World stewardess Crews: earth

Hello Lovelies, I have some great news! On Sunday I finally began my new "Goddess In All Of Us" series called "Earth Goddess." I have been waiting all winter and spring for the rain to finally let up so that I could take my painted Goddesses outdoors and photograph them meshed in the wilds of mother earth. And so it has begun! I am pacing myself, so for now I have posted two images from the shoot on Sunday, and here they are: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5886789732/" title="Odaemin, Strawberry Woman by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Odaemin, Strawberry Woman" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5886789732_8b4030a7bd.jpg" width="335" /></a> Odaemin the Strawberry Woman body art and photography by Chelsea Rose <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5886789730/" title="Odaemin, Strawberry Woman by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Odaemin, Strawberry Woman" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5071/5886789730_1bbaca2d5e.jpg" width="393" /></a> Odaemin the Strawberry Woman body art and photography by Chelsea Rose It was hard work but I think we had lots of fun. Studio photography, like the first series was, is SO much easier and controlled while shooting in the woods is anything but! Firstly we had to lug all of our photography and camp equipment out into woods that were secluded enough for a safe, relatively private day. Then we had to contend with the fickle moods of the sun, who continued to switch from searing sun to nice gray even overcast clouds, not to mention the onslaught of swarming insects. But despite the hardships....It felt sooooo good to do the body painting out doors. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5883817432/" title="body art in the woods by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="body art in the woods" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/5883817432_97717b6073.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5883817378/" title="body art in the woods by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="body art in the woods" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/5883817378_ebe6825f42.jpg" width="500" /></a> Look at all that dreamy green we got to hang out with! My model was a fascinating person to speak with and the 5 hours i took to paint her went by fast with all the great conversations we had. She is mixed Ojibway Native American and helped me come up with the title for her group of images: "Odaemin the Strawberry Woman." Firstly Odaemin in native laguage means heart berry. "Ode’min Giizis (pronounced o’DAY-min GHEE-zus) is the sixth moon of the Anishinaabe calendar. It marks the beginning of summer, the longest day of the year, and the harvest of the strawberry in June. The root word of ode’min is “ode”. “Ode” signifies the heart in Anishinaabemowin (the Anishinaabe language). As the strawberry resembles the shape and colour of the human heart, it also represents the sweetest and kindest of emotions that bring people together to feast and exchange ideas." And in Ojibway( Anishinabek) culture it is said that Odaemin was the name for their first shaman. Fascinating no? I think this all relates so well to the time of the shoot along with the feel of the photos. I will be posting more finished photos from the shoot next week...so stay tuned! Cant wait to see where this Earth Goddess series takes me next...to the coast? to the desert? to the rain forest? to the swamp? And what Goddess will be next to be conjured up out of the body paint and energy collaboration between myself, my model and mother earth? In other news, I have been focusing a bit more energy on myself in these ways: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5870793834/" title="Looky what I got! by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Looky what I got!" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5263/5870793834_f7725b4683.jpg" width="357" /></a> I got a new tattoo! I designed it based on the dimensions of the Fibonacci or Golden spiral ( the spiral is representative of a ratio that is found in the growth cycle and life pattern of all living things. Philosophically it also stands as a symbol for the infinite as well as a portal that transcends boundaries of astral planes and multiple dimensions.) I embellished the sacred shape with spiraling leaves and a bud to create something akin to The Flower of Life. I also did some dready maintenance by redyeing my dreads with Henna. This revitalized the health of my scalp and turned me once more into a ginger. I then had my friend Queen Bead help me sew all my faerie wool dreads back in and viola: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5859166260/" title="Summer solstice dready update by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Summer solstice dready update" height="391" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/5859166260_74be026fd6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 415px; HEIGHT: 319px" width="500" /></a> I also just recently had some blood work done and found out a few interesting things I had no idea about. I am anemic and allergic to gluten and yeast. So for the next three months i will be eating very differently from before. I have been a vegetarian(who ate fish) for 5 years..and i suppose its now time to start eating chicken again( as a way to get more iron.) And i love breads soooo much, but from now on i will have to stay away unless its some odd creation such as rice bread. So thats what i have been up to. Here is what is coming up on my agenda: Today is <a href="http://www.artonalberta.org/">Last Thursday Artwalk on Alberta street</a>! So we will be down there with a full booth of art for the event( set up around 20th-24th street i think.) Hope to see you there! For July I am having a solo show of my Goddess In All Of Us series at <a href="http://inotherwords.org/">In Other Words feminist bookstore</a> and library, right here in portland oregon. I dont have the opening date yet, but I will share once its chosen. ....other plans are formulating but are probably to vague to begin listing off, so thats it for now! Phew...this is a lengthy entry isn’t it? Hope your summer is shaping up wonderfully. Love and Light, -Chelsea Rose

