dark ink links...
people and places to know
 
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'zines
Morbid Outlook
Online Gothic lifestyle magazine

Morbid Curiosity
Magazine of true, first-person accounts of unusual experience.

Pixie Dust & Gunpowder
Musings by Lilah Wild, editor and  publisher of the underground fashion  webzine
Chateau Bizarre.

Faces of the Goddess
A forum of exploration on Goddess spirituality, mysticism, magic, mythology, and empowerment.


shopping with a goth interest:
Chateau Bizarre
Webzine for underground fashion, art and design. Small business at its strangest!

The Velvet Garden
Buy or sell new & used Gothic clothing,  music, books, accessories and more, but it is not an auction site: "The Velvet Garden is the 21st century’s answer to the garage sale" ~ Laura from Morbid Outlook

Passional
Corsets, passion, fashion for adults.  Kali and her crew also host the Libertine and Diabolique parties where adults can "be bad for a good cause!"

Delicious Corsets
Beautifully handcrafted custom corsets ...simply Delicious!

Cannibal Rose
Dark gift items from a Cafe Press store.

gothic creations for sale:
Rebecca Batt
Artfully designed hats.  (click here for art inspired by her creations)

Gothic Rosary
Handmade, gothic rosaries and a unique line of  uncommon,  cruelty-free scents like "Wicked", "Fairy Wings" and "Funeral Flowers!"

Ghoulie Babies and Glamor Vamps
One of a kind gothic dollies.  I have 2 vamps, and they came in their own coffins and adoption papers!

Chauteau Bizarre
The webzine for underground fashion, art and design. small business at  its strangest!
Beyond the Pale 
New Gothic fashion store in CA. Check out pics
on their myspace for art show/grand opening photos!
http://www.myspace.com/_beyond_the_pale_

art:
Carrie Ann Baade
A surreal artist residing in Philly showing in New York, Berlin, etc.  See her site for more of her intriguing work and current exhibitions.

Strychnin
Too much amazing dark art than I can possibly describe here.  Includes Carrie Ann Baade and a personal favorite, Kris Kuksi.  You have to see to believe...
paintings in person.
Westgate
Books, paintings and other creations dedicated to the love of the Angel of Death in all forms. This legendary gallery lost it's home in New Orleans, but is now celebrating over 27 years with a new site.

Spooky Art
Banner site of gothic, dark fantasy, horror, haunted and Halloween arts.

The Darkside
A gothic personal site with art resources.

Broken Umbrella
Imaginative, sweetly creepy dark art by the always surprising Raina.

speed
Devorah Sawyer

A simple site I created for a painter/sculptor friend.

Orange and Black: Halloween Art 2006
A fun art collection including my "6.6.06 Devil" illustration.
 
TATTOO FLASH
A site filled with tattoo flash art for sale, including a few of my drawings.

PRINTS OF DARKNESS
High end dark art prints for sale, including 2 of my color pieces:
prints
Signed, archival prints of mine and other talented dark artists.

Silber Media
Atmospheric electronic music and a few indie publications, including Zombie Kisses and "Worms", both using my illustrations.

Imaginative Artisans Magazine
Featuring a spotlight on my art with an interview...http://www.soulfulpen.com/IA/kim.htm

gothic:
Laurel Hill Cemetery
A huge Victorian cemetery and one of the most beautiful places in Philadelphia.  Visit for tours, events and leisurely strolls to help preserve this historic treasure.


Hannah Fury
A new Philadelphia resident: "Imagine walking into a haunted house and all you hear is the piano playing, the wind whipping through the white curtains and someone who is a cross between Siouxie and Kate Bush!" ~ Jules of Graveconcerns

Dark Side of the Net
Over 10,000 links to all things Goth.

Shadowland
Goth night every Saturday, 2nd & Bainbridge, Philadelphia.

Dracula's Ball
The premier Goth events on the East Coast.  Also associated with Digital Ferret, Isotank, Asleep by Dawn and other Philadelphia Gothic/Industrial music resources.

Philly Goth
Community site for the Gothic/Industrial scene of the Greater Philadelphia Region.

Philly Goth Journal
Another bulletin site for the Gothic/Industrial scene of Philadelphia.

Bump in the Night Creations
Custom removable vampire fangs

Metropolis
Excellent Gothic/Industrial music label from Philly

Philadelphia love:

Hellcat Girls Burlesque


Bawdy Girls

guitar
Summer Rose Guitars:

"Unique, refurbished vintage & custom instruments & accessories."


Absinthe Drinkers
Litpop visualists The Absinthe Drinkers spawn catchy, original pop/funk/rock/ whatever songs from works of literature ancient and modern. The Drinkers have funkifi ed Baudelaire, punkified Shakespeare, and rockified a number of modern writers.

Sol Gallery
209 Cuthbert street, Philadelphia, Pa.  ("Marked", Kimberlee Traub, Oct/Nov 2005)

White Box Theatre
SEBASTIENNE MUNDHEIM is known for synthesizing complex, sophisticated academic content into lyrical educational performances geared toward young audiences, appealing to all ages.  I have been involved in helping her create props for her  unique visions!

Devilfish Ink
Brian Potash of the Sideshow Prophets; a talented screen printer, designer, tiki collector, & scooter enthusiast.

Kyle Cassidy
Philadelphia photographer famed for taking creative images of Gothic beauties.

J.J. Tiziou
Talented Philadelphia photographer who became known for taking amazing pictures of the Philadelphia Fringe/Live Arts Festival.

Philadelphia Fringe/Live Arts Festival
Cutting-edge performing arts events happening the first 2 weeks of September.

Hipnosis
An American Tribal Style belly dance troupe. Their exotic and elaborate costumes,  controlled and earthy movements have inspired many of my drawings!

Ak'ana
Philadelphia's Premiere
Gothic Tribal Fusion Bellydance Troupe.

Carrot Top Creative
a friend and graphic design freelance

Austin Dodson
an artist friend with his first web site...


other:
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Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary
A place of worship for Earth based religions including a stone circle, campsite, sweat lodge, drum circles and events celebrating the Wheel of the Year.  Also soon to be Mead brewers with labels created by yours truly!


Mistress Malice
Naughty girl and maker of falls.  I recently created Gothic Lolita drawings for her.

featured artist in these indie publications from the past: Crimmerian, Dark Realms, Eclipse, Hex Files: The Gothic Bible (by Mick Mercer), Malevola (Vol I), Pin Drops and Cathedral Bells, Third Nail, Red Eft, Vial

contributor to: Gothic Voluptuary, Morbid Curiosity, Morbid OutlookNot Dead, But Dreaming, The Sentimentalist, Shadowdance, Vampire Junction, Via Dolorosa Press, Zombie Kisses, (formerly a writer for) IndustrialnatioN

other press: City Paper(Libertine Ball)City Paper (LadyFest Philly),

printed collections: IN THE DEATHROOM (by William Kopecky), ENCHANTED WOOD (by Michelle Belanger, Shadowfox Publications/Shadowdance), THE GALLERY (by William Kopecky, 1998),  SILENT FABLES: Gothic Coloring Book (1998), ROBES (1994)

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