Filed under: Steampunk | Tags: clockpunk, costume, Halloween, Malabar, neo victorian, retro-futurism, retrofuturist, Steampunk, Toronto, window display
If you find yourself in downtown Toronto, be sure to stop by Malabar Costumes at 14 McCaul Street, they currently have the most fabulous Steampunk window displays. Delightfully inspiring!
Filed under: General, Oddities, Steampunk | Tags: Bazaar of the Bizarre, craft show, Curious Oddities, Gothic craft, Halloween sale, handmade, macabre, Plastik Wrap, Royal Sarcophagus Society, Steampunk craft, Toronto
Hello to all! It is time once again for the delightfully macabre Halloween marketplace, The Bazaar of the Bizarre.
Hope to see you there!
Filed under: General, Oddities | Tags: antique market Toronto, Curious Oddities
So delighted that I braved the nasty storm to visit my local antique market for some good ole treasure hunting! A good haul, I can wait to craft some beauty!
Filed under: Robots, Steampunk | Tags: Arcana Comics, Barnaby Ward, Frogchildren Studios, graphic novel, Kevin Hanna, Sean O'Reilly, Steampunk, The Clockwork Girl trailer
Frogchildren Sudios and Arcana Comics have given life to the award winning (and one of my favorite) graphic novels, The Clockwork Girl. (You can read my review from a previous post here) Directed by Kevin Hanna and produced by Sean O’Reilly, the novel’s creators, and with art direction by Barnaby Ward it should be fabulous and true to the original. 
Be sure to check out the teaser preview. It is a little short, but sweet!
Here is the short summary …”the story of a nameless robot girl who has recently been given the gift of life from her creator. While exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing monster boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.”
I will definitely be looking forward to this one!
Filed under: Oddities, Steampunk | Tags: bulb, Curious Oddities, Decorus globosa, disovery, explorer, journal, necklace, neo victorian, Steampunk
Pluck your own Decorus globosa necklace from the collection at the Curious Oddities shoppe
Filed under: General | Tags: Curious Oddities, Distillery District, E. Bartholomew, Portobello East Marketplace, Toronto Art Craft Show
If you are in Toronto this summer, be sure to head down to the Distillery district on Sunday July 26th to check out the very first Eastern installment of the fabulous Portobello West Marketplace (previously only in Vancouver and Calgary).
“Opening July 26th and held the last Sunday of every month thereafter, Portobello East will be held at the Fermenting Cellar in the trendy Distillery District. Portobello East showcases only the hottest Canadian designers and artisans. With over 80 designers on show each month, any fashionista or art aficionado can find something to suit their unique style.”
Stop by the Curious Oddities table on the 26th of July and August 30th and say hello! I still have my summer promotion on: mention the name of your favorite pirate or privateer and receive $2 off your purchase!
For more information, visit the Portobello East Website or Facebook Page
For updates on all Curious Oddities happenings, visit the Curious fanpage on Facebook or Twitter for my daily ramblings.
xo Kat
Filed under: Oddities, Steampunk | Tags: antique, Belgium, Brussels, industrial, lamp, lueurs poetiques, modern, salvage, Steampunk, Zoetises
While wandering the winding streets through Brussels I stumbled upon the most delightful of shops:
Zoétises: Lueurs poétiques located at 10 Rue de la Tulipe, Bruxelles
In her small and very charming studio, Zoé creates magic with salvaged treasures and light. Antique glass cloche 
domes, steel boxes, baking tins, sieves, cages and industrial scrap all become components of her beautiful work. The light from the wide variety of incandescent bulbs highlights the aged, chipped paint and worn textures, casting strange shadows through the mesh, wire and holes of her lamps.
Zoé also shares my love of old fashioned light bulbs, with their coils, filaments and warm glow. She fears that as Belgium, like many countries, switch to compact fluorescents, the beauties at the heart of her wonderful lamps will be harder to find than the salvaged pieces that frame them. Be sure to visit the Zoétises website to see more of her fantastic pieces.
I can’t thank her enough for introducing me to the daily antique/flea and junk market in Marollen quarter of Brussels…it blew my mind…
I am off on a treasure gathering expedition!
Expect many new in-store delights when I return, including the rare Decorus globosa flower grown only in the heart of the Black Forest.
In the mean time, feel free to browse my current selection in the Curious Oddities shop!
xo Kat
Filed under: Oddities | Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Mad Hatter, Red Queen, Tim Burton, White Queen
The first photos for Tim Burton’s version of Alice in Wonderland slated for release in March 5, 2010. I am really looking forward this production, and of course it has a great cast including:
Anne Hathaway as the White Queen
Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen
Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter
Really, is there anything that Johnny can’t do?
As well as Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee, Michael Sheen, Stephen Frye and the lovely Mia Wasikowska as Alice.
The landscapes look fantastic too, here are some great shots courtesy of USA Today.
Very, very excited!
Filed under: Oddities | Tags: A Girl in the Sky productions, aerial, circus, Cognac and Sausages, Femme de Feu, Promise Factory, Rebecca Leonard
A really fun night of performances as a fundraiser to help send the Cognac and Sausages aerial theatre production to Montreal, followed by Promise Factory, temporarily moved from Cherry Beach.
Cognac and Sausage’s absolutely delightful, beautiful and comical aerial performance staring Rebecca and Athena (Aka Anastasia and Miranda Spitalotski.)
Very cool fire performance by Femme de Feu: the flames were coming from the ends of their fingers.
Lots of great performances and dancing, great night…must get some sleep…