1st photos from my new Earth Goddess series and more

Hello Lovelies, I have some great news! On Sunday I finally began my new "Goddess In All Of Us" series called "Earth Goddess....

I find that plans are made to be broken. This weekend's plans that i wrote out in Friday's blog post were quickly unraveled when i got home and found an exciting email waiting for me. I got a wonderful response from my craiglist add looking for pregnant models to participate in my body painting project. So guess what i did on Saturday? Danny and I met our VERY pregnant model inside <a href="http://www.truthartspace.com/">T.Ruth Artspace gallery</a> (portland, oregon) at 10:am on Saturday and got to painting right away: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4529657779/" title="body painting process by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="body painting process" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4529657779_9aa2438d52.jpg" width="500" /></a> I started the painting process at 10:00am and didn't finish till close to 4:00pm. We then photographed from 4:00pm-6:00pm so it was a looong day. But as always i thoroughly enjoyed myself. I love getting to know my models. Spending over 6 hours in very close proximity- you end up learning alot about each other. Her story was sweet. She is 38+ weeks pregnant and her baby bump was huge! It was amazing painting the soft smooth and firm flesh of the belly and watching as her baby kicked and moved around within. What an amazing connection! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4532071252/" title="Mother Goddess by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Mother Goddess" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4532071252_8471c3b6c8.jpg" width="415" /></a> (body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose Model: Michelle Davis) ....in the initial email she wrote, answering my wanted add i knew instantly that she had a strong grasp of what i was interested in capturing during the art creating session. This is what she had to say about the scared beauty and strength inherit in the pregnant woman and the pregnancy process: "I have always felt that the pregnant body is captivating and empowered. In pregnancy we are home to one of the most complex, mysterious projects of nature - very close to the earth and very alive. Many movements in recent years that have celebrated the female have neglected this part of our being due to old trappings associated with motherhood. I think this robs us of one of our most sacred assets." -Michelle Davis. Truth be told! There are a lot more photos to be posted shortly so keep an eye out on my blog for updates. Other then that i didn't end up working on a new painting yet. However i did quite a lot of varnishing. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4513340531/in/set-72157610826099576/">The Dread Goddess</a> painting is now absolutely 100% finished since she has her gloss coat on. I also started 2 new pen and ink over acrylic artworks that i will be finishing tonight and listing for sale in our etsy shop. I had good news on Friday that one of my paintings sold at <a href="http://www.inotherwords.org/">InOtherWords feminist bookstore</a> where I have my artwork being featured through the month of April. So i was super thrilled to hear that! Over the weekend we had a good bout of sales in <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/">our etsy shop</a> which has pushed us over 90 sales...and we are now zeroing in on our 100th sale!!! Just a few more purchases will do it! Wow. I cant believe it! This is all wonderful news and very encouraging. My drive to create right now is fierce! I cant wait to get home and get to work. Thank so much to all the supports our there! So how was your weekend? Any victories( small or large) or tribulations? Best wishes, -Chelsea Rose

Mother Goddess body painting session

I find that plans are made to be broken. This weekend's plans that i wrote out in Friday's blog post were quickly unraveled when i g...