The Adlington Post

"...research shows that most compulsive buyers have histories of depression, anxiety disorders & substance abuse. Yet 'shopping 'till you drop' is seen as a sign of a happy-go-lucky disposition rather than a meaningless life." from "Affluenza - when too much is never enough" p.16 by Clive Hamilton & Richard Dennis ....for more altered barbies see my  blog alteredbarbies.blogspot.com/

Catch my latest Altered Barbie video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upJ_tq9ud30

It turns out that Barbie is just a pawn in the machinations of the evil military-industrial complex! This is the latest of my on-going series of altered Barbies - see more at www.martinadlington.webs.com See my Altered Barbie videos on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/martinadlington

Today I found a pink Cadillac on the red Cross Op Shop in Glenfield, & bought a picture of a NY street scene from the Great Red Satan [the wharehouse] - these are some of the props I am gathering for my upcoming video "How They Sank the World & Made a Zillion Bucks"....

This from examiner.com "Mattel has raised eyebrows everywhere with its rather interesting decision to auction off a Barbie doll wearing a burka as a collectors item. With all due respect – what in Sam’s heck is Mattel thinking? Mattel argues that the doll -- one of several special edition international themed Barbies up for auction -- honors Islamic culture and tradition – which is fine, except that this particular curio of Islamic culture and tradition also symbolizes radical oppression and violence towards women. Islamic women worldwide are fighting oppression and demanding free lifestyles and real education – and they are paying a steep price for it as was seen the during feminized Iranian democratic revolts of this past summer. Toy companies should not be promoting an oppressed burka Barbie at a time when the West desperately needs to support moderating and liberalizing reforms in countries tormented by despotic Islamofascist regimes. What next? Beheaded Barbie? If you ...

I have stared an Altered Barbie group on facebook- feel free to join & post your images subverting the dominant Barbie paradigm!

I have just finished my first animated video: watch Barbie do her thing - for a good cause

I have been experimenting with my new scanner to make this image. With genetic engineering in the news I am pondering some of the possibilities with my artwork.

Today I gave some of my Barbie collection a make-over...from top to bottom: "Tattoo Barbie", "Buddha Barbie", "Paper Bag Princess", "Breast Cancer Barbie", " Terrorist Barbie - happiness is a warm gun"..

I found these two headless Buddha statues during the inorganic trash collection a few weeks ago. Decapitating the two Barbie dolls was a bizarre experience!! ........if only Barbie could find the Buddah within herself....... See more of my altered Barbies and recycled and upcycled works at www.martinadlington.webs.com