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What can we expect from 2021 lwwks? Definitely '90s, Barbie, alt, reclaimed weirdness, and we're here for it. I personally ran out to Claire's right after seeing these pics and stocked up on accessories..

But there's a deeper meaning behind these photos, one that may not be immediately clear under the bubblegum pink smiles. Yet it's a theme that's all-too-familiar to many of us.

"The concept is looking proud and beautiful and accepting one’s self in redemption after being rejected," says photographer Julius Garrido. "And it’s rejection in any form— whether it’s a job, family, friends, or a special someone."

While model Harlequin Cheshire Glamour lives in St. Louis, Missouri and is a part of the House of Glamour, she's also a sibbling of the House of 666, model Lisa Frank 666's drag house. The distanced shoot brought the models closer through collaboration.

"The Kawaii and anime scenes are very welcoming to all kinds of people," Lisa says.

We can't wait to see more from these gorgeous performers, and from Garrido, in the coming year.

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ALTERNATIVE, QUEER, AND SURREAL Jason Lazarus

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by Denny Patterson

Jason Lazarus is a mixed-media artist from

Shreveport, Louisiana. Looking for new opportunities, he recently moved to Colorado Springs. Dabbling in painting, writing, and fashion, Lazarus can do it all. However, he is not your typical, run-ofthe-mill artist. Lazarus loves to take the ideas of drag, body horror, BDSM, and Satanism and incorporate these themes and elements into his work. No matter how morbid, uncanny, or grotesque the subject may be, Lazarus can show its glamorous side. OFM had the opportunity to chat more with Lazarus about his artwork, why he gravitates toward the alternative and surrealism, and his love for true crime. He runs a Facebook page to help missing and unidentified, LGBTQ people.

Can you begin by telling us how you discovered your passion for art?

For sure. My grandma was a realism painter in her youth and heavily encouraged me from childhood. It is what I have always naturally gravitated to, especially watercolors. I am from Shreveport, LA, and when I moved to Baton Rouge a few years back, that is where I started doing it professionally. I have done art markets, galleries, and I also design logos and stuff. I am kind of all over the place. I pretty much paint on anything anyone will give me. I did a huge, Black Lives Matter mural in Baton Rouge before moving here, and that was a lot of fun. Also, many moons ago back in high school and college, I wrote for a couple alternative fashion, gothic-type magazines. So, I have a little bit of experience with that, too. I like doing anything artistic.

Your art is a mix of dark, goth, and horror, but still super queer. What drew you to this aesthetic?

When I saw the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus live for my 11th birthday, and I had just learned about Miley’s breakup with Nick Jonas. I was so hurt! Just kidding [laughs]. It really kicked off in high school when I found out about bands like Depeche Mode, Alien Sex Fiend, Dead or Alive, and Jayne County, and that began to shift my world into queer mischievousness. I also grew up in love with horror movies like Return of the Living Dead and Ginger Snaps, and outrageous drag performers. I love Dragula, and I wish there were more of that underground, disgusting, filthy art form. I love all of it. I was not until after college, that I started bringing all these influences together into my artwork. I think

someone once described it as, alternative, queer surrealism, and I kind of clinged onto that because I am influenced by surrealism and abstract. I also love taking influence from drag queens and trans people and making it horror and glam.

What made you move out here to Colorado Springs?

I always wanted to try out Colorado and go more southwest. I have never really traveled out this far before. I have only ever really been to like, Texas, and maybe Florida once or twice. Coming out here was out of my comfort zone, but we just wanted to be more like nature people. It is so much more gorgeous out here. In Louisiana, everything kind of looks the same. We have a beautiful view of the mountains from our

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apartment, and that trips me up every time I see that. It is just gorgeous out here, and people seem more chill. I see more alternative types, like myself, so it has been more comforting.

What would you like to bring to the Colorado art scene?

I really enjoyed doing the mural work before I moved, so I would like to do more community, artistic stuff. I wanted to get more involved with this community since I was so involved with Baton Rouge and New Orleans. I also kind of want to get back into writing for things.

I don’t know; I want to do it all. As long as I am creating something with people like me, whether it is designing, makeup, community outreach, I love it. I want to meet more people.

Have you had a chance to connect with the Colorado art scene since moving out here?

I have met a few incredible artists and creators online in local groups. I know it is only a taste of what Colorado has to offer.

What do you hope people take away from your art?

That we are all dying! And life should be Satanic and glamourous.

You also do volunteer work and run a Facebook page for missing and unidentified people. How did you get into that?

I went to college for medical, legal, death investigation because I wanted to get into forensics. As I went along with that, I realized how involved you have to be with law enforcement, and that could be a doozy. The more I went along with that, I really wanted to dive more in the artistic aspect, like forensic and crime scene sketches. I liked doing that, and when I started, I came across unidentified people.