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The work, play, and musings of Lucinda Reilly, Makeup ArtistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-5282187154119257582013-08-14T15:21:00.001-05:002013-08-15T13:49:46.681-05:00Arts Etiquette: Art Crawls<div style="border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.428571em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Art crawls are a treasure. If you haven't been to one, I highly recommend that you put on some comfortable shoes and go explore one. They are usually held in art districts where working artists open their doors and welcome people into their homes and studios to see their creations. In the Twin Cities they are held in the Lowertown Arts District of Saint Paul in April and October, spreading outward to individual arts building along University or near Harriet Island. In Minneapolis, they are held primarily around the Northeast Arts District. Art-a-Whirl is held in May. Unlike art street fairs, where the vendor booth fees are astronomical and prohibitive to newer artists, you get to see more artists who are just starting out, who are less commercial, or who sell less low-priced kitch than the street fairs (much of which is imported filler and not original work...I get the same catalogs they do). There is an intimacy and vulnerability in the the open studios that you rarely find in a gallery opening.</div>
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1. Don't be a cheese hunter. These are the bane of the artist's existence. Many people attend art crawls for a free meal and to get hammered on cheap boxed wine. The artists want to be good hosts, so they put out a good spread. However, the quality of food offered and the public availability of that had declined this past decade due to the cheese hunters. These are the people who will poke their head in a studio just to look for food, not to look at the art or interact with the artist. It is not unheard of for an artist to spend more money on feeding their guests than they actually take in. If you are looking for a meal, you can at least buy a post card or keychain from the person hosting you. It is discouraging to an artist to think that their work can be upstaged by a deli-tray when people ignore the work and make a bee-line to the food table.</div>
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2. Respect the space. You are walking into someone's studio or home. You are a potential customer, but you are also a guest. Be gracious. Don't be nosey if they've curtained off areas like their sleeping quarters. Don't steal. Don't leave litter around for them to pick up. Don't be so drunk that you crash into things.</div>
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3. You don't have to understand or like every piece, but don't be a dick about it either. I have given many a hard look to people who wanted me to commiserate with them on how "awful" an artist's piece was or how "their five-year-old could do it". What art have you created lately? It takes guts to put it out there on display. That said, yes, there is bad work out there, but unless they are soliciting a critique, it is rude to dish on the artist in their home. Almost every artist has heard some nasty little person say "I can make that". Really? Then why aren't you?</div>
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4. Don't touch. We all learned as toddlers that we can look with our eyes. Don't touch an artist's work unless it is something that is clearly marked as okay to touch or something that is understood to be handled like some clothing or accessories. You break it, you buy it.</div>
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5. Acknowledge the artist. It is only polite to say hello, or at the very least to acknowledge that you have been greeted. Little courtesies really do matter, and they cost you nothing. They do, however, keep an artist from becoming jaded about the event, ensuring their studio doors will be open next year. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">6. Don't judge a book by it's cover. There are a lot of would-be fashion experts out there who have watched too much reality TV and think that they need to be bitchy to have any cred. However, a real working artist will probably have spent the night before prepping for this event, and if they are working though it, they will likely be in clothes that they don't mind getting dirty. Sometimes artists have dealt with their own demons, and it shows in social awkwardness. Be prepared to interact with a wide variety of people. Does the work move you? Is the talent there or just starting to blossom? That is what matters more than the posturing.</span><br />
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7. Come to buy. This is how the artists make their livelihood. While it is good to create out of love of art, that is not what pays their rent or puts food on their table. Even when I have been at my starving-artist poorest, I could afford to buy SOMETHING. That is the rule my husband and I have. We always buy SOMETHING. It may be a small print, or it may be a large painting, depending on our budget. These little things add to our experience, add rich variety to our home, and put money directly in the pockets of artists.</div>
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8. Don't haggle. This is not a market in Marrakesh. Haggling with an artist is just tacky. Sometimes artists may be willing to cut a deal (especially if it is toward the end of the event) but don't expect it, and certainly don't be pushy about it. If it is close to your budget, you can always make an offer, but don't be insulting by asking them to take a huge chunk off. Artists already tend to undercharge and devalue their work on their own. They don't need you doing it for them. In order to have a working industry, they need to be paid a fair rate.</div>
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1. Copying a well-known photo or album cover is an exercise, not your own art to sell. You may love that image, but so does the original copyright holder. You may have learned light and shadow and texture by copying it, and that knowledge is valuable, but is still doesn't make it an original piece, at least not without significant alteration. Selling a copycat work is the classic mark of an amateur, and it is not what people are attending the event to see.</div>
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2. Internet tutorials are inspiration, not original works. Creativity is not optional, it is essential. Take the ideas and use them as seeds to grow your own works, not as something to copy (see #1). I thought <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/back-to-school-diy-melted-cray-154672" id="" shape="rect" style="border: 0px; color: #047ac6; line-height: 1.428571em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">that melted crayon piece</a> was neat when I saw it on pinterest as well...before I saw it several more times in person with people trying to sell that craft as their original creative work. Take some risks and try something new.</div>
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3. Label your work with prices. Don't get a possible patron's hopes up if a piece is not for sale, or is a commission in progress. Don't make them have to fight their way through a crowd or come back just to ask the price. Let them see it and figure out if it is near their budget. If you take the guesswork out of it, they will be more likely to buy. Sometimes people want to give you their money; let them.</div>
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4. Be available, or have an available representative. There are few things as frustrating to a patron as an artist who can't be found when they want to make a purchase or ask a question. However, you are human, and you can get overwhelmed or need to eat or pee. Be available to answer questions when you can, and when you can't, have someone to back you up. Give them a basic rundown of your work, and an interesting talking-point about the pieces. This could be about your method, the inspiration, your materials...<a href="http://faso.com/fineartviews/14534/make-amazing-art-be-authentic-tell-your-stories-and-the-art-will-sell" id="" shape="rect" style="border: 0px; color: #047ac6; line-height: 1.428571em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">People love a story</a>, and they want to feel a small connection to the artist they are buying from.</div>
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5. <span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">Be genuine, or at least entertaining. Don't be this artist: </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZRj3CPtC9I" id="" shape="rect" style="border: 0px; color: #047ac6; line-height: 1.428571em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZRj3CPtC9I</a><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;"> People are not dumb. They can tell if you are trivializing a serious subject for your own notoriety, or if you are pontificating about a completely BS artists statement. They can also tell if you are an "artist" because you just wanted cheaper rent on a loft.</span></div>
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6. As I listed for guests above, don't judge a book by it's cover. There are times I hit a crawl dolled-up and dressed to the nines. There are times I come in blue jeans from working in my own studio. There are times that I come in biker leathers and carrying a helmet. I have always been a chameleon. As I stated above, I always come to buy. I also only buy from a genuine and gracious host. I like my artists real. Not pandering because I look rich, or giving me the side-eye because I look poor, or getting snotty because leather offends them. None of these outer trappings affect what should really matter to the artist: I have a lifetime of arts education as a student, muse, coach, and instructor. I appreciate the work, and my cash is green. That is what is important. You never know who your next dedicated patron will be.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-3864016214076681982013-08-14T12:42:00.000-05:002013-08-14T12:42:21.919-05:00"Where have you been?"Hello darlings.<br />
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Sorry I have been absent from blogging for a bit. My business has really picked up in the last few months, so I have been kept very busy with cosmetic companies and advertising campaigns. Very busy, very exciting, and I am very happy for the work with some talented crews.<br />
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In addition, my husband and I are expecting our first child. The first few months of exhaustion and nausea have passed, and we have been moving full-speed-ahead into planning to bring this little one into the world this December, so preparation for that (including a move of home and studio) has been occupying the time I am not working, eating, or peeing when the kid head-butts my bladder.<br />
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Now that I have a little bit of a breather, or as close to one as I get anyway, I will be fleshing out some articles that I have in my head and will start getting them up soon.<br />
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Be well, be fab,<br />
LucindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-58520161691730974142013-05-10T21:34:00.001-05:002013-08-14T12:54:26.537-05:00"Once Upon A Time..." by Karl LagerfeldIn his latest foray into short film, Karl Lagerfeld offers us a glimpse into Chanel's past. Kiera Knightly stars as Coco Chanel selling hats in her very first shop. I wonder if Karl enjoys the notoriety he has been getting for calling people (<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2098419/Adele-hits-Karl-Lagerfelds-fat-comment.html">Adele</a>, for instance) fat, as he did sneak another little dig in here. Nonetheless, the film is charmingly awkward and pretty to look at, like most period films, and there is a parade of models as guest stars.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0o9dTCl0hkY" width="560"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-62261657683635136812013-03-19T04:39:00.000-05:002013-08-15T13:47:52.242-05:00Made-up: Parabens.People do love their flawed science and urban legends. They latch on to them and get downright aggressive when challenged. This is true even when it comes to makeup. I have run into this myth so often, that just mentioning it elicits an almost Pavlovian response from me. I may have ground down one of my molars by patiently grinning through yet another moment when a chain-letter educated customer wanted to dig in and loudly debate over ingredients, but not listen to the actual science from people who are trained to know it. After all, what good is thousands of dollars in education, years in the field, and daily working product knowledge when compared to an email in all caps sent from an AOL account to their entire address book?<br />
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First up in "Made-up", parabens. Parabens are the boogeyman of the makeup world. I remember when the endless email forwards arrived, telling me that parabens=cancer. Suddenly we realized that we were using products every day that were hiding in our medicine cabinets, waiting for the perfect moment to ninja in, attack our breasts, and kill us with cancer. That's scary stuff right? Wrong. It was all based off of a single massively flawed study and a giant heap of paranoia. </div>
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Kevin James Bennett addresses the paranoia in this article. Read it. Listen to him. He's a smart guy. I am so glad I discovered his writing and attended his demonstrations back when I was first starting out. He was a good guide and helped me avoid many pitfalls. In other words, I trust him to know his stuff, and so should you.</div>
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Please, for the love of all things beautiful, correct this myth when you hear it. Send your well-meaning aunties to these sites when they forward an email on to you. Your long-suffering makeup artist will thank you.</div>
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I love to shop garage sales, vintage boutiques and thrift stores. It started when I was a starving artist, and my choices were to either hit the Goodwill or run around in rags. Now that I am a bit better off as an artist, I do it for the thrill of the hunt. I love finding unique pieces that are pleasant surprises, and I feel a little victory when I score a hidden treasure or a designer piece at a steal. I recently scored three regular dresses, one maternity dress, a skirt, ten shirts, two chain belts, a designer sweater, and a handbag...for about $110. That is a huge savings. Heck, I paid far less for all of it than I would have buying just the sweater new. Besides the money I save is money I can apply to buying new supplies for my makeup artistry or my other arts. Maybe I'll spend it on a martini with friends (vodka, dirty).</div>
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My little excursions have become almost legendary among my friends and I have had many people ask how I do it. Here are my tips for thrifting but keeping it sharp.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Look closely at the fabric: </b>How much life is really left in it? Check for wear, especially at seams and areas that tend to rub, like knees, elbows, and butt. Hold pants up to the light and look for any thin spots in the seat or thigh area where the light shines through. Check the color for fading or pit stains. Make sure the knits aren't covered in pills. Also inspect buttons and zippers to make sure they are present and work.</span></div>
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<b>Inspect embellishments: </b> Is the beading or embroidery stable? Are the buttons chipped or falling off? Can you do a quick fix, and do you have supplies at home to repair it if needed? When it comes to secondhand clothing, simple is often better, as the clothing has already been worn and embellishment takes the most abuse. Can you tack town the edges with a few stitches, or are you going to have reinforce everything? Of course if you find some gorgeous, sturdy, and flawless embellishment, by all means snap that up.</div>
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<b>15 minute mend:</b> Unless you have the evening after your shopping trip set aside for the express purpose of watching trashy TV and mending clothing, don't buy anything requiring more than a 15 minute mend. It will just end up in a pile somewhere for you to get to...eventually...when you think about it.</div>
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<b>Keep the clothing classic, chase the trends with the accessories: </b>Part of this is my own personal taste. I like classic lines. If I'm buying, I don't want something that will rapidly look dated. I want clothing that will stick around a while, but I can update and revamp with my accessory choices.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Buy for the body you have: </b>Don't get wrapped up in "almost there". Buy what fits and is flattering in the moment you are standing there. Clothing is easier to take in than let out. If you are trying to lose inches and need a visual motivation to slim down, make it a piggybank full of cash for tailoring or another shopping trip when you reach your goal. Don't let it be a pile of clothing that will stress you out when you look at it and that may not actually fit right even if you reach that size. I learned this through experience. I have purchased clothing for a smaller size only to find that when I was smaller the chest didn't fit right, or that no amount of diet or exercise would change the fundamental shape of my butt. The majority of those purchases were destined for the scrap pile or a clothing exchange, and never worn by me.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.428571em;"><b>Really look at yourself:</b> There were a couple of pieces I loved on the hanger. One was a warm and elegant navy blue nautical sweater, from a high-end retail designer. This was perfect on the hanger. On me, however, the collar was not wide or small enough. It rested in a weird middle ground that made my strong shoulders and larger chest look matronly. On the other hand, another sweater I tried on made me look like an elegant power bitch, and another made me look like a romance novel heroine. My body didn't change in those five minutes, the cut of the clothing did. Look for puckers or gaps. See if it's riding up in your armpit or if the sleeve is a bit too short. Can you bend down without flashing anyone. Can you move your arms without popping a button? What features are being accentuated?</span><br />
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I have done makeup for print, runway, and events. I have worked in spas as an Aveda-trained esthetician. I have been contracted out by cosmetic lines for years of employment. I have been internationally published in fashion magazines. I also am a pretty successful freelancer who has been running my own studio for a number of years. Seems glam, doesn't it?</div>
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However, what captures the imagination of my clients when they sit in my chair is my long history of non-makeup jobs. To lay the groundwork, and to support my art until it could support itself, I would do just about anything to survive, to get a good story, or for a laugh. These three things have defined my job history; I am not afraid to try new things, and I look for the best story. I have also usually held down more than one job at a time, so my work history is pretty packed. Even though I no longer worry about a day job now that makeup has turned into a career, s<span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">ometimes I will still take a short-term gig for a good story or experience, like when I worked the recent King Tutankhamun exhibit.</span></div>
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I have often run into people who needed work, but didn't want to take anything that wasn't "in their field". I can understand this for some highly-specialized fields. However, in the creative industries, I would argue that variety and flexibility (both on the job-seeker's part and in the job's scheduling) is extremely enriching. It allows you to build a firm and colorful foundation so when you are ready to venture on your own, you can also be a social chameleon, rich in stories and skills. I was recently working with a model and mentioned "I used to catch snakes for a nature center" and she stopped in her impressively high heelless platforms and laughed "what HAVEN'T you done?" So, for the record, I give you my non-makeup jobs, and how they helped me become the makeup artist I am today.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Our story REALLY begins 13 years ago.</span><br />
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...Bussed tables in a biker bar while my dad cooked.</h4>
How it applies today: It keeps me grounded to remember my roots. My dad would bring us to work when had us for the weekend. I grew up around these bikers and bussed the tables for pool, pinball, and jukebox money. They were my first patrons. They gave me art supplies and encouragement as I drew on their walls, and fulfilled requests for designs for tattoos and for images to be painted on the tanks of motorcycles and the hoods of cars.</div>
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...Been a nanny.</h4>
How it applies today: If I could handle a four year old, a seven year old and a twelve year old that chased each other with knives when I first arrived and turn them into well-behaved kids that would take care of each other and make breakfast...I can handle chaos backstage.</div>
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...Worked as a park laborer, twice.</h4>
How it applies today: I am not afraid to work hard, get dirty, or lend a hand to the crew. If I can wade into leech-filled waters to fix a pontoon bridge, chop down trees and dig stumps, pull up a patch of poison ivy by hand, drive industrial lawnmowers, or shovel hotly decaying woodchips in full august sun...I'm pretty sure I can roll up my sleeves to help lift a few things and lighten your load. I also wield a mean multi-tool and am prepared for almost anything needing fixing on set.</div>
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...Done my fast food time</h4>
How it applies today: It gave me humility and the ability to fend off skeezy people in positions of authority. It helped to ensure that I will never be needlessly rude to someone working an entry-level job.</div>
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...Bathed animals in a homeopathic pet center.</h4>
How it applies today: It helped me to start thinking in a holistic manner when approaching something cosmetic. It wasn't just about prettying up the animals, but doing so in a healthy manner with quality products. This location was also an animal rescue, so it taught me to be firm but gentle, and to work with creatures that have been scared or wounded. It's a little surprising how much working with packs of dogs and working with crews of people can have similarities at times. </div>
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...Been a clerk in a metaphysical book shop.</h4>
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How it applies today: I am open-minded and love to hear what motivates and moves people of all walks of life. I find artistic inspiration in the mythologies, traditions, and stories from people all around the world and throughout history. It also gave me a start in herbalism, which has helped me a great deal when it comes to my cosmetic ingredient knowledge.</div>
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...Organized and crafted displays for a boutique.</h4>
How it applies today: It helped me to look at a work as a whole picture, not a single element, which helps to ensure that my makeup is part of the whole story that is being created, and not an element that is going to seem out-of-place. It also allowed me to experiment with color and texture and to bring something lovely and intentional out of chaos.</div>
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...Been a muralist.</h4>
How it applies today: It taught me how to manage commissions, and was my first foray into pricing my own work and timing my pace to match a project deadline. It also taught me how to work in front of an audience and in hustle-and-bustle.</div>
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...Been a cocktail waitress in a gay bar.</h4>
How it applies today: This was my first brush with being "a name". I had large groups of regulars, who would shout their nickname for me when I'd walk in the door, like I was Norm from the show "Cheers". This was weird for a shy kid. It helped draw me out of my shell and got me to loosen up and play. It introduced me to the club scene.</div>
