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May Burnett
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  • Deviant for 17 years
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My Bio
Current Residence: New York
Favourite genre of music: Early 80\\\'s Dance
Favourite photographer: Geoff Burnett
Personal Quote: I think of myself as an alchemist, of sorts

Favourite Visual Artist
Frida Kahlo, Froud, Renae Taylor
Favourite Movies
Dark Crystal
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Vandals
Favourite Writers
JK Rowling
Other Interests
fairies, costume design, LARP\\\'s, Ren Faires
So... I've been thinking about selling wings at Faerie Con '09.  It would be a challenge considering I no longer have a studio, but I think I would have enough time.  Faerie Con will be in November this year.  There's also the issue of the booth fee.  Way expensive!  But I think I really want to do it.  I plan on submitting my info for the jury this week.  So we'll see...
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Finally...

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I haven't submitted much in awhile.  My little one year old, Evie, keeps me pretty busy right now.  But finally I've been able to submit a couple of things I've wanted show you for awhile. First is the Lady Winter costume completed.  And photographed in the snow!  Next is the Christmas present I made for my friend Zoe.  I made her a mermaid doll that looks like her and a catfish that looks like her cat! There won't be any new wings for awhile as my studio had to be turned into a baby room.  But there are wings out there I'm waiting for photos of from the people I made them for.  Even a purple sparkly fairy costume I made for a friend's thre
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So..... I've not updated my journal in awhile.  Well, like, a year!  The whole having a baby thing seems to have taken up all of my time!  Also, I've had to turn my studio into a baby room.  (I never thought I'd ever be into pink)  But there you go. But now I have something to report and get creative about.  I'm going to Faerie Con this Saturday!  Now my dream of touching a Froud is close to coming true!  It's also spurred me to make a mask for the Bad Faerie Ball.  I'm wearing my winter fairy costume and topping it off with a paper mache deer skull mask (check my scraps for a pic).  I'll take a better photo soon...at Faerie Con! Anyone el
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I used your green dragonfly wings here [link]
If you do not want me to have the picture I used them for up, please inform me.
your wings are absolutely beautiful!
you're wings are SO breath taking!

I kept going 'oooh' while browsing your gallery X3

what gauge of wire do you use for your wings? coat hangers haven't been kind to me lol
I love you wings! you ust put so much work into making each one!
I like your wings.
what's up May, it's been foreverrrr. Currently i am at the school of the museum of fine arts in boston, I live off Huntington ave across from the museum. I see Heather la force here from time to time and I've actually run into some kids I went to camp with who are here as well. congrats on the baby, you must be so happy! say hi to Geoff for me!