deviant art





Login
Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour Lost Password?
Deviant Login
Shop
 Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
About Me Deviant Member Justine Joelle Spatola24/Female/United States Groups group avatar #LaModeHistorique
For the Love of Fashion!
Recent Activity
Deviant for 5 Years
Needs Premium Membership
Statistics 230 Deviations 6,405 Comments 158,233 Pageviews

Watchers

  • Mood: dA Love
  • Listening to: Red by the Gazette
  • Reading: The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire
And a new year is yet another opportunity to set more unattainable goals and break even more promises.  That's why, for my New Year's resolution, I've firmly resolved not to make any resolutions.

Looking back, I spent most of 2011 saying that I was going to do things and then not doing them.  I was pretty much absent from DA for most of the year-- my last log in was back in November, but I haven't posted jack since... May?  June?  I can't remember.  Regardless, it's pretty pathetic, and I don't really have an excuse for my lack of activity on here.  I suppose the lazy days of summer ended up spilling over into the fall doldrums.  And now it's winter, and I kind of feel like I'd better update this journal or I really will end up hibernating.

But DA isn't the only thing I've neglected.  In my last journal entry, I'd mentioned that I was going to dive back into writing and that I was going to tackle my dark fairy tale project so that most of it would be done by the winter.  Yeah, that didn't exactly go according to plan.  In fact, I failed pretty miserably at starting my novel.  My plan was this-- study for my exam during the day and then write at night.  Well, by the time night rolled around, I just couldn't stand the thought of doing any more work― because, as fun as writing is, it's still work.  I never had any trouble working on AFoR late at night, so I assumed that I'd be able to tackle my new project at night as well, but I was foolish to assume that what worked for one project would work for the other.  However, I was able to get started, and I have somewhat made a dent into the story.  So, I suppose, in a way, the hard part is over― it's started, and I can go back to it once I'm done with my thesis and I'm free to dedicate myself to my novel.  Of course, working on my thesis every day has gotten me back in the habit of writing, and I'm starting to feel like I might be ready to go back to work on my novel, even if it means writing late at night.  If I can set myself a goal of 500 words a night, then I'll be happy.

In short, 2011 was nothing but shortcomings and disappointments; I'm still pretty disgusted with myself and my general lack of productivity.  But the new year's a chance to start fresh, and I know that the only way I can get myself out of the rut I've been in is by staying organized, which means a tight schedule and no excuses.  I'm not going to make any resolutions.  You resolve to do things that you don't really enjoy doing, like studying or exercising.  But I enjoy writing and doing art.  I enjoy creating.  The excitement of finishing graduate school, though, made me lose sight of things I love most― but only briefly.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some art to post.



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:star:Things to Do:star:

1) Character Bust for !goonmann-85
2) J for *Mikomi-sama

:rose:Where else can you find me?:rose:

My Poupee Girl: [link]
My Tumblr: [link]

:star:Clubs:star:

:iconlamodehistorique: :iconhistoryfashionlovers: :icon18thcenturyclub: :iconliteratureclassics: :icondandyclub: :iconlolitafashion: :icongentsandgentlewomen: :icondragonknights: :iconroyal-anime-club: :iconbringbackhats-club:  :icondollykei:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:star:Important Information:star:

:skull: :blackrose: :skull: What is A Flock of Ravens? :skull: :blackrose: :skull:

:butterfly: :rose: The Historical Fashion Reference Material List of DOOM :rose: :butterfly:

:star::rose::star:La Mode Historique on Facebook:star::rose::star:

Journal History

deviantID

I'm a 24 year-old English Major, currently attending graduate school. I enjoy traditional gothic fiction and most 18th and 19th century literature, as well as some works from the 16th and 17th centuries. Basically, if it's old, then I'll love it.

I also have a strange fascination with Victorian etiquette manuals, canting dictionaries, and slang rhymes... 'cuz I'm a total nerd :D

All my artwork is fashion-oriented, and most of it has to do with A Flock of Ravens, which is my novel series that I hope to finish and publish one day.

