OAA Artists Rock the Cons!
A quick post to show off a couple of amazeballs artists using the Organic Armor Arts! Amberle Linnea hosted an OAA workshop at her home in Charlotte this past April. She took what she learned [...]
King Theoden: Triumphant Armor
Liddy Ackerman has appeared in this blog before, with her beautiful Dryad costume. She took our Introduction to the Organic Armor Arts course in 2017. Her latest creation is a royal masterpiece - King Theoden's [...]
Charlotte Workshop
We had such a fun weekend in Charlotte, NC, teaching an Intro to the Organic Armor Arts workshop. We worked with 6 lively, creative costumers who regularly bring the weird to the Queen City. In [...]
#circletrepost
Sorry to report there is still not a lot going on in the studio these days. Paul is still recovering from the accident, steadily but slowly. We have stopped accepting commissions for a while, at [...]
All is Calm, All is Bright
It's a quiet holiday around here. Paul is still on the mend from the tree accident. The studio is closed for a while. The wood stove is lit and there's a cup of ginger tea [...]
Watch for Falling Trees!
Hello friends! It's been a a heck of a month. Right before Halloween Paul got injured by a falling tree at a festival. Broke his ankle, messed up his back. It was a challenge to [...]
Selket Scorpion Goddess
We have been honored to be commissioned to make several magnificent Egyptian queen/goddess headdresses. The first was Cleopatra, based on the 1963 Elizabeth Taylor film costume, which was clearly inspired by tomb paintings of Nekhbet, [...]
The Story of Paul
Paul Hersey is the visionary artist behind Organic Armor, founded 11 years ago. His journey to master costume sculptor has been a long and circuitous one. He had the good fortune to be interviewed recently [...]
Instagram Giveaway
Hey are you following us on IG? @organicarmor Getting close to 16K followers over there. We repost a lot of our customers' armor pics. It feels like a supportive community, as opposed to FB which [...]
Aloha Fedora
We just finished a very personal design for a multi-talented fellow from Hawaii. He is a DJ, a dancer and an engineer. He wanted his beloved islands, his favorite turntable, and a festive feeling in [...]