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My signed copy of @history_alice 's book arrived today via Instagram

The make-up worked out pretty well. I'm not sure if it comes across in the photo, but it has a very powdery texture that I'm pretty happy with. It's a technique I've used before, but not on such dramatic make-up. via Instagram

May 29, 2000 - On the way home from Convergence 6 in Seattle #TBT via Instagram

Her right eye was especially challenging. I think just an eyebrow, some more make-up and the hair left. And for some reason last night I dreamt I was being stared at. Go figure. via Instagram

Thankful for the luxury of the limited amount of shit I have to deal with at the moment and nothing nearly killing me for a while now. via Instagram

The one day a year I drag my roasting pan out from the back of the pots-and-pans cupboard... via Instagram

Vidma in the pig-pen via Instagram

A genuinely horrific thought going through my head as I poke at this today: making an eye look alive in a painting is quite a different exercise after you have seen the moment the light goes out. I think I'll stop for a while and come back to this later. via Instagram