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: The Garden State... watching our taxes grow >_>
  • Interests: art, music, German, fashion history, Lolita fashion, folklore/fairy tales, gothic horror
  • Favourite movie: Affair of the Necklace, Amadeus, The Madness of King George, Restoration
  • Favourite band or musician: Mozart, Vivaldi, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Dark Sanctuary, Tristania, Draconian, The 69 Eyes
  • Favourite genre of music: Classical music, big band and swing music, symphonic/gothic metal, pagan folk rock and... glam :D
  • Favourite artist: Boucher, Vigee-Lebrun, Gainsborough, Kazuya Minekura, Mineko Ohkami, Yoko Matsushita, Waterhouse
  • Favourite poet or writer: Goethe, Tennyson, Symons, Wilde, Baudelaire, Stevenson, Stoker, Poe, Lovecraft, Le Fanu
  • Favourite style of art: Baroque and Rococo art, some manga, western cartooning
  • Favourite game: ... I really hate videogames >_>
  • Personal Quote: Wikipedia is the Wal-Mart of the Internet :'D
  • Tools of the Trade: pencil, paper, wacom tablet, Photoshop Elements 4

Friends

:iconfripperiesandfobs: :iconcantieuhy: :iconshoomlah: :iconmonavx: :iconophanimgothique: :icontoonikun: :icondawnelainedarkwood: :iconandrahilde: :iconcinnamoron: :icondark-spider: :iconborychan: :icontknk: :iconjumei: :iconskia: :iconblack-machinery: :iconmeago: :iconvelven: :iconclaudia-sg: :iconsupershep: :iconanotherwanderer:

Comments


:icon:
Add a Comment:
 
:iconviscountess-vesper:
I just love all of your artwork so much. I feel like I've said it before, but it definitely bears repeating over and over again.

--
I've shown you... I own you.
Until you name me, you can't tame me!
This is one old game that I can play so well.
Reply
:icondameeleusys:
fantastic job!
Reply
:iconysa:
Hiii! Thanks for the fav on my commission piece! For that work I was very much inspired by your gorgeous artworks :heart: :love:
Keep it up! :hug:

--
Speak light of the serious and serious of the light
Reply
:iconmiladygchan12:
~miladygchan12 Jan 10, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
i luv your style!congratulates!
Reply
:iconelwood-edward-howes:
Seitou,

A year ago, I inquired about a woman in a Victorian dress commission. You replied:

Dec 3, 2010, 6:39:25 PM

Re: Commission single figure woman from Los Angeles in 1905
from ~Seitou
to ~Elwood-Edward-Howes

"Hello,

I'm sorry, but I don't do commissions. I'm a graduate student, so I really don't have the time, and I prefer to keep art as a hobby."

This past couple of years, I have been commissioning a number of artists to do Victorian dress commissions and then sent them dress advertisements from the Los Angeles Herald (a newspaper) from 1906. Strictly speaking, these are Edwardian dresses, not Victorian dresses. I had thought that these were in the Victorian style. You can see some samples on my DA and correct me if I am wrong.

Should my inquiry transcend the "I don't do commissions" category to the "Edwardian fashion" where "I want to do more art nouveau styled pieces" category, maybe we can discuss this further. Your abilities have really improved this past year. It may be that a commission with you is now beyond my budget. However, I can promise you a variety of authentic dress samples from Los Angeles in 1906.

Elwood-Edward-Howes
Reply
:iconseitou:
The Victorian period ended in 1901, so those dresses would be considered Edwardian. But, in terms of style, there weren't really any drastic changes in fashion between 1901 and 1906-- the S-curve was still fashionable, though, as you get closer to 1910 the curve becomes more subtle. There's a lot of overlap with Victorian and Edwardian fashion, so sometimes it's easier to use the term Belle Epoque when discussing the styles from this particular period, since the Belle Epoque encompasses the 1890s through the onset of WWI.

I'm still finishing up with my thesis, so I'm not quite done with grad school, but I'm getting close. Once I have my MA, I'll be pursuing a career as a writer, but it's always a possibility that I'll begin taking commissions once things are settled. In that case, I'd definitely let everyone know :)

--
And, after all, what is a fashion? From the artistic point of view, it is usually a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

:rose: Oscar Wilde :rose:
Reply
:icongrandmasterfdc:
Mood: Love ~GrandMasterFDC Jan 2, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Love your fashion and style in your drawings!
Reply
:icongoonmann-85:
Are you dead?

--
because we're better than you...
Reply
:iconthe-redduck-x:
I love your work! especially your AFoR! I'm writing (several pieces actually, cos I write too much) something similar, that victorian gothic style etc :) I love your dress designs too they are to die for!

--
why is it that the mind heals regardless of the heart?
Reply
:iconshmelanna:
Your gallery is an absolute delight, and I am about to lose so much sleep going through it all :P

--
"Werewolves do it till you HOWL! Arooooooo!" ~me
"That's it, I'm going to bring a silver bullet to life so you stop saying that!" ~Wally

"If life gives you lemons, cut your enemies and squeeze lemon juice on them so it stings like hell." ~me
Reply
:icon:
Add a Comment: