 4 of the sewing needles I had laying around here, and spent countless hours/dollars on projects. Mostly costumes. And there’s a fair bit more to go in that department.

Here’s a picture of the long brainstormed light aerial costume, allbeit a terrible one with some really bad photoshop on the background. This is more of a perchy costume, it has little bits on it that would get mangled pretty easily. The bodice is almost completely converted, and upside down. My friend Sara Sparrow made me the shorts from a shirt I had, and the cute veil. I’m finishing up my dark version but am having issues with the bodice collapsing, so no pictures yet. If you want to see that one, come to the Pink Door when I’m performing. :)

Becky's dreads Also got some dread action going on. One of my coworkers wants dreads, and ordered some from me just before I moved. This friday is the install. Woo!Need about 10 more dark ones and it’ll be done.

In other news – I have a real bed again! Like, with a head/foot board and everything. The last time I had more than a frame, I was 6, and I’ve only had a mattress for about 2 years now, so I could prop the bed up to set up a massage table. I’m enjoying nesting.

Hm. both of these pictures are pretty awful quality. I wonder if my lens is dirty or something..

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 06.03.09 - 11:29 pm

Find them and kill them

.. she screams telepathically to her minions.

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Hair by Fiercelocks
MUA/Modeling by Courtnee Papastathis
Photography/Styling Donald Holman

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 05.29.09 - 11:55 pm

Fierce Blonde

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Hair by Fiercelocks. Everything else, including picture, by me.

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 09.09.08 - 10:45 pm

Dread wig for Rae

http://fakehair.net

No more day job = time to take hair orders again! Wigs start at $350, dread sets $200 or so. Hit up http://fakehair.net for pictures of juicy, colorful, custom hair.

This is a custom wig I made for Rae, who asked for an a-line in the marbled style. I keep getting better and better. This wig is fucking awesome.

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Wigs start at $425.

http://fakehair.net

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Submitted by courtnee in public - 09.04.08 - 12:46 am

Days in the life of..

This is a very fertile, active time. They all are really. I’m noticing it a lot in circumstance right now.

I’m bursting with creativity, especially in my wigmaking. I just completed an order (style wise, still needs some finishing touches) that really has my eyes sparkling for making more kickass hair for people. I have three more in the works.

Obsidian is tremendous. It’s a tremendous social challenge, to lead how I wish to lead rather than how habit would direct me to. It’s a tremendous creative challenge, to bring into reality what I’ve created in my head as snippets and sensations of atmosphere. It’s a tremendous gift. To me, to the cast, to the studio, to our audience. And it’s so much damn FUN, too. Even figuring out the challenges.

I’m noticing that it may be such that while I’m intelligent and analytical, I tend to only ENJOY being those things when it’s cause for realizing my artistic side. I may be more in my element with artists than with ubergeeks. I never would have really considered that, until this project, and seeing so many people just.. get me. Just get where I’m coming from. It feels awesome. Thank God there are so many art/geek fusions in Seattle.

I’m training my replacement at work. In doing so, I’m realizing just how much I care about my job. I’ve discovered that I actually hold some passions for medicine. I’m not sure why this hasn’t occurred to me in this way before, especially considering I spent 18 months and +$15,000 in massage school recently, but there you go.

Strangely, I’m also realizing that it’s unrealistic for me to rely on a private massage practice in any substantial financial way. My body simply cannot do 8 hours of table massage a week. I actually feel rejuvenated by the realization. It’s been stressful contemplating how to possibly make a living at massage full time.

Speaking of medical stuff – The pap and STD screening I urgently scheduled recently came back abnormal. I went in for my biopsy today, and not only am I Batman, apparently I have a cunt of steel as well. Rather than the typical wham bam cough and punch-tool, the thing held onto me like a fucking rabid terrier mouth molesting a sock. In two tries we still hadn’t gotten the sample, and I had catapulted from mild mannered adult (I’d done amazingly well, for those who know me – no one holding my hand, either!) to quivering big-eyed ouchie sorta-laughing child. MEW! Life is hard. I’m fine now. Getting up at 6am to make the appointment was worse. I’ll just keep telling myself that.

Someone I had a drink with recently said something that’s been touching me ever since, about how my photos don’t do me justice; in that I have a kindness and vulnerability about me that doesn’t come across. They added that they felt the opportunity to see it a privilege. Wow. Hard work does pay off. What a lovely compliment and attestation to the hard work I’ve done.

Now piss off. My guts hurt and it’s time to go.

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