"Keri Kyphosis": An ACL Digital Short

Keri Kyphosis

An ACL Digital Short

Like any raging queen, nothing sounds better to me than a good wig and expressive hand motions. Above are some snapshots of the different characters I portray in my most recent comedic short, "Keri Kyphosis".

Keri is an unlikely model who proves that the world of high fashion has room for one more mishapen ball of clay.

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Mautner Project Gala 2013

Mautner Project Gala 2013

with Ashley Linder and Tagg Magazine

It was both my honor and pleasure to cover the Mautner Project Gala on behalf of Tagg Magazine this evening. I interviewed three state delegates including the honoree of the evening, Maggie McIntosh, who helped to pass the legislation legalizing gay marriage in Maryland.

The Mautner Project is committed to improving the health of women who partner with women including lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, through direct and support services, education and advocacy.

Check out the video produced by Kelsey Brannan:

On being fierce, fabulous, and yourself

Thoughts on being fierce, fabulous, and yourself.

Joining "The Fashion District DC" Team

In early 2013, I received an e-mail from my friend, Stone, who asked for my help with his latest project. He wanted to produce an online fashion video digest that put DC in the spotlight. The nation's capital is known for many things-- free museums, politicians, government, traffic congestion, borrowed architecture, but... fashion? Do Washingtonians have any real "fashion sense"? Stone wanted to tackle that question by creating a visual record of just what was happening in the DC fashion scene, leaving the answer up to the viewer.

Fashion is something I do not know much about. My own personal style consists of thrifted clothing, comfortable fabrics, offensively bright colors, interesting textures, patterned leggings/hose/tights, and cool things my sister is no longer wearing. Comfort has always been my chief concern. I mean, you're going to be schlepping around in these garments for a while, why not enjoy how they feel against your skin? If it feels good and is reasonably priced (which hardly anything in this area is anymore, hence why most of my clothing is from the thrift store), I'm down to complete the sale and call it my own. 

No one has ever told me I was fashionable. In fact, when I was a traffic reporter on television, the higher-ups expressed that my style was too colorful, too vest-ful, and most of all, "not newscaster-y at all." Only after years of hearing how different my clothing tastes are that I finally understand it... I don't dress like people think I should, and that's not a bad thing. 

Everyone has their own sense of what looks good and what feels good. In the fashion world, there is a place for everyone to shine. You like bold animal prints and hoop skirts? There's an outfit for you, honey. You want to wear nothing but black for the rest of your days? There's a community that's there to support you, booboo. You want to spend hours doing your make-up and glue foam to your face every night? There is a world waiting to hold you close to its breast (the NYC club kids are still going strong and are impeccably dressed night after night). It doesn't matter if you think you fit in or you don't. Fashion isn't about fitting in, though the corporate machine would like us to believe otherwise... It's about being innovative and standing out.

With fashion, it's important to never lose your personal center. To quote Stone Lyons, creator of 'The Fashion District DC':

"Be fierce,

 be fabulous,

 but most of all, be yourself."

Photographed: Quintin Hill, Ashley Linder, Stone Lyons and Bryan Ita

Today I made...Rosebud Sugar Skull

Today I made...

Rosebud Sugar Skull

I completed another sugar skull last night in efforts to use up some old thrift store earrings. My proportions are still a little off but at least I've evolved past my "nothing but Neanderthal" skull phase. It's interesting that my progress has mirrored that of actual skull evolution to a T!
Pretty trippy...

Today I made..."Beyond the static"

Today I made...

"Beyond the static"

"Beyond the static", 2013; Finally finished my first commissioned piece!

We are constantly bombarded with and distracted by stimuli. It becomes all too easy to lose your own footing or never properly gain it to begin with. This piece is meant to highlight the feeling of bewilderment towards our world while reinforcing the simple truth that peace and enlightenment come from within.