Differently

Another beautiful day in LA. I had a great chat with Jason last night. And it reminded me of one day telling a close friend that since I was a kid, I always felt diffrent. A good different. I felt that I have always marched to a different beat in ways that I can really express in words.

One day 10 some years ago, I dressed up like a creepy S&M clown for Halloween. From out of nowhere, the idea popped into my head and as with many ideas, I felt the need to bring it to life. I had never been to the circus as a kid, nor had I had an attraction to clowns. Looking into the mirror that day, I felt a connection that I didn't imagine happening. The weird clown looking back at me was so scarry looking and different that it felt like I had put a face to that feeling of having felt different my whole life.

A few years ago when I did some self portraits of myself as a Little Girl, I decided to put the clown nose on the face. It felt right. It felt like 'me.'

The piece to the left is titled Disguise. It's one of the first pieces in my second series of Little Girls called 'Evolution'. In Evolution, I reflect on my life, who I am, have been, and will be. I took the nose from the clown (the image in the middle) and from there so many more images have come. It's evolved and evolving into something different, something beautiful and oh so meaningful.

May you embrace the differences of who you are; it makes you you.

Cheers!