Sunday, August 30, 2009

Key West

Me in Key West joined by belly dancers "Hanan" Tiffany Madera and "Ambar Ma" Veronica Gomez they are wearing my sterling silver Mariposa Pendant inspired by women like them; they are multi faceted, talented and inspiring. And have transformed me in one way or the other as the pendant  represents emerging from the cocoon & spreading your wings. In the center is a joyful dancing female figure with multiple arms for the multi-tasking of women and the warrior goddesses of the east.  Mariposa is the spanish word for butterfly.  They are Mariposa Maidens: Butterfly Girls.



Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Kali Ma in the Florida Forest

So I got dressed up in my version of an empowered goddess, this is one of the shots taken in Oleta Park in Florida. The place was swarming with biting blood sucking mosquitos. Afterwards when I was changed back into T-shirt and jeans I did my errands. However there was something different about me. I went to Jerry's Artorama to get the art easel listed at $200 plus for the incredible sale price of $39 knowing the sale ended yesterday. I asked the store manager to work his magic and he did! saying he could not tell me no. Then I went to get a slice of pizza at Papa Tave, when I took out my card to pay the guy behind the counter said the slice was on him as their machine was not up and running yet. Well I wasn't going to let him do that I went and got cash. But I do wonder if adopting that goddess, empowering female into ones psyche had anything to do with all that occured that day.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Bollywood Movie Night @ Belly2Abs Studio in The Grove

Shimmying from within with Marilyn before watching the bollywood film "Devdas" at the Belly2Abs studio.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Durga-kali-Gaia-Oshun-Isis

60" x 48" Acrylic on Canvas. Durga-kali-gaia-oshun-isis Body Print inspired by the Hindu Goddess Kali, Kali is a manifestation of the Hindu Goddess Durga the goddess of material creation. Her Greek name is Gaia, her African name is Oshun and her Egyptian name is Isis. Before completing this painting I took a Belly Bollywood dance workshop with Queen Harish from Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India. He is a dancing whirling desert drag queen. The workshop was fantastic we all felt as though we were in a bollywood movie.






Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Bear Hides & Buffalo Workshop with Bellydance Superstar Sharon Kihara 2months later Warrior Woman


This was my first tribal fushion workshop with Bellydance Superstar Sharon Kihara. The workshop was described as a slightly strange tribal fushion choreography. We did lots of unexpected twists borrowed from classical dance and beyond, with emphasis on side extentions and oblique muscle control.
This painting titled "Warrior Woman" 48" x 24" acrylic on canvas was inspired by tribal bellydancer Sharon Kihara minus the tatoos. I wanted to bring to light a woman deligently training and practising her art form whether it be dance, weaponry or martial arts. Her necklace inspired by a Kit Rae knife design and the two knives in her hands are inspired by knife designer Bill Hibben.