I made it! And on time

I am here at the shoot. Such an amazing building

Love these old places in the Fashion District

will post behind the scenes later

not able to post pictures from my iPhone

The Fencing Master Julius Gari Melchers

Inspiration

vintage makeup artist 

body painting

Fashion is the relationship that you have with your body

Maria Grazia Chiuri

time to finish up my work before the shoot!

I love that there are so many hummingbirds here in LA

I think of you and I smile

merging

finished putting everything together 

for the shoot tomorrow

(at least for tonight!)

will finish up

in the morning

bonne nuit

 the wind blows as the moon darkens the light

 looks like I'm on the mountain looking down

 moonshadows

here is the dress I am wearing in the shoot

have to go Downtown now

will post more later!

the shadow in the shadow of the eclipse

 which ones should I wear for the eclipse?

(vintage Pierre Cardin 60s-70s glasses)

with you, I am as I am in nature

my true self

in nature

I feel the absolute connection

with my true self

nature knows my destiny

the sun, the moon, the stars

all have a profound effect on me

I remember vividly

exactly where I was 

during the solar eclipse of 1970

my mom told me not to look at the sun

but I took a quick peek and remember seeing 

darkness with the light poking around the edges

it had a profound affect on me

even though I didn't even understand the significance of it

at the time

I will remember today too

this time on the opposite side of the country

(if you want to look up your zip code,

go to Vox, it has some fun gifs and videos of the trajectory)

I am exhausted

all my plates are full 

all up in the air at the same time

juggling 

with a constant introverted hyperfocused mien

 responding to opportunities that are coming my way

in the zone

and in the void

at the same time

the pressure is immense

what am I going to do?

quit now?

after all that I have been through
to get to where I am now?

ha!

I will not give up

it's who I am

and I will stay true to myself

this is what I have chosen

I believe in myself

I believe in my dreams
I know I am on the right path

even though I am in the dark right now

even though I go it alone

awesome new belt buckle at work today

Cannonball & Tilly, Los Angeles

A commitment to myself

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle

I accept that I am without perfection

snuggling with my lion this morning

you are my heart bud

self-efficacy
the unshakeable belief in yourself
that you have what it takes to succeed

glad to be alive in a time where love, creativity, trueness, beauty

and personal fulfillment can be manifest

a time when my wildest dreams come true

@soarelatable A woman adopted 2 lion cubs but had to give them up to the local zoo. 

Watch what happens when she visited them 7yrs later.  
pic.twitter.com/2UEJddaa1Y

lions never forget being loved

and I'll dream of you too

See You Again on Austin's playlist at the shoot today,

reminded me of you

 "I wonder if you look both ways
When you cross my mind..."

touché (ok, I give in.  you win 😊)

behind the scenes setting up the shoot with

photographer Stan Armon

time for my morning exercises

have a sunny day everyone!