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...Been a hostess/organizer for a gothic-industrial dance night.</h4>
How it applies today: I performed my very first makeup application on a stranger. He was a lovely gay boy who wandered in and wanted to fit in on the dance floor. I did his makeup while perched on the bathroom sink in the men's room (it was years before I even considered makeup as a job, so I didn't know ANYTHING about safety and sanitation). <span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">I learned to commit to an ongoing project. I learned to mix and mingle. I learned to keep a crowd moving, talking, and entertained.</span></div>
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...Been a custom-perfumer, "the best nose in the business" according to my coworkers, and a buyer at an indie bath, body and gift boutique.</h4>
How it applies today: The buying taught me trendspotting and how to have variety while maintaining a cohesive "feel" for the store. The bath and body care was my introduction to product knowledge and applied ingredient knowledge. It was when I first addressed individual and varied skin and hair needs. It taught me how to let a celebrity know it was good to see them without getting uncomfortably star-struck. The perfuming taught me aromatherapy and managing commissions as well as patience, attention to tiny details, and that work can be very meditative.</div>
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...Been a waitress/barista/prep cook/dishwasher/somalier at a restaurant.</h4>
How it applies today: I learned to maintain professionalism, boundaries, and a poker face while working with very difficult people. I learned to rise above my station a bit and experience some of the finer things and to explain and sell them to the customers. Again, I learned to make people feel genuinely welcomed, relaxed, and like they were part of an exclusive club. I never let it show that I was working the jobs of four people until I went home, took one shoe off and fell face-first on my bed.</div>
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...Been a figure model.</h4>
How it applies today: I know and can coach posing to models. I also never take a model for granted and I am always aware of the model's physical and emotional comfort. It taught me to slow down, take a breath, and just BE. As there was nothing to do but listen, I earned a free supplemental art education by walking around the room on my breaks and taking mental pictures of the works in progress. I would then listen to the instructors and picture what they were saying. Thirteen years of this was more valuable than many college courses I paid for. </div>
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...Been a public relations lead.</h4>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Droid Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.984375px;">How it applies today: It pummeled my stage fright into something manageable and I could hide it as long as I was on-air. It also taught me how to design and present a message, steer conversations, and hit talking points. It taught me that presentation does matter. It was my introduction to teaching and to appearing in various forms of media. This is why I could look calm while painting a newscaster live on air, transforming her from a pretty princess to a zombie bride. I'm completely nervous before and after an appearance, but pretty mellow once I'm in the swing of it.</span></span></div>
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...Been a used clothing clerk.</h4>
How it applies today: I can spot a deal a mile away. I can pinch a penny until it bleeds. I can create wonderful things on a budget. It also taught me how to inspect things closely for quality, to repair things that only need a little love to be spectacular, and to find diamonds in the rough. It helped me develop an eye for fashion.</div>
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...Been a clerk in a mom and pop gift shop.</h4>
How it applies today: I like to support the little guy. I learned to maintain equipment from the "pop" half of the equation, who would putter around the store and fix things. I always remember that there are livelihoods and beating hearts behind a business, so if one does right by me, I return the favor. I haven't worked there in years, but my husband and I recently spent a summer afternoon fixing their register. </div>
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...Been a promotional model.</h4>
How it applies today: I tailor my look, attitude and bearing to fit the company's message. I know that sometimes it is about the message, not about me. I engage in cram study-sessions to become an instant-expert on topics. I have driven VIPs around in little golf-carts. It also taught me to be clear-headed and selective about the jobs I book, no matter the pay.</div>
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...Interned in a puppet theater.</h4>
How it applies today: I can do a lot more than makeup for a shoot. It taught me fast-paced flexibility. One day I would have to dumpster dive for puppet parts for a show on recycling, the next I would be assisting actors with pogo-stilts. I might assist with taiko-drumming, paint batik, stitch a tiny luchador costume, or help construct a giant jack-in-the-box. When we would open for community workshops, I learned to guide people in the the process of bringing their visions into creation. I also learned tenacity...I did not know how to drive at the time and there was a bus strike. I walked miles and miles on heavily blistered feet to an unpaid internship because I believed in the work I was doing.</div>
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...Worked in hand-bindery in a print factory.</h4>
How it applies today: Repetitive work by yourself can be almost meditative. It also taught me attention to detail and the ability to spot the smallest flaws in color, pattern, or symmetry.</div>
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...Been a pub wench at a Renaissance festival</h4>
How it applies today: It taught me not to be afraid of well-timed sass. It taught me to work a crowd, laugh at myself, and to exude confidence and own my space. </div>
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...Been a resident girl-geek in a comic store on a troubled block with aggressive shoplifters.</h4>
How it applies today: I got used to being stared at. I was masterful at letting trouble know I was not allowing any shenanigans and steering it away without question or escalation. I learned to be assertive and to watch out for my coworkers (as one of my interview questions actually asked if I was willing to physically throw people out of the store if they got violent). I collected a ton of stories, enough that even though I now run my own business, I would probably have kept on there part time for the entertainment value. It also let me further study art, color, and texture through the comics, and fashion through the Vogue Italia magazines that my manager and I would descend on like ravenous hounds when it came time to discard them. </div>
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...Been an esthetician at spas.</h4>
How it applies today: <span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">This is where I learned my safety and sanitation procedure and kicked it up a notch. This is where I started doing makeup for weddings and events. It is also where I developed a reputation as a "brow artist". It taught me to maintain client relationships, to promote my own business, and to create opportunity. </span>It also taught me to read subtle cues. I could tell through touch alone if someone was left or right handed, which side they would hold their cell-phone on, and if they were using certain skincare products. I could look and diagnose different skin conditions and hormonal states. I read the tiniest shift in body language to tell if I was massaging a tender spot, or if I needed to adjust my technique. I learned to comfort and soothe, or to listen if someone needed to talk. I learned that when someone is cocooned in blankets in front of me, with their eyes covered, they are vulnerable and their trust is a sacred gift. I am not going to betray that trust by putting a client at risk, which is why my kit is one of the cleanest and freshest you will find in the industry. That is also how I learned that I would choose integrity over money, as when I was asked to do things that were dangerous for my clients, I struck out on my own and started my makeup career.</div>
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...Been a dresser for theater for disabled artists</h4>
How it applies today: Many of our actors had issues with mobility, mood, or developmental disorders. I would help people change backstage during shows, especially the people with limited mobility or who needed a little help moving fast enough between scenes. It taught me to stick to timing of the play even if someone is having a rough moment, to coach them through it and get them ready for the cue. It taught me patience and compassion and to take things in stride with humor. Backstage at a theater can be fast-paced and challenging enough. When you add disabilities and emotional disorders, when you puzzle out sentences from a few seemingly random words from a stroke victim, when you lunge forward to catch a blind gentleman before he tumbles from stage and sprain your shoulder, when someone has a loud outburst about your "ghetto booty" during a quiet part of the show...it becomes a whole new ballgame. </div>
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...Been a bellydancer, performing 6 times a day on weekends.</h4>
How it applies today: It taught me how to treat fans, respectfully, thankfully, with boundaries. It taught me to push past what I though my physical limits were. It taught me costume design and fine embellishment work. It provided the name for this blog when I had some very ardent fans and was told, "Lucinda, fanboys are an occupational hazard of being fab."</div>
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...Been a bodygaurd.</h4>
How it applies today: I spent a week in a hotel room with a model to make sure she was safe while traveling. My models trust me to look out for their safety when I am backstage. Even if other designers are having trouble, that trouble instinctively knows to leave my crew alone. We are the safe and calm eye of the storm.</div>
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...Worked door at a nightclub.</h4>
How it applies today: I brook no BS. I know a line when I hear one. I am not easily intimidated. I polish up well. This was another job where I worked alongside some of the very wealthy and blended in even though I was living in a tiny studio apartment with a shared bathroom at the time. I learned to carry myself well and walk in circles that I would have though beyond my reach as a kid. It also taught me to handle the unexpected with poise, <span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">including the night I had to ask myself "there are free drinks, no electric lights, women in nothing but body paint, candles, and a petting zoo</span><span class="highlight" style="background-color: #f6ee96; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1px solid rgb(212, 205, 126); line-height: 1.428571em;"></span><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">..what could possibly go wrong?"</span></div>
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How it applies today: Discretion. I know the kinks of local celebrities and I will never tell. Humor. When you realize we all come naked and screaming into this world, and you've seen all of the ridiculous ways that seed gets planted, it's hard to take yourself too seriously. I also went into this job in this post <a href="http://beingfab.blogspot.com/2012/01/strange-soil-brings-bright-blossoms.html">here</a>.</div>
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...Been a substitute teacher at a center for disabled artists.</h4>
How it applies today: I am constantly inspired by the artists. I see such deep acts of compassion and far-reaching founts of creativity. I see miracles happen through art and determination. I am reminded to play and to experiment with my art. I constantly learn new techniques so that I can help someone achieve a goal. They teach me as much as I teach them.</div>
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Each and every one of these jobs had something to offer that I use in my career today. <span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">You never know what will come in handy. Supplementing my arts with interesting jobs did not diminish me or blow my focus. It just meant that when the art was ready to support itself, I had a richer background for it. That depth and "something different" makes people want to work with me and keep working with me. It made me more skilled and adaptable. </span>Lessons and opportunity are not always on a clear-cut path, and an interesting life rarely is. Don't be afraid to explore what you can do or to seek out your own collection of stories. </div>
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I was teaching painting recently and one of the women in the room was getting frustrated with her work. She creates lovely work, but was at a point where she had reworked this particular piece over and over and couldn't stand to look at it anymore. She and I took a break and I read her a poem that made her feel better and reignited the artistic spark.<br />
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At some point, all artists get frustrated with their work, question their talent, or are simply ready to quit. In times like that, and when I get frustrated with my own work, I think of Michelangelo.<br />
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Point one: "David" is not perfect. In fact, I have an article from the earlier days of the internet as we know it. When the <a href="https://graphics.stanford.edu/projects/mich/">Digital Michelangelo Project</a> started up, they took scans of the "David" and they discovered that he's a bit cockeyed. I like this flaw as it reminds me that the sculptor was human and even a master can make mistakes.<br />
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I have an antique book of Michelangelo's sonnets. My favorite is this one, where he bitches and moans about the creation of his work in the Sistine Chapel. I share this with other artists when they need to know they are not alone when they are unhappy with their work and that even a masterpiece in the making can gnaw at an artist's patience.<br />
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On the Painting of the Sistine Chapel to Giovanni Da Pistoja</h3>
I've grown a goitre by dwelling in this den--<br />
As cats from stagnant sreams in Lombardy,<br />
Or in what other land they hap to be--<br />
Which drives the belly close beneath the chin:<br />
My beard turns up to heaven; my nape falls in,<br />
Fixed on my spine: my breast-bone visibly<br />
Grows like a harp: a rich embroidery<br />
Bedews my face from brush-drops thick and thin.<br />
My loins into my paunch like levers grind:<br />
My buttock like a crupper bears my weight;<br />
My feet unguided wander to and fro;<br />
In front my skin grows loose and long; behind<br />
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Crosswise I strain me like a Syrian bow:<br />
Whence false and quaint, I know,<br />
Must be the fruit of squinting brain and eye;<br />
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Come then, Giovanni, try<br />
To succour my dead pictures and my fame;<br />
Since foul I fare and painting is my shame.<br />
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In the end, even though he suffered and complained, he created a thing of breathtaking beauty.<br />
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One of my jobs had a hard focal point for me to look at over the course of eight weeks. One eye would be focused in deep shadow and the other in bright light, which caused eyestrain. The solution to this was to close my eyes for a few moments and let my eyes readjust before opening them again, otherwise tension around the eyes would show in the paintings, making them look squinty, and I'd end up with a migraine. An instructor walked in to critique the paintings. She didn't say hello, and assuming I was falling asleep, made a comment to the artists that they needed to keep a cattle prod to keep me awake...very rude.<br />
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I had a woman try to point out to a student the subtle variations in color on my face. Fair enough, it's a useful and important lesson. However, she was pointing with a paintbrush millimeters from my face, including near the eye area. It took a great deal of willpower not to slap it away. Don't poke things at somebody's eye, ever, without a bit of warning. Likewise, if the model's clothing, drapery, position, etc need to be adjusted, ask permission first, especially if the model is nude. Permission will almost always be granted, but it is a courtesy. <br />
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I may sound like a diva with this one, but really, it is for your own benefit. Talking, playing music with a beat or interesting lyrics (blues and soul music are great, classical and jazz can be a bit too soothing) or putting on Public Radio will make the difference between a technically good figure study that you wouldn't want to hang on your wall and a figure study with a spark of life. Don't be afraid to talk to each other and laugh, not only does it give us something to listen to, but helps them to know more about you so you can better work together. There is a reason why many figure studies have their eyes closed. It is because the model has become so bored that the brain has decided to shut down and take them to dreamland. On the other hand, if the model has had things to keep their brain focused on, there is a twinkle in the eye, the face doesn't appear quite so slack, and the posture will be better. You're more likely to be happy with your work.<br />
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Most of the models I know do not eat large meals before going into a job, as they don't want to be bloated or standing up there digesting. It's awkward enough being in a room full of people when you are the only one naked, they don't want to have to worry about feeling fat or gassy as well. That's a great way to kill the glamour. However, the jobs are usually a few hours long, and they can get a bit hungry or even a bit wonky from hunger toward the end. Something small and light to snack on is always appreciated. My favorite groups to work for paid well and always broke for food and wine halfway through the job; they got priority booking when I was arranging my schedule. Not only did it give a small boost to the blood-sugar, but it gave me a chance to actually know and like the people who were hiring me.<br />
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Chances are, the more interesting the pose, the shorter period of time the model will be able to hold it. To give you an idea, here is a yoga pose for you. Sit down, stretch your arms out to the side, forming a "T" with your palms flat and facing toward the ceiling. Hold it. Do not move. Try to hold it for three minutes, just three. Notice how your arms feel. Then consider that the average length of a pose for us is twenty-two minutes before an 8 minute break and back on. If you want a 45 minute pose, you can expect it to be a boring one, or if it isn't, you can expect the model to be hurting for it. It is better to break it up into two sessions.<br />
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This doesn't have to be, nor should it be, a regular or expected thing. It is not a matter of entitlement. However, if a model has worked hard to help your art, and has done an exceptional job, this is a nice touch. Artists happy with my work have given me gifts of art, the potted plants from still-lifes, clothing that I modeled in, a mug of cocoa or milky ginger tea on a cold day, jewelry, thank you cards, and a cute little blue vase from a local ceramics place. It is not the dollar amount that counts, everyone likes to feel appreciated.<br />
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Unless the studio is really warm, space heaters are a must. Cold muscles cramp up and you will have a sore and cranky model and the grimace will show. I modeled at a location in winter that had the model stand under a drafty and leaky skylight that dripped on me for three hours a night, three days a week, for fifteen weeks. It was miserable. I eventually made that location a spring through early-autumn only booking. <br />
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Yes you will be seeing them naked later, but there is an entirely different feeling to being nude on the stand, and stripping down in front of people. It is a psychological boundary, a chance to take a breath or stretch, a symbol of the beginning and end of work. This clear start and stop point is important to both the artists and the models to ensure professional boundaries.<br />
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Just don't. This includes when they are packing up to leave the studio, or when they are anywhere near the studio. If you bump into each other outside of work, it may be another story...but at work is completely inappropriate. Even if you are perfectly nice, it will still come across as creepy due to the fact that someone is in a more physically vulnerable state and it will make future bookings uncomfortable for them as they will wonder what your real motives are.<br />
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I was once surprised to find that I would be posing with two other models on a tiny stand. They were also professionals, so I was fine. I didn't mind working with others who are mature and respectful. It's just nice to know in advance what is expected of the job. Most of the poses were laborer or shipwreck scenes. However, had I arrived to find that one of the other models was sleazy, or that the artists were expecting something erotic (sexual as opposed to sensual, a fine line), I would have walked off the job. <br />
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Don't be afraid to speak to models on their breaks (once we are robed, of course). Most of the figure models I have worked with are artists in their own right, and do have interesting things to say. They are not just a pretty face and body.<br />
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Most of the figure models I know are pretty level-headed, so I don't mean you have to walk on eggshells around them. I simply mean that some are very well-connected in the arts community though our work. They also talk to each other. This is great if you are a legitimate and professional artist, as they can promote you to no end, but if you are a slimebag out to scam models, it will be known and other models will be warned. I myself have turned down people who wanted to work with me because of how they acted with other models. I have likewise gotten the reference calls and warned models away from people who were unethical or dangerous. As wonderful as work in the arts can be, it can have a dark side as well. Every industry has bad seeds. Luckily, they also have people willing to look out for others.<br />
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Makeup artist Barry M Robinson put together a wonderful PDF of industry definitions that are commonly confused or misused. <a href="http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/5516734/glossary-for-photographers-models-mua-stylists-pdf-198k?da=y&dnad=y" target="_blank">"Glossary for Photographers, Models, Makeup Artists, and Stylists"</a><br />
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Paula's Choice <a href="http://www.paulaschoice.com/cosmetic-ingredient-dictionary" target="_blank">"Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary"</a>. The "Cosmetics Cop" explains not only what the ingredients are and what they do, but evaluates them for safety.<br />
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Glamazon Diaries presents their <a href="http://glamazondiaries.com/2008/07/fashion-101-lesson-in-designer-name-pronunciation/" target="_blank">"Lesson in Designer Name Pronunciation"</a>. This is very handy. Though there is debate on a couple of the pronunciations, it is a good starting-point. I better not hear anyone I know mispronouncing haute couture after this.<br />
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I debated writing this post for quite some time. I don't often speak about it, but for many years I lived with a monster. I had a drunken stepfather. Most fourth-graders don't have to contemplate exactly how far they will take things to protect their family. They play with Barbie. I was slinking out of my bedroom to grab an apple cider jug, ready to smash a grown man in the head with it if he didn't stop hitting my mother. He became especially abusive toward me when I reached my young teenage years and it started to show that I was female and that I was "gifted". The combination was intolerable to him. For many years I was under a kind of modified house arrest, leaving for school or work and only going out if mom stuck her neck out and hustled me out the door if he was <i>out</i> drinking rather than <i>in </i>drinking. During the worst years, his abuse took on a quasi-religious and highly misogynistic flavor. He tried to isolate all of the members of the family because he thought we were plotting against him, and we had to sneak time to talk to each other. I would dash to my brother's room to say "I love you littlebrother". In turn, he would give me stolen art supplies. These clandestine little meetings were instrumental in making me the artist I am today.</div>
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I was drawn to Tennyson, Tolkein, folklore, and history. Because I was alone with my books much of the time, I developed a formality based on the language of the era I was reading from. Because I was dealing with heavy secrets for an adult to carry, much less a child, I was shy and had a brittle edge that was too serious for my age. I sometimes still show traces of that anachronism and have a love/hate relationship with solitude. Alone was a prison, but alone was also safe as long as the bedroom door didn't explode open. I was, as Patrick Stewart so eloquently puts it, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi_27bpIb30&feature=youtube_gdata_player%C2%A0" target="_blank">"an expert on the escalation of violence."</a> In my older teenage years, I would draw the anger toward me, with all of the arrogance and courage of adolescence, in order to ensure it was focused on me rather than my mother and brother. I thought I was protecting them as my stepfather grew increasingly enraged because I refused to flinch, cry, or look away when I was hit or screamed at. As an adult I was eventually able to scare him away from my family. His legacy followed me in emotionally abusive or simply unhealthy relationships until I learned that just because someone wasn't slapping me around, it didn't mean they were a good match. With that knowledge, I broke that pattern as well. I was a poster-child for PTSD until I learned to deal with it.</div>
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Firstly, my introductory lesson in camouflage makeup was to hide my own bruises or disguise a swollen lip, before fixing glasses that were struck from my face and checking myself in the mirror so I could go to school. I drag dark memories into the day because I agree with Sir Patrick Stewart on a very important truth. Light must be shown on such abuse to help others and I am not ashamed to speak about what happened. </div>
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Secondly, I bring it up because in the arts, we tend to be a tribe with a disproportionate amount of people who have scars, who have suffered trauma, or who have a form of mental illness. The arts provide a voice, but it can also be a meat-grinder. We have a lot of people who don't know how to handle their issues in order to be successful. It is amazing how often I have heard variations of "you don't know me," or "you don't understand," when someone has flaked, has completely flipped out on someone, or tries to justify bad behavior. I bring up my own past to say, yes I have scars too, so I am speaking from a place of understanding when I say...the industry will not be your therapist and frankly, with the amount of people dealing with their own crap, you don't want it to be.</div>
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Whatever happens in life, we have a measure of control over our destiny. We are not helpless. We can choose to adapt. We can choose to move forward. We can choose to make use of support systems outside of work. I chose to live well, to persevere, to draw knowledge and strength from my experience. I chose to help others. I chose to examine my weaknesses and make a conscious effort to train myself out of them. For example, thirteen years ago I was so painfully shy that I could not go to a pub without a book of ballads in my pocket as a security blanket. I made myself go out, went to the clubs in outlandish costumes, modeled nude, did public speaking, performed before crowds in spite of my stage fright...I trained myself to become a social chameleon. Now, I am at home in whatever room I occupy from blue collar to black tie. I can work the room and own the space if necessary. Rather than allowing myself to be broken, I sought out new strengths, new skills, and new challenges to overcome. I took it one goal to the next.</div>
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People don't know me as Lucinda, the victim of many years of physical and emotional abuse. Because <i>I </i>don't define myself that way. It is only a footnote in my story. They know me as Lucinda, the person who has an inexplicable depth of character and great reserves of strength. They know me as the person they can turn to when they want a mentor for developing that power within themselves. It is a kind of alchemy to turn your pain into gold.</div>
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Horrible things happen through chemistry or circumstance. We can choose whether we will perceive ourselves as victims or as survivors. That statement has made some younger artists that have come to me for advice very angry. Often times, they were at a place in their life where they identified themselves <i>as</i> their illness or trauma, as if that was their identity, the thing that made them unique. And how dare I challenge that image that they had of themselves? How dare I suggest that that is only a part of who they are?</div>
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There is a difference between having an illness or trauma, and being <u>owned</u> by it. If we're too wrapped up in the idea of sickness or trauma <i>as</i> self, it becomes our own special snowflake syndrome. It's healthier to focus on what <i>else</i> makes you unique and valuable, especially if you are wanting to function in the creative and image industries, especially fashion or film. What is your talent? What is your skill? What do you bring to the table? Your clients and coworkers want to know what it is that you can provide them, and they want to know that it is more than baggage (however fashionable) or a chip on the shoulder.</div>
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I have even seen people in the arts get competitive over who was the most emotionally shattered. This is not a selling point. Your coworkers or clients did not cause your challenges, nor should they bear your burdens. They shouldn't be expected to handle you with kid gloves. They don't care what you're working though with your therapist They want to know that you can do the job by showing up on set, while conducting yourself in a professional manner. Whatever sympathy they may have over your fight with your boyfriend, fades quickly when you show up to set late, drunk, and surly...repeatedly. This is a field that is fast-paced and requires teamwork while also being highly competitive. Social skills are vital. If you haven't the coping skills to manage, then go acquire them or find a better career fit. No matter how close you may be with someone off-work hours, there is no "you poor dear" on-set or backstage. There simply isn't time for it.</div>
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When my employees make a mistake, I want them to fix the problem as quickly as possible and move on. The last thing I or any other boss wants to hear is, "*Wahhhh*, I was just trying to be helpful, *wahhhh*!" That's why I officially banished crying to the sidewalk outside. You think I'm a bitch? Fine. Go sit on the street and call your friend and talk shit about me all day. Just get out of my office and stop psychically blowing my vibe and that of the others who came here to make money and be serious instead of being jokers. We may cultivate a purposefully casual atmosphere in our offices, but that doesn't mean we have a casual attitude about work. If we as women want equal rights in the workplace, it's time for us to start acting like equals. You call yourself a feminist? You say you want to advance the women's movement? Then acknowledge that you're no different than anyone else and deserve no special treatment. Haul those FedEx boxes and don't give me or anyone else the luxury of seeing you lose control of your emotions in a professional setting. Once you enter a workplace, you're surrounded by grown-ups, not friends. Your boss is not your boyfriend, and she's not your therapist. She is a person who is paying you to do a job. If you (or she, for that matter) think otherwise, you will be burned. </blockquote>
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I had a bride who was also a friend who invited my long-term boyfriend and I to her wedding. I did her makeup and then he and I attended the wedding and reception as a happy couple. I made a point of not letting her know we had broken up the night before. She didn't need that on her day. It was not the time or place. We need to be aware of those boundaries between our personal lives and doing the job. That is where reputation is built, and you want it built on your strengths. That same bride has since bought my services as a gift whenever her friends get married. </div>
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I don't talk about my younger years at work because it is not what I am there to do. I am at work to work...and to work at my best. I am never formulating excuses, and phantoms of my past will not define me. In fact, until this moment, most of my associates had no idea of this aspect of my story. Friends and family are there for support and you should contact them if you need them, nobody should have to suffer alone. Coworkers in this industry may empathize, as many have endured their own trials, but they won't necessarily sympathize when there is work to be done. My role is one of the most nurturing and intimate on a crew. People want to talk to me and I am happy to listen and treasure their trust. However, even I have had to tell more than one model, "I'm sorry the designer pissed you off/ you didn't pack a granola bar/your boyfriend caused drama at the event/ whatever...I have five minutes to get you down the runway so get it together and chin up. Be as angry/sad/crazy/hungry as you want, once the event is over and the clothes are back on the hangers. Then we can talk."</div>
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The clock doesn't stop, deadlines don't stop looming, and the crew isn't going to hang around all night for one person to have a meltdown. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADh8Fs3YdU" target="_blank">"The show must go on."</a> If Freddie Mercury could perform like a rock god when he knew he was dying of AIDS, you too can pull it together for a few hours on set.</div>
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Just after Y2K, when my life in this city was spooling up from the $2.00 in pennies I had to my name, Vas Littlecrow scouted me as a model and told me "All this pain and suffering will be great for your press releases." I can see her point...but it is only great if I live my life as a success story. I hope you can live your lives as one as well.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I took the red pill.</span></div>
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I sense that Facebook is on its way out and deleted my account. I have switched to Google+<br />
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I would never make a social network my primary point of
contact, but it can be a great supplemental form of publicity. I actually determined that the facebook model was bad for my
business. <br />
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"Text friends wherever they are. Reach friends on mobile or chat,
and know when they see your messages." Can Facebook go one day without a
new anti-privacy tweak? So basically the days of receiving a message,
looking at it and saying "meh, I'll get back to it when I have time to
think about it, or when I'm done doing real work in the real world, or
when I'm off the toilet..." those days are not good enough for Facebook.
Now the people you're ignoring or contemplating for a couple of minutes/hours have the
luxury of <i>knowing it</i> and you can have all the drama that comes when
they're offended. Facebook tweaks its privacy settings left and right,
without warning, and without giving a clear way to opt-out.
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<br />
They also removed the permissions that once existed to allow you to
control who sees when you are commenting on a page, photo, or "liking" a
post, making it a free-for-all. Also, despite my repeated denials to
allow them to use geolocating (a stalker or home-invader's dream) on my
posts or to access my mobile, they kept pushing it.
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If you're a business owner, and you are on Facebook to network, consider this scenario. You
comment on a link or photo of one of your contacts. Then one of your
friends starts chatting with you on the page of this person they've
never met, making your client feel awkward. Or your competition starts
to follow who you are talking to and what is being said to try and take
advantage of the network you have built up and weasel their way into
your work. Both of these have actually happened to me. The format is ripe for
poachers. I have even had a couple of awkward moments where I had to
apologize for Facebook "friends" (people who had added me through shows
rather than people I really knew socially) who overstepped and started
responding to my clients posts to request work whenever they saw I had
reached out to them.<br />
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First of all, Google+ is just a superior platform when it comes to
streamlining business networking. It makes for a wonderfully seamless
integration, because I already use Gmail, Google Calender, Google
Bookmarks, etc. I have better control over the social/business circles at G+ . I
also like the idea that I can reach a broader audience with invites by
not restricting myself to only sending to people who are on the
platform, like Facebook does. I can invite anyone with an email address.<br />
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<a href="http://unbounce.com/social-media/why-google-is-kicking-facebooks-ass/">Why Google+ Will Kick Facebook's Ass For Business Marketing</a></div>
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For those of us working in a visual field, Google+ has a far better gallery
feature with Picasa integration, larger photos, and “insta-gallery”, to display work with a mouseover that allows you to view an
entire gallery easier, rather than having to slog through clicking
multiple images one by one, or navigating backwards to the main gallery.
Hangouts allows up to 9 people to video chat at once, and has a lot of
potential for project collaborations by bringing facial and vocal inflections back into conversing over a distance or to quickly show a group a sketch or color swatches, etc..
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One of the reasons I had been staying with Facebook is the idea of
networking, but truth be told, Facebook is a *horrible* venue to do
business. I have not gotten a single paying gig through the site that I
hadn't already met while out in the real world. I find that people are more likely to want my labor for free if
their primary point of contact is Facebook. The idea that they "know
you" because they are a Facebook friend makes some feel entitled to
favors, even if you've only met in person a couple of times.
In fact, even when when
legitimate contacts did reach me, and did so through Facebook's messages or chat,
it was lost under spam and clutter, or in the "hidden" mailbox and
garnered nothing but a slower response time and precious business time
wasted digging for a message that could have been answered swiftly and
kept organized by projects in actual email. I also couldn't refer back
to it after a certain period of time.
With Google+ it is sent to my email, where I <u>can</u> keep track of it and file projects accordingly, which is much more efficient.<br />
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I find that at least for my own business the labor time spent
slogging through posts to find something relevant versus the cut in
actual production time isn't worth it (especially with the privacy
chiseled away and other people in the industry piggybacking on my own
labor for their contacts and overstepping business boundaries) . I would
rather produce and market more efficiently...and make in-person
connections in a more personal and less time-sucky way. Coffee or beer is good
business.
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/Networking%20http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/0%20%E2%80%A6%2097441.html">Networking Tips: Why Facebook And LinkedIn May Not Pay Off</a><br />
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I know, I sound like a commercial. But I did my homework before
deleting, and I've always been a good trend-spotter. Business is better
than ever, despite that fact that I am an early adopter of the platform and the user numbers are not quite up there yet. I'm still getting quality over quantity. More signal and less noise.<br />
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THAT SAID...I still don't use G+ as a primary contact. It is a
supplemental for my actual site. (which I have to get back to
redesigning behind the scenes stay tuned for the rebranding).<br />
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Find my Google+ business page.<a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/104069221622118168991/104069221622118168991/about">right here.</a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-72533533989710217442013-01-10T01:53:00.002-06:002013-01-10T02:27:45.694-06:00Markus Klinko on Skinny ModelsI was just reading <a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/education/photography/4988-markus-klinko-on-icons-exhibits-skinny-models-model-mayhem-and-more?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=edu">this article</a> and I was struck by how intense Mr Klinko's feelings were on the topic of skinny models.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">from the cover of Markus K<span style="font-size: xx-small;">linko's book, "Icons"</span></span></div>
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"I like to talk about this actually. Maybe we’ve talked about this
before, but specifically about the body shape of a girl like Kate Upton.
She is a real woman with curves; she’s not a skinny, anorexic, 90-lb
6ft tall girl. Let me be more clear though. I am not against skinny
girls. If a girl is naturally skinny, they can be very sexy and very
beautiful, but what I don’t like is all these modeling agents and all
these designers pushing these poor 14 and 15-year-old girls, who happen
to be very tall and very thin already, to become anorexic and be so
unattractively skinny. I just don’t understand why and who wants that. I
think that this is why celebrities have taken over the covers of
fashion magazines because I think that people aren’t interested in
skeletons. People want real women.
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I can tell you for sure that women with curves are hotter than women
that are sticks. But again, when Kate Moss first started out, she was
very skinny and yet attractive. However, when you look at girls who are
naturally a little bit curvy and they are forced to become so skinny
that they are no longer themselves, then I get very upset.<br />
To all the designers out there: If girls don’t fit the sample size,
just make the sample bigger. That’s it. That’s the solution. Why do the
samples have to be so small that no normal woman can fit into it? I just
don’t get it. Take the biggest stars of today–none of them are super
skinny and they look fantastic in designer clothes. Why do we need girls
who model them to be insanely unhealthy? This is another reason why we
dedicated our book, Icons, to celebrities and women who are real
trendsetters, like Beyonce, Eva Mendes, Lindsay Lohan–those are real
women with real bodies.<br />
I wish that the modeling world would be a bit more diverse. I think
that it’s good that Model Mayhem exists. I think at least it gives
a chance to girls who are not necessarily 5’11″ and ultra thin to start
modeling and they can do different kind of photos and maybe even get
discovered. They may end up on the cover of Sports Illustrated, because
clearly they are not looking for skeletons and I think Kate Upton is a
very good example. I’m sorry for the long answer, but I’m very
passionate about this."<br />
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Read more of the interview <a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/education/photography/4988-markus-klinko-on-icons-exhibits-skinny-models-model-mayhem-and-more?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=edu">here.</a><br />
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As for myself, I would take his premise a step further than his mention of sizes 4-6
and welcome a return to the golden age of the supermodel, when sizes 6-10 (US) were the norm for models. They were gorgeous, yet still provided a more attainable and healthier influence for women. Cindy Crawford has been wonderfully outspoken about healthy body image and in her heyday she was a 6-8. I find it absurd that she would be considered "plus-sized" in today's industry. You'll never convince me that <a href="http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?ID=767">this</a> is fat. "I would not have become a supermodel in 2009, I look too healthy. A body like mine with big breasts, normal thighs
and toned upper arms would not be tailored for today's runways."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-76723454940253297752012-12-11T07:00:00.000-06:002013-03-03T23:55:58.082-06:00Is it always working, always playing, or always processing?<div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">When you love what you do for a living, you never <i>really</i> stop working. You don't punch a clock and simply go home. However, it doesn't <span style="font-size: small;">quite </span>feel like work either. You just keep doing it out of passion, or because it is a part of your nature. The times I have been truly sad in life were the times when I did not create something. Sitting down to make art, whether working on-set, or sculpting or painting in studio, is not just a living, but a part of my health, part of the care and feeding of an artist. Really, it's in the user manual.</span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-78931095701785682312012-12-10T17:38:00.000-06:002013-01-20T20:22:43.206-06:00On Second Chances<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">So how to wade through this mire when you are likely to keep crossing paths with those who you may have had troubles with?</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">First, try to avoid drama in the first place. Don't gossip, don't step on toes, and don't get too cocky. Give your best and your work will speak for you.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">If conflict does arise, remember that you can always choose who you will and will not do business with. That is your prerogative as a business owner. I do have my own small list of those I will not currently work with.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"Currently", note that word. Oftentimes when someone knows they've done something wrong, or that they have skirted the edge of it, they'll try avoid the person that they've slighted, trying to avoid the guilt, anger, or self-deprecation that they feel when they see person. I once had someone say they felt like they were going the principle's office when they saw me. It was in the middle of a conflict where my toes were being stepped on and the boundaries of my role were being invaded. I said that the feeling was there because they knew this was not right. Many people will hold grudges or guilt for years, and never resolve it. This is not good for someone <span style="font-size: small;">in their personal life</span>, and it can be a major hurdle in business. I've seen how much people can grow and change, through time and experience, and I like to leave them that opportunity. For my own personal policy in life and business, I believe in the Irish apology. This comes from an Irish triad I read many years ago:</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-68193242064789918112012-08-20T01:28:00.000-05:002013-01-10T02:17:46.559-06:00See this?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As anyone who knows me can attest, I have a curvy figure, Not "curvy" as a euphamism for plus-sized, but curvy in the sense that I have a round butt, larger chest and a medium-sized waist. "Baby Got Back" is a part of the soundtrack of my life.<br />
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Shopping for pants is a nightmare that usually involves packing a lunch, calling my mom up to say "you did this to me!" and sniffling into a dirty martini after spending a handful of hours to find two pairs that might be passable. Shopping for dresses or tops usually involve buying a size too big and nipping it in at the waist...eventually...when I have time. You know, when I'm not working, cleaning, sleeping, spending time with my fiance or pets, or typing away...eventually (*looks at looming mending pile*). I had to learn to sew as a form of self-defense or resign myself to a fate of a closet full of clothing devoted to making me look frumpy-dumpy or to having my cups runneth over with very little wiggle room in between the extremes.<br />
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Off-the-rack clothes often have little love to show for the hourglass girls. Working in fashion has helped me learn to make some passable choices, but it its still a battle to face the closet each evening to lay out the next day's clothing.<br />
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This is from an article on the sizing differences for women's clothing between companies and how we are trying to sort through the confusion through innovation and ideas like body scanners and standardized sizing. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/business/25sizing.html">Read more here</a>.<br />
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Bring a book or other diversion if you have a short attention span.<br /><br />
Groom facial hair before arriving, wax peach fuzz and </span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">tweeze stray eyebrows </span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">a couple of days before the event. Men arrive with a clean-shave unless otherwise advised, exfoliate to treat ingrown hairs, use product to treat razor-burn.</span></span></div>
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Do not change, touch-up, or adjust makeup, even slightly. Go to a makeup artist on our team. This is about a look that fits the theme and the designer’s vision and photographs well. This is not about what you are used to seeing on yourself or even if you like it. If you change the makeup, you will be asked to wash your face and/or may not go down the runway.<br /><br />
Respect the designer’s clothing. Be careful to keep it clean and undamaged. No smoking in the outfits. Get a patch, e-cigarette, or nicotine gum if you absolutely need the fix.<br /><br />
This is work, not a date. Leave the significant other at home if they will occupy your working time or bring drama to the show.<br /><br />
Staff only backstage. This includes members of the design collective and their assistants, models and security. This does not mean friends, significant others, etc.<br /><br />
This is not a party. No drugs, and watch your alcohol intake.<br /><br />
Remember you are representing a brand. Behave with professionalism and know what you are wearing so you can answer questions about it and direct customers to the designer.<br /><br />
Respect the space. Don’t mess with the venue’s equipment. Do clean up after yourself.<br /><br />
Phones are to be put away during makeup.<br /><br />
Ensure all outfits are hung up after the show and given to the appropriate designer.<br /><br />
If it’s not yours, don’t touch it. If you steal, you will never again be booked.<br /><br />
If you put your fingers in any of the makeup artist’s product, you will be asked to replace it at your own expense.<br /><br />
Do not chew gum on stage.<br /><br />
Eat a meal that will sustain you for the night before you arrive. High protein, and complex carbs work well. Bring energy bars or other convenient snack that can be eaten without destroying makeup. Food is never a guarantee, and disappearing in the middle of preparations to go get food can mess up the timeline.<br /><br />
Even if you are friends with the staff outside of a show, they are your employer at the show. Keep things professional. Don’t slack off, disrespect them, or create drama because you think you are doing a friend a favor.<br /><br />
You absolutely must be punctual. Arrive early or on time and if there is something pressing to prevent that, call and keep the staff updated.<br /><br />
Sit still. Do not distract other models while they are being briefed or in the hair or makeup chairs.<br /><br />
Remember that being a diva must be earned, and once it’s earned, you don’t have to be an ass to prove it.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-41270497593490339612012-01-30T13:04:00.000-06:002012-01-30T13:07:19.828-06:00See Amy Poehler As 30 Different Alter EgosThis is a great slideshow of makeup tests. When a good makeup artist and a creative actress meet, you find yourself with a complete chameleon. There is some prosthetic work here, but many of these looks are simply out of kit. Most of this is light, shadow, and color. The woman is a chameleon to begin with. Even so, it is amazing how much even slight changes in makeup effects can completely transform a person. <br />
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I wrote this a while back. I am no longer doing retail, at this job or any other, unless you count opening my studio up to sell my art. My career has since taken off, and I now do makeup full-time. However, it's good to remember the past. </div>
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I also put this up as an example of how sometimes the way to a goal isn't quite as direct as one may think. I know many artists who refuse to take work that isn't directly in their specialized field. That is wonderful when one is established. However, oftentimes to get established, you have to look elsewhere for the tools to build your foundation. You have to think outside the box and find the things you actually require in order to meet your goal. In this case, I needed schedule flexibility and time to study between customers. This would not have been available to me as an esthetician, even if I hadn't gone and overqualified myself for work in even one of the major spas in town.</div>
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And without further preamble, here's a little blast from the past:</div>
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“Hey honey girl”. She has a
whisky-and-cigarettes voice. She's impeccably dressed and manicured.
She could be a Joan River's impersonator, and she's one of my
favorite customers. She's in her seventies and she's here to rent
porn.
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I am a trained and licensed
esthetician. I have a fine arts and theater background. I am educated
and have a cutthroat business sense that rivals the shoulder-padded
80s power women. So why am I here, where I could be crushed by a
giant silicone butt while dusting or where helping a hirsute
cross-dresser find something frilly may leave him thinking we're
soul-mates? It's not simply to critique the drag queens on their
makeup while making sure they don't steal our size 11 shoes. I am
here because I served my time in the high-end spas. When I discovered
that my employer wanted me to cut corners in a manner that could
leave clients facing blindness, burns, or infection, I left rather
than endanger people who trusted me. I began working at a theater
assisting disabled artists, and doing promotional work for a
cosmetics company. Makeup opportunities started falling into my lap,
and I loved it. Suddenly, my painting, sculpture, puppetry,
costuming, makeup and skincare training fit together. It made
perfect sense. My life became color, texture, and lighting...and I
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The spas called for interviews when
they saw what I was doing with the makeup, promotions, and theater
work. “Your resume is so amazing.” However, they wanted me to quit
everything that made them dial my number. They loved what ambition
had brought me, but only wanted it inside their doors. No freelancing
and little creativity allowed. I decided against the dollars and
found a job that would allow the flexibility needed for freelancing
and family, pay rent on a very bohemian little studio, and let me
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I applied for a “retail sales”
position, only to find at the interview that it was for a porn store
(the company prefers the term “adult novelty boutique”). I
accepted the position because they not only allow me to take time off
to work on makeup opportunities, but celebrate it. Between customers,
I am allowed to browse makeup forums, read makeup books, and draft
face-charts. I get paid $7.75 an hour to multitask and learn. I
cater to people's kinks in order to pursue my passion. I give sex
education so I have the luxury of continuing my education. I stress
safety with both jobs. My take no prisoners and brook no nonsense
attitude has helped me fend off creepers here and keep my models safe
and organized backstage.
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“Honey girl,” her gravelly voice
says while she points a midnight-edged purple nail at me, “don't
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This is not what I planned, but this is
the strange soil my career is drawing sustenance from as it blossoms,
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-60524073118760163732012-01-04T23:30:00.000-06:002012-01-04T23:51:21.110-06:00Aging FashionablyRefinery 29 has a fabulous photo collection of <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/70s-style-stylish-70-year-old-women/slideshow#slide-1"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stylin' 70-Year olds</span></a>. Who says that fashion is just for teenagers? Look at these grand old dames! My favorite has to be Beatrix Ost, the woman in her brocade coat, emerald turban, and fishnet gloves. I hope I can look this colorfully elegant when I'm 70.<br />
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Mary's quote is wonderful " <b>"A good pair of sunglasses is better than a facelift. It hides the ravages of time and lets you spy on people."</b><br />
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Whenever I get nervous about getting older, I turn to Helen Mirren for inspiration. She is always elegant, always radiant, and always age appropriate. See her here, <a href="http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-headlines-in-national/helen-mirren-fashion-gold-jacques-azagury-dress-on-scooter-photos-picture?slide=29123251">looking fabulous as ever on a scooter</a>.<br />
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Here is a feature on Carmen Dell'Orefice, 80 years old and one of the hottest-ticket models out there. Stunning. <a href="http://www.tomandlorenzo.com/2011/03/carmen-dellorefice-for-vanity-fair-italia-2.html">Absolutely stunning</a>. As much as I value the young models I work on, it also does my heart good to see an older model completely owning the runway and fashion spreads. There is a depth of character that cannot be faked, and that shows in the resulting work.<br />
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Photographer <span class="caption">Ari Seth Cohen roams the streets of New York, looking for the most fashionable older ladies for his blog, <a href="http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/">Advanced Style</a>. The vibrancy behind the images and within the women themselves is completely inspiring. </span><br />
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For more inspiration, I recommend visiting Judith at the <a href="http://stylecrone.com/">Style Crone.</a> <br />
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While exploring these sites, I am struck by how unique each of these women are, even more so than their younger counterparts in fashion. These ladies all teach us that aging is simply an opportunity to know yourself on a deeper level, and a chance to refine your personal style in fashion and in life.<br />
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Bring on my next birthday. I'm ready.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-24854485082558952392011-10-23T17:55:00.000-05:002012-01-30T13:09:30.212-06:00Clean body, messy kitchen.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took advantage of a sale on <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod3560059">3-in-1 Beauty Smoothies at ULTA</a>. These are designed to be used as shampoo, shower gel, or bubble bath. They have a nice lather and leave my skin feeling fresh, rather than dry like other fragrance products or greasy like other moisturizing products. They are not watered down, and they are not skimping on the quantity for the price. I selected Cinnamon Swirl, Buttercream Delight, and Cocoa Velvet Truffle and will smell like a cupcake until spring!<br />
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Of course when I showered this morning with the Cinnamon Swirl and followed it up with my vanilla-scented deoderant, I realized I smelled a bit like a snickerdoodle. That is perfectly fine with me, and it works wonderfully with my amber perfume.<br />
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In honor of this little foodie revelation, here is a recipe for <a href="http://www.bakerella.com/snickerdoodle-duo/">Snickerdoodle cupcakes</a> from <a href="http://www.bakerella.com/">Bakerella</a>. This might very well be the most perfect thing ever, especially with one of my new favorite addictions, <a href="http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysvietnamesecinnamon.html">Vietnamese Extra Fancy Cinnamon from Penzeys Spices</a>.
This stuff is so sweet and strong, I will never skimp on my cinnamon
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-76835903909685291762011-10-15T23:16:00.000-05:002011-10-16T17:18:54.782-05:00Vintage Find: Art Deco Compact<br />
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I went to a little vintage fashion sale with Laura of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyTrueLoveVintage">My True Love Vintage</a>. While there, I found this darling little Art Deco compact. There is a tulip/lotus design on the front, and the back is entirely engraved with a delicate herringbone pattern. This was released by Richard Hudnut in the mid-1930s (judging by the patent number registered in 1935). Richard Hudnut released DuBarry, which was the first American made cosmetics line.<br />
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The powder that this originally contained was very finely milled, actually very similar in texture to a loose version of LORAC's <a href="http://www.loraccosmetics.com/p-156-font-colorcb0000-size1new-fontporefection-baked-perfecting-powder.aspx">POREfection</a>, only heavily perfumed (not unpleasant, but strong enough for the fragrance to survive over 60 years). Along with the spaces for powder and rouge (it originally contained a very bright pink rouge), this compact has the original DuBarry lipstick included. Let me tell you, your grandmothers were not messing around when it came to their lippy! This stuff has some serious staying power and is just about the perfect red. I got a smudge of it on my hand and it took two scrubbings to wash it off.<br />
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I love these old compacts, they were so much more elegant than their modern counterparts and really give a sense of the personal little rituals of beauty.<br />
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Charming and oh so very un-PC. Am I bringing shame to my country by carrying a couple of extra pounds and drinking a banana bread beer? Nah, I think my makeup, mani and pedi tonight can tip the patriotism scales back.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-14883592099455476972011-10-13T17:07:00.007-05:002011-10-13T23:30:18.654-05:00Up Up Creative's Pricing ExperimentAs a freelancer, figuring out my pricing structure has always been one of the most agonizing aspects of business. I want to make sure that I can devote myself to my arts, but still have little luxuries like groceries and rent. I want to make sure that my skill-set is priced appropriately, but I don't want to be completely restrictive if there is someone that is brilliant who wishes to work with me, but may have less of a budget. This is especially difficult while working in a creative field in a city with a fashion industry that is just finding its feet, where I work alongside the full spectrum of hobbyists and students (some incredibly talented) as well as some true rising stars of the industry.<br /><br />I have always been adamant in my assertion that artists need to get fair wages for their work and that an artist who undercuts with their rates can hurt the whole industry. So I have always been willing to keep my rates fair, not only for my clients, but for myself. I have also been willing to help newer artists figure out theirs as well, and I openly discuss business and marketing with other artists. I really do recommend <a href="http://www.springboardforthearts.org">Springboard for the Arts</a> as a local resource for artists who are wanting to make a living doing what they love. They offer wonderful workshops to help artists learn to understand money and marketing.<br /><br />As many of you know, I am currently in the early stages of planning my own wedding, so I was intrigued to see this bit of business philosophy while catching up on <a href="http://apracticalwedding.com">A Practical Wedding</a>.<br /><br />Julie from <a href="http://www.upupcreative.com">Up Up Creative</a> ran a very interesting pricing experiment, where she sought out the kind of client she wished for and she allowed them to name their price. This experiment is now over, but the introduction video can be seen below. She seems incredibly charming, and would be a wonderful business to support.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aJ_X_dEIzRU" allowfullscreen="" width="420" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><br /><br />The <a href="http://apracticalwedding.com/2011/10/up-up-creative-price-is-not-the-same-as-value/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+APracticalWedding+%28A+Practical+Wedding%29">followup article</a> where she lay out the lessons that she learned is worth a read, in essence, her material costs were usually covered, but the compensation for the time involved fell short. There are also many valuable tidbits in the comments from other small business owners. As artists, many of us forget to include more than our materials when figuring out our rates. We also need to figure in the intangible costs of time and education, or the time involved in research and communications. It's important to think about and become comfortable discussing the value of your time and product, not only with your customers, but with other artists.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868013944734220414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938015995810795134.post-84655624818495549352011-09-25T14:13:00.002-05:002012-01-30T13:10:06.532-06:00100 Years of fashionThis is impressive, not just from a fashion and choreography standpoint, but from a continuity one. The flow is beautifully done. <br />
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