Makeup & Styling: Jesyka Dereta
Wardrobe, Prop & Calligraphy: Wendy Hurst
Photography: Wendy Hurst Portrait
Sometimes when I don't know something, like what to call an image or series, I identify what it's not. Doing so lends inspiration and actually yields titles that resonate with me most often.
For this reason a quote from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte recently stuck in my mind. "I am no bird; no net ensnares me." I also remembered a behind the scenes YouTube video by fashion photographer Joan Allen that I found by accident years ago of a shoot using calligraphy on the skin to add a dimension of edgy elegance. Combine that with a kick I've been on about oversized objects and I knew what I wanted to do.
Months ago I draped my dress form, Maggie, with yards of purple cloth I picked up secondhand for a different photo shoot. The shoot turned out okay but didn't fully captured the potential I saw in that "gown". I shook out the wrinkles and it was show time.
Did I have a big budget? Ha! No. I probably spent $4 total. My main investment, as always, was time. And any project that brings artistic and personal fulfillment is worth one's time.
What's your budget? Make it count! What will your mind see today?
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