the state of being equal...

A subject that I have never understood why it exists in the first place, all of us humans man, woman, white, black, gay, straight, religious, atheist; you get the point.  We are all human, Ill let you take the time to look up that definition.  In short, we all come from the same place, we have a brain, a heart, blood running through our veins, we know what love feels like, we know what hate feels like, etc.  As I am sitting here typing I am no different than any of you reading this, in the fact that we are all equal human beings and function the same! 

I was asked to create an editorial based on inspiration, what inspires me. Its you!!! People fascinate me!  While I was shooting this project I couldn’t stop smiling on how well two complete strangers got a long, especially once a physical connection was made, through leaning on each other, hugging, holding hands, whatever it was, it immediately broke down any barriers of being strangers and immediately became one in creating a mood or acting the part to get an amazing image! 

I love how we are all cut from the same cloth yet can be such an individual and think and create for ourselves and put anything in to motion that we set our minds to! Case in point, we ALL have the same mental capacity to be what we want to be, do what we want to do, say what we want to say.  Lets keep our differences amongst each other to being an individual in your own right, not because the color of your skin, what god you believe in, how you were raised, etc, instead Be the artist you aspire to be, play the kind of music you want to play, save the part of the planet you want to save, protect the justice system and our rights to a free country, but do it based on the notion that you are a human just like the rest of us but that you used your mind as an individual to be and do what you want, that’s your chance to be different, an individual based on your talents and mental capacity alone…

Thanks!  No everyone go love some already!  

A huge thanks to my amazing team for making this happen, hours of planning, casting people (no models here folks, except for one!), and one super long shoot day with several lighting scenarios!  Thank you Dalia, Camy, Ashley, Jenny, Chayce and Landon!  I love you guys! 

feel it all around...

I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my skin, all of my senses feel it, I feel it in my brain, and I feel it in my heart! The next chapter in my life–what's it about, who is it about, what's life like when you turn 30, where do you go from here, how do you reinvent yourself to always be ahead of the game, how do you keep your creative inspiration juices flowing, how do you know when to take time for yourself,  how do you enjoy summer in the south when you are your own boss (not easy with all the super awesome things there are to do), how do you know whether to work 30 days straight without sleeping, how do you know what you are doing is right, how do you know what's wrong and admit it to yourself and fix it to make it right?!?  These are the things I feel all around me–all positive feelings–but it's amazing how much the body and mind can feel all at once!

As the 20-30 of us, half of us dressed, some in costume, and some in bathing suits, laugh our way through K-Mart to find ourselves that perfect river float, I think about how good it feels having everyone together and how easy it is to just laugh and not think about anything but the next 8 hours of your day sitting on a raft, drinking as many beers as your cooler will fit and listening to stories and laughing the day away with the most amazing people on the planet.

The time spent on the water with these amazing people is enough to let everything on your mind slip away. Time seems to stand still, and for a brief moment, everything in life becomes clear. No more stress, no more worries, no more what if's, no more excuses. You realize how short life is and how much you should take advantage of every moment, say yes to as many things as you can. It's moments like these that are the driving force letting me know I am on the right path and keeping me going full speed ahead!

Which brings me to this post! Getting ready to launch my website along with my agent, Theresa Martinsons, who is getting ready to launch hers, I can feel it all around, excitement, nervousness, proud, satisfied, anxious, a million different things all at once!  But alas, I feel amazing! I am so happy to have made it this far in my career and I am incredibly thankful for everyone of you who have gotten me this far!  I freakin' love you!  Keep checking back for more updates, blogs, happenings, etc!  Rock on!

(scroll through these last images to see a whole bunch more crazy times on the river)