NEED: Patron of Arts to Fund my project!

who wants to fund me to do an art project with unitard costumes like the one pictured below? OH THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!!!!!!!!

Doo Dah Parade Photos!

Hello Friends,

Phew I just finished editing  750 photos from The Parade down to about 450 and then another edit down to 160! So here are a couple links to view the long and short versions of The Parade & after-parties:

The Short Version: www.julieklima.com/doodahparade2011

The Long Version: http://gallery.me.com/julieklima#100369

Here are a few to feast your eyes on!

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DOO DAH IS HERE! -My pics in Pasadena Weekly & NBC-LA Website

Are YOU coming to the Doo Dah Parade tomorrow?!?!?!

Pasadena Weekly article w/my photo of 2011 Doo Dah Queen Red Rosie(or pick up a hard copy this week!): http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/keepin_it_real_weird/10051/

Oh and here’s an NBC-LA article w/ a pic of my boyfriend James and I in The Parade last year! http://www.nbclosangeles.com/the-scene/events/Weekend-Royal-Shenanigans-Pasadena-Style-120864574.html

Cheers & Hope to See You Tomorrow! I’ll be lugging around cameras galore with my Photo Paparazzi Posse 🙂

~Queen Skittles

Queen Skittles & King James on the Queen of Arts Float- 2010 Doo Dah

Sunday Photo Shoots

So my good friend Jonathan prompted me to stop feeling creatively unsatisfied by doing photo shoots every Sunday. That’s my plan from now on! Here is the result of a few weekends so far:

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Doo Dah Parade- ALMOST HERE! Saturday, April 30,2011

Doo Dah is Coming!

Yes it’s FINALLY that time of year 🙂 Are you geared up for it? I’m gettin’ there!

Come one. COME ALL! To the 34.5th Pasadena Doo Dah Parade on April 30th (starts around 11am-ish).

Come watch over 100 entries defend their right to be ridiculous at this annual spoof of the Rose Parade. Always free, always fun, bring a lawn chair. That’s Saturday, April 30^th at 11:00am and have a Doo Dah Day. For more information & a map of the route go to www.pasadenadoodahparade.info.

Introduce yourself if you see me running around with a big camera around my neck and pink/green hair!

Cheers,

Queen Skittles

Photos by Julie Klima from 2010 Doo Dah Parade

Map of Route. East Pasadena, CA

Photos from the 2011 Doo Dah Queen Tryouts!

Oh I posted up info on the tryouts everywhere but HERE! IN any case, it was a spectacular event!

There were many many amazing contestants- such as Jesselynn Desmond, Fuchsia & Violet WhatsIt, and The Whistling Diva! (Yes they were ladies I was rooting for). But the one who amused the crowd and won them over was Red Rosie. Donned with a school girl outfit, she transformed into Wonderwoman while serenading the judges with her melodious song.

 

I posted up all my photos from the event! I had to spread it over 2 albums there were so many. Go through them all and it’ll feel like you were there!

http://gallery.me.com/julieklima#100305

http://gallery.me.com/julieklima#100313

I’ll attach a few for eye candy:

Queen Skittles (ME!) & Queen Red Rosie

New 2011 Queen Red Rosie getting crowned!

Queen Skittles (that’s me!) & Queen Kavita

Count Smokula at it again with that fabulous accordian!

The World Famous Whistling Diva

Jesselynn Desmond & Dr. Demento/Doug Larner

Jesselynn Desmond rollerskating around

New 2011 Queen Red Rosie after her transformation

New 2011 Queen Red Rosie trying out

Contestants waiting for the magic to begin

Violet, Jesselynn, sidekick, Mark, Fuchsia, Count Smokula

Violet & Fuchsia WhatsIt with their sidekick

Fuchsia WhatsIt!

 

Hope to see whoever is reading this at The Parade in a couple weeks!

 

Cheers,

Queen Skittles, 2009 Doo Dah

Ode To Scrabble

I photographed my friend for her Valentine’s day gift for her boyfriend. They enjoy playing scrabble in a 1970’s-like setting 🙂

Makeup and hair by Tiphanie Grace- hairbytiphanie.com

Queen Skittles representing the Doo Dah Parade tonight on Pasadena’s local tv channel The Arroyo Channel

I’m back & ready to rock it on The Arroyo Channel (Pasadena station) tonight at 8pm! King James (my boyfriend) will also be on the show with me.

So if you’re in the Pasadena area turn on your Tele and tune in. Or, if you are not in the city, mosey on over to the Pasadena network website- here

I’ll post up the info about the Queen Tryouts and Parade later tonight. So check back soon!

Photo of King James and I is by Joe Messenger.

Shoe Car!

I want to do a photo shoot with this car! Found it on verdugo in burbank

A Very-Americana-Super-Bowl-Sunday-Charles-Phoenix Photo Shoot

So although Charles Phoenix and I are fascinated with American Culture, we decided to not watch the Super Bowl and instead do a photo shoot for his promotional materials. His suits are all custom-made with fabrics he chooses! My boyfriend watched the Super Bowl in the living room while drinking beer and occasionally yelling at the TV. We stopped to watch the crazy and ridiculous half-time show. I think our combination of the Super Bowl environment, clothing and, of course, the eating of fried chicken made the photo shoot one of the most American in history!

Ok, I might be exaggerating a bit. Charles Phoenix, for those of you who don’t know, was the Grand Marshal of the Doo Dah Parade the same year I was Queen- we were a perfect match! Aside from performing retro slide shows around the country, Charles is pretty much a walking Americana dictionary. I mean that VERY literally. I describe him as such but haven’t mentioned it to him that he needs to write a dictionary on Americana. He could easily fill 1,000 pages with all his knowledge!

Please visit his website & sign up for his newsletter for his Slide of the Week- www.CharlesPhoenix.com

I attached some of my fav pics from the shoot. Check them out!