December.
Winter.
The closing of a year.
Time to pause.
Time to reflect.
To connect more deeply with myself.
The next legs of my creative journey.
The unfolding of what Renaissance Muse will be.
I’m re-imagining things.
Headed into an intensive dance journey next week.
Tending to my inner garden.
Resting. Reading. Writing.
Allowing the next steps to emerge with ease.
The chaos of the last few years has taught me t...
2022-12-05 07:07:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for being here and for your support.
Truly.
It means the world to me, in my humble beginnings ☺️🫶🏽
(Oh, I’ve got plans… and thank you for your patience as I give them space and time to unfold.)
- Your Favorite Mermaid 🐚
2022-11-22 09:05:30 +0000 UTC View Post
“As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”
—Virginia Woolf
Photo by Tashi Negron
2022-11-10 05:14:49 +0000 UTC View Post
And you can’t touch your longing without allowing yourself to touch your sadness.
Letting yourself feel the pull of what you want can hurt. The anger in not having it yet. The grief that you missed some opportunity for it in the past. The sadness and even existential despair that it’s not been possible for so many around you, so why would it be possible for you?
Desire is inherently tied to longing is inherently tied to sadness and grief.
Longing is that place within us ...
2022-11-08 12:46:46 +0000 UTC View Post
i wanna kiss
the world
to pieces
i wanna kiss
the world
to peace
whisper
gentle
lullabies
as i
rock
you all
to sleep
~
God makes the rules.
Goddess gets to play with them.
He covers us with his provision, protection.
She comforts us with her warmth, her embra...
2022-10-22 08:33:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Above is a photo of me sharing some poetry at Brooklyn Poets recently.
Photo credit is due to Jason Koo, the creator of the space!
Below is one of my most shared and beloved poems, which I shared that night...
It's called "the art gallery" and I wrote it around 2016.
~
i once
dated a guy
who told me
when he
checked out women
it was as though
he was in
an art gallery
at the time
i t...
2022-10-21 06:14:07 +0000 UTC View Post
you must hold
a woman’s heart
like feathers
in your hand
give her
a soft
& sturdy place
to land
~
Soften, and the world softens with you.
~
Photos by Julia Raley, at a shoot with Emily Poste
This is the fourth in a series that will run every day this week, through Friday. The photos are some of my favorite behind...
2022-10-21 05:59:27 +0000 UTC View Post
all
women
deserve
gardens
~
She needs plenty of space to wander.
To dream.
To not need to do… anything.
To remember her essence is nourished by slowness and rest.
To step away from a culture that has people so rushed.
Trying endlessly to do their best, no…
She takes her time, at the end of the day — slowly peeling her clothes away.
See, a woman is masked whil...
2022-10-20 05:36:37 +0000 UTC View Post
i come from
thick
swift, sweet
sassy, soft
i come from
laughter
as loud
as hips
are wide
i come from
gentle on the outside
strong on the inside
~
A woman is meant to be seen.
She is not meant to be perfect.
But seen, yes.
I...
2022-10-19 06:32:59 +0000 UTC View Post
she's been so closed,
she's excited to bloom
to spread her self
& fill the room
~
She doesn't ask permission to shine, she just radiates.
Like a star. Effortless.
Mighty and suspended in space-time.
Her call is not a sign of distress - never.
It's a beckoning.
A reckoning.
A sign of a good time to be had by all.
She is the invitation into a new way.
An invitation... <...
2022-10-18 03:56:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Ok honestly? I was going to wait ‘til my birthday to release any photos from this series, but couldn’t wait any longer…
I FINALLY got the photos back from this very fun, badass, pink, white, disco-ball-and-fishnet photoshoot I did here in Brooklyn - and I’m in love…!!
More to be released from this set on my birthday, November 1st. I’m so excited for how they came out…
What do you think?!
What’s the vibe you get from this photo? I would love to hear!
... 2022-10-17 05:39:39 +0000 UTC View Post
What kind of story do these images conjure for you?
Photos by The Honja Creative
2022-10-11 19:24:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Are you acquainted with your no?
Have you ever considered that your "no" carves space for your deeper "yes" to come to fruition?
“No” is the sword that cuts through the BS to get to what you TRULY want.
And can I tell you a secret?
I used to be so terrified thinking about what I wanted.
Beneath all the ways I would show up and say "yes" to other people and what they wanted… was a deep fear of taking responsibility for my life and my path.
If ...
2022-10-07 07:52:10 +0000 UTC View Post
What would it say?
What would it say?
Photo by Tashi Negron
2022-09-30 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
...just a lil booty for you ;)
In all seriousness... I still get such glee out of this shoot.
I love being immersed in sensual delights. Being in this garden, playing, with a team around me directing me and enjoying the space with me - crafting these beautiful images - it was such a joy.
As always...
I look forward to being in front of the camera making magic once again...
Photo by Emily Poste
2022-09-30 03:08:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I feel tender hearted. Sensitive. Always open to feeling the world around me.
I’ve had to learn… to be gentle with that. Ok with that. Understanding of that. Celebratory of that. Protective of that.
I’m a woman who needs to slow down in the midst of fast-paced anything.
A woman who needs, loves, and desires to savor, to relax, to soften.
It’s been an incredible thing to make a life that invites this more into my experience.
My photos, my art, my poetr...
2022-09-12 19:32:11 +0000 UTC View Post
This was such a fun shoot. I still have more to share from it 😉
I really live for shoot days. Getting all dolled up. Especially when I have a costume closet at my disposal (as I did on this day).
Having fun with the set I’m on.
Crafting a vision.
Dropping in and co-creating magical moments with my photographer.
I live for it.
Stepping into a fully immersive creative space.
And having such beautiful images come out of it.
I’m excited to ...
2022-09-08 19:42:25 +0000 UTC View Post
And right now is as good a moment as any, isn't it?
I'm so curious what people feel from this photo...
2022-09-07 00:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the most memorable of my first experiences in front of the camera 💫
Snapped in downtown Austin, Texas — several photographers, circa December 2016.
2022-09-02 05:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post
next time
i’m with a man
.
i know
he’s got to be
.
one who honors
the earth
.
so i know
he’ll honor
me
.
xo,
A.M.
2022-08-17 23:57:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Clueless.
Can you tell from this photo?
(Ok, maybe it's not the ultimate, end-all-be-all of favorite 90s films - how can I choose just one? But it's way, way up there!)
Very Cher Horowitz vibes here (to me at least), snapped in one of my first sessions with a photographer after I moved to New York City.
Sometimes, I just like having fun. Being playful. Cheeky.
Especially when it's so easy to be serious.
Loosen up. Smile. Flirt. Smirk. Be ...
2022-08-17 17:28:23 +0000 UTC View Posta valley of
shy bluebonnets
stable, nurtured roots
beneath warm soil
.
one day, the sunlight
is just enough
& suddenly
a singing field of sapphire is born
.
xo,
A.M.
2022-08-15 19:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
All she really had
Was the light in her heart
The swing in her step
The smile on her face
The company she kept
xo,
A.M.
Photo by Tashi Negron
2022-08-14 19:16:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I love adornment.
It's something that has brought me joy since as far back as I can remember.
I'm amazed at how my entire day and disposition can change when I dress myself a certain kind of way.
I've been known to bring outfit changes to parties.
Sometimes I need something tighter. Looser. More colorful. More stark. Shorter. Cozier. Softer. Different style. More sparkly.
There are infinite combinations of looks available.
And with each on...
2022-08-09 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
