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The Performer (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Alexis (right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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ALEXIS
Through the magic of external transformation,
I was able to explore an increasingly potent part
of my identity . . . my sexuality.
Burlesque was a yearning because of what it
celebrates to me, a sexuality that is captivating
and empowered, yet with an inherent playfulness
that prevents it from taking itself too seriously.
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The Wrestler (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Jill (right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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JILL
I have always admired the psyche of women wrestlers.The motivation and determination it must take . . .
Mentally
Emotionally
Physically . . to get there.
I am drawn to the dramatics of wrestling. The whole showman- ship aspect . . .
Beauty
Strength
and Sexiness . . all rolled into one. I feel it is “the complete package”.
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Calamity Jane (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Fanny (right)
c-print on gator board
11 x 17 inches
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FANNY
Deep in the heart of me lies the soul of a cowboy
who is wild and free and not PC
. . .
.a Calamity Jane,
who is a mud spattered, shoot from the hip femme,
who feuds, falls in love and sings from the highest hills.
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The Diva (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Viviane
(right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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VIVIANE
I have been given a gift, a gift to express myself
as a great dancer, if only for a short time.
The ability to express yourself physically and
spiritually in such a graceful, yet powerful, way
shows to me that physical limitations, age or
lack of opportunity fortunately do not have to dampen the imagination. |
The Faerie (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Jane
(right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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JANE
When I was a little girl I had a small obsession and
an enormous belief in fairies. I read every book,
examined every picture and listened to every story
that had any relation to the magical creatures.
They always looked free, graceful and naturally
beautiful. The tooth fairy probably sparked my
interest. I would write question-filled notes and
leave them beside my teeth under my pillow.
When they were gone along with my teeth in the
morning, I assumed she was so busy she didn’t
have time to write a reply. But that did not stop me.
I would leave little bowls of the sweetest foods I could
find in the kitchen, because of course fairies love sweets,
outside for a lucky fairy to find and enjoy daintily. What inspires me about fairies is how in touch they
are with nature. Their connection with the natural
world is deep and admirable. They are true to
themselves and helpful to every creature in need.
Isn’t that how we all should be?
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Princessa (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Launie
(right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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LAUNIE
I consulted the mirror I brought back to your studio
and read off what I wrote from my reflection.
The truth is we see what we want to see and these
finished words spoke back to me. I think that I was born with a Princessa attitude that,
vague and nebulous as it may seem, will likely follow
my rose-colored path until the innocence becomes the
shroud of my final resting place. Beyond that becomes
a place where I never actually leave, which I just float
surreal and drift ethereal, still searching for the perfect
elusive kingdom. Back in the real world outside of me,
I take care of other people’s (artists’, designers’ and
Corporate suits’) photographic realities. If everyone only
knew how alive fantasy (looking at life, death and
everything conscious in between) exists in my personal
perceptions. Being the indulged daughter of a Third
Concubine who surpasses all mothers and molded by
the divine Sister Gertrude of Saint Francis Xavier school,
I can believe whatever I damn well please.
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Sir (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Penny
(right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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PENNY
As the celebrated hoochy-coochy queen and every
woman’s dream of absolute freedom, May West, said in
her last interview, “It’s a man’s world, with men making
all the rules that suit them best”. This is still true today
despite the progress we have made.
So, who doesn’t dream of some times making the rules?
From childhood, boys always seemed to me to have
more fun. Who would want to play at Wendy, “mothering
the Lost Boys properly” when you could play at being
Peter Pan, fighting, having adventures for ever and ever?
Even the lure of Tinkerbell and dressing up in fairy clothes
could not compare to that!
So while banging one’s head on glass ceilings and
just occasionally breaking through, I dream of it
sometimes being just a little easier.
Just another female fantasy.
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The Bride (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Charlene
(right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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CHARLENE
I was married once, a long time ago.
Even before I took my vows, I had my doubts.
Something was missing.
He was not my soul mate. My deepest desire is to be a bride again,
married to the man of my dreams,
in love and in sync;
the man I will step into Eternity with. I wrote a poem to him, called “Husband”. You touch me deeper than passion.
I feel so light, so pure, so cleaned out.
Channels open to love at last!
Mind fixed to you.
We meet.
We merge –
To form a finer being. |
Biker Chick (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Roxanne (right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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ROXANNE
All everyone wants is to be loved.
As children we learn, through trial and error,
what behaviors generate the most love and
recognition. The conclusion I drew was to be
sweet and, above all, non-threatening.
In later years, I came to realize that the judgments
I held against brash narcissistic and domineering
women were really my shadow selves screaming
to come out. How liberating to give recognition to all of me. |
The Warrior Queen (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Lin (right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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LIN
From when I was very little I felt I really didn’t belong
here. I was from another planet . . . and I had
a warrior to protect me!I told my secret to my mother when I was 7 . . .
her reaction led me to believe that my secret could
not be told and so my warrior cloaked her planet to
keep it safe and private . . .
Over the years I have learned more of her world . . .
the matriarchal lineage that produced warriors and
queens, the history, religion and philosophy, of
the 3 moons, of fate, hope and despair. My warrior queen fights on fiercely,
avenging the innocent and at war with the monstrous
evils that threaten her world.
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The Courtesan (left)
c-print
39 x 29 inches
Michella (right)
c-print
11 x 17 inches |
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MICHELLA
In my fantasy life I am drawn to the beauty, intelligence and passion of the courtesan and her place in history. In fact, the older I get the more I believe
that the courtesan is not just a role for a woman as in past times, but also for a woman today . . . muse, partner, lover, the courtesan seduces and inspires! |
