I recently had the pleasure of meeting Sean “Sto Holla” Watson and did the most amazing shoot with him. The shoot was for his online magazine called “Peer Pressure”. Initially the shoot was supposed to be for the Valentines Day edition, emphasizing  love, and romance.  But we found once all dolled up and in front of the lens, that I wasn’t having the most romantic day, or week for that matter. So instead of pushing all the wrong buttons and ending up with a bad shoot, Sean encouraged me to embrace what I was feeling that day. It manifested in hot pink makeup, ripped tights, huge pants and fucked up hair. I climbed on the walls, and all over a graffiti-ed chair. It was therapy.  It is a really brilliant and rare thing to find other artists that are able to see process that way. Its not an obstruction, its construction. Enjoy!

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I have good news!

I will be teaching dance  classes in Seattle!

CONTEMPO-JAZZ and BALLET FOR BELLYDANCERS AND BURLESQUE PERFORMERS

Wednesday nights starting January 6th from 6:00-7:30 pm

Discover the strength building beauty of ballet, the dynamic power of jazz and the grounding athletic qualities of modern dance in this hybrid dance class. Finn takes students on an adventure through the body, drawing on the connective tissue of several dance styles to give students a more justified understanding of their alignment, smart technique habits and the utilization of core strength. Class will begin with a juicy ballet warm-up, students then move to the center floor with generous, dancey traveling phrases. The session ends with Finn’s contemporary choreography that builds week to week.

This class invites bellydancers, hip-hoppers, burlesque performers and movers of every style from beginning to intermediate levels. No prior ballet, modern or jazz training necessary. Relaxed attire welcome. Live and recorded music. 1hr. 30 mins.

SIGN UP NOW!

Classes are at Skin Deep Studios

2524  16th Avenue South #311

Seattle, Washington 98144

The week after Chance and I visited Cologne, I rented a car and set forth to drive on the autobahn to Landstuhl, where I grew up. I had fast cars when I lived there last. I was sad that I got a frackin Ford Focus as an upgrade from the rental agency. I had reserved a VW. Bollucks..

I was so psyched. Because, I learned how to drive on the autobahn, and I missed extreme acceleration, long distances spanned in short amounts of time, and people that actually pass on the left, not the right. Did you know Germans have to spend $3,ooo to get their licenses?

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Germany was wonderful, it was so nice to be back home.  Thanks to everyone who bid on Ebay to help me finance the most wonderful and necessary trip I’ve ever had.  I got to spend 10 blissful days with my love, and yes,  IT is still there.  sooooooooo………………

He’s coming back to Seattle to stay!!

Enough with the squee-ing. Alright. Part One.

We stayed in a small town called Much, where Chance was visiting his cousin Sabine.  We didint’ leave the house for the first 3 days, but eventually we went for our first adventure.. The countryside we walked through was  luxe, green and beautiful.  It was quiet and I could see for miles, we fed the cows crabapples that had fallen on the path, and they followed us as we walked on the otherside of the fence.  It was good to get away from city life for a bit. We were both so blissed out we were glowing.

We took long bus and train rides to get to Cologne, the trip total is about an hour and a half.  I remember going to Cologne with my mum when I was about 14. We got my pointe shoes there.  So, I haven’t been there in over 10 years.  I forgot how beautiful the cathedral is. Crap is it an amazing and awe inspiring sight.  It took 750 years to build, and sustained several direct hits during WWII. The cathedral also holds in its golden vault the supposed remains of the 3 wise men. Chance said they had discovered a fourth skeleton in the box. It is said, the 4th is the king that financed their mission.  Chance and I walked around the cathedral a bit and stopped in the catacombs, then ended up sitting in the pews for a long spell,  just taking in the awesomeness and reverence of it all.

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Hello Darlings,

Things with Splinter Dance Company are going very well.  It’s nice to be doing pirouettes again. I do miss performing for all of you though. Hopefully you will come see Splinter shows!

I’m going on a trip, I need to see my unicorn. Instead of moving away permanately, he may be moving back to Seattle in December for a few months,  so we can give it a go and see if we really have what it takes to be a couple.  We’ve split a ticket for me so that I can go see him in Germany.

Photo: Libby Bulloff

I grew up in Deutschland and haven’t been home in 7 years.  I’m really excited about this trip, and seeing Chance again. Last time I saw him I thought it was going to be the end of a chapter. But maybe life will allow me the grace to be truly happy with someone that I love.  I do love him, very much.

I thought of ways to raise some money for the trip and realized that I could start  with the sale of my Abney Park stage outfits.  This is the first round, there will be more up later. But for now,  please bid!

Abney Park, Finn’s signed copper pointe shoes - 260471453589

Abney Park, Finn’s steampunked red bra- 260471545637

Abney Park, Finn’s embroidered bra with vintage brooch -260471550574

Abney Park, Finn’s Herr Drosselmyers Doll Tutu - 260471555402

Finn’s vintage cream gloves with gold beading -260471559029

There will be more auctions soon.  I am going to post some skirts and other lovely things.

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(Drawing: Suzanne Forbes)

Oh my darlings I am sorry that I haven’t written much in a while. SO UPDATES ARE DUE!

In Splinter Dance Company news, we have cast 8 dancers. With the 4 board members that makes 12!

It is incredibly exciting to see the faces of the dancers that I will be working with. Auditions were well attended and exhilarating. There were a lot of amazing dancers that showed up, it was great to see so many people dancing to my work again.

My piece “Media Luna” is a trilogy of  modern dance tangos.  I want to experiment with the different artists speaking the same sets of lines, with different background material.  I want the audience to ask themselves ” Are these people lovers? friends? family? Does it matter? How does their relationship relate to me?” I want to explore the base concepts of tough love, nurturing, gender and passion in different relationships and circumstances.  I’ve been listening to some amazing music trying to find what these concepts need to sound like. I love how connected I get with my subconscious when working on choreography, I discover so many things about whats under the surface in my life. Splinter is organizing a choreographers showcase in January, and rehearsals start in August.  I am looking at digital video cameras so I can blog the works in progress.. so, stay tuned!

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I feel like a many armed sea thing swimming in coffee.  Sea….

Sometimes I name blogs after the first thing I see when I start writing them.

I JUST looked out the window again and saw ANOTHER MULLET. Please, please stop.  OW. My eyes.

This Memorial day has a bright dusty feel to it.  Seattle always has a dampness in the air, but today its exceedingly bright, dry and granular. There are people around, but nothing is happening. The cafe has just me, and two girls at the bar. I expect to see tumbleweeds blow by any minute. Maybe that guy across the street in the tight hipster pants and cowboy boots will have a gun duel with the greaser smoking ciggys next to him. Could happen. It would be way more fun then watching them loiter in front of the Value Village. (more…)

Alright.

I sew a lot of my outifits. Its extremely empowering. But I am no sewing diva, I  call it Upcycling.

I’ve been getting better over the years at drawing something and making it look exactly like the picture, and patterns and I don’t get a long so well.  I really enjoy making things out of something else. I thought I would share how I made one of my favorite things.

So this pretty hooded vest piece seen here:

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It’s spring after one of the longest winters I’ve ever experienced. Once again I’m sitting in a cafe to steal the wifi, my favorite barista is working, her name is Chevonne. She should get paid more for her awesome personality, the coffee is merely a bonus. I’m trying to write, but I know too many people. I’ve already struck up conversations with 3 people in a half an hour. The blog I wanted to write was so fresh in my memory before I was so pleasantly distracted. I can’t say I mind, a couple months ago nