Flexing those muscles
Added 2020-08-08 15:36:13 +0000 UTCMakeup and hair by LaDonna Stein, photo by Jill Rasco Photography.
I love these fans. I really love them. I assembled them myself last year with boas I paid for the previous year. I dyed the boas on the top. (I also made the costume.)
I can't practice with these fans in my home studio because the ceiling is too low. My living room has a higher ceiling but I don't have the empty space to work without knocking something over. The studio space I rent locally will only book in four-hour blocks during the pandemic, and my arms get tired after an hour of work. If I want to mess around with fans in my apartment, I have to use my smaller fans. I'm looking forward to having a stage for these again, whenever that is.
In the meantime, I'm keeping my mind and body fueled with online dance classes. I can now take ballet from my favorite Los Angeles school virtually, and I take weekly go-go dancing classes from an Orange County friend online.
I have plans to go through all of my fabric supplies and give away the things I don't need for my own costumes. In the past few years, sewing commissions have taken more time than it's actually worth for me. I may consider making corsets for people from time to time, but I don't need so much fabric on hand for that. I'm still working on the dinosaur and the panel skirt and triangle bra for my pandemic creations.
I hope you're staying healthy!
