Our flickr costume group is growing fast with a bit of submissions starting to roll in. We've been busy our selves hammering out some costumes to make some smile and most cringe. Check out the first two creations above! First off we have Oliver Bolan's Rainbow Bat, he came up with this one his own. Though it could easily be misconstrued we've got to admit to being stoked when Oliver pinked the pink fake fur to join the rainbow felt. Next up is Laura Ingalls Gene Wilder and if this is not a case of Hollywood gone rural then that freaky banjo kid from Deliverance is Face McSpecies brother uncle.
If you've not already joined our flickr costume contest then get on it for a chance to win some of our fine crap and a crisp $100 bill sent to your house. Go here!
As October got going we became kinda freaked that Etsy may not host a costume contest so we decided to rock one our selves! Everyone is invited!
Our goal in doing this contest is to have fun! Well and shameless self promotion but that goes without saying, so we take that back. Feel free to invite anyone you want to join, the more the merrier. There is no cost to enter and feel to use our group to promote your art as much as you'd like. Above is our entrance to last years Etsy contest, Gene Richard Simmons you can also check out the video (below) of him singing "Heavens on Fire" with local rock gods Saintan. Gene Richard was very drunk that night, as a matter of a fact shortly (yes that is freudian) after that video ended he ripped of his camo undies and exposed his funky junk on stage. Gene Richard was fired as spokesman for Deal A Meal & Kiss Army LLC. shortly (that's twice) there after.
In hosting a super loose event like this on flickr we are able to invite everyone regardless of etsy membership, paypal account, country or any of that jazz. In truth you don't even need a flickr account as long as you know someone who does and con them into submitting your costume for you.
Mixed Species is a design collective who came together from rural parts of the Northwest and congealed like the skin on top of gravy. After printing and designing for local, regional and national clients the crazy voices began telling us our own ideas were good ... no BETTER than what we were creating for others. We began to wonder "Why CAN'T we celebrate Bloody Clowns and Thank You Cards on the same day .... NAY ... in the same sentence?" The jackalope is an icon we use as a brand that represents who we are, where we are from and the duality of some of our repurposed products. And that, our new friends is how we became Mixed Species.
