Student Profile: Elizabeth Opiela, Fabricator
Elizabeth as Glinda the Good Witch This is the first in a series of interviews with Organic Armor Arts students. Elizabeth Opiela was one of the early participants in the course, taking advantage [...]
Live Workshops
We just taught our first "Introduction to the Organic Armor Arts" in a live weekend workshop. It went so well we have already scheduled the next one: April 16 and 17. We had six creative [...]
Inspiration or Intimidation?
Inspiration lights you up, makes you want to get your hands dirty and make things, now! You can’t sleep, thinking about the cool materials and ideas you want to combine. It feels like a stretch, [...]
Mermaid Collab
We've been doing collaborative photo shoots with talented models and photographers for many years. Some are new to the scene and some are world renowned. These two images fall into the latter category. Hannah Mermaid [...]
On Beyond Armbands!
Merry Mary's EL-wire antlers The Intro course participants are really some quality folks! I couldn’t be more pleased with my interactions with them. They are creative in such diverse ways, and very supportive [...]
Bellydancers’ Tool Box
Sabrina of San Diego in custom set Bellydancers are crafty and resourceful women, great at finding flowing fabrics and sparkly bits and combining them in functional ways. The methods and materials of the [...]
Persephone Headdresses
Paul got to play in the studio last month for a few weeks, hopefully an occurence that will happen more frequently this year. Having just finished the catacombs themed bra and belt set and a [...]
5 Reasons to Make your Next Costume with Organic Armor Arts
1. It’s cheap. Latex and clear acrylic costs about 30.00 per quart, and a quart will go a long way. Fiber can be upcycled or purchased for a few dollars a yard. The raw materials [...]
Super Creative in 2016!
our fancy photo studio: window + black cloth + cat The turning of the year is a traditional time for contemplation. I've been reviewing what I’ve done, goals reached and not reached. Getting [...]
2015 Year in Review
Organic Armor is entering it's 9th year in 2016. Nearly a decade! This year has been a time of changes. Launching the How-to course was the biggest adventure. We also raised our prices significantly on [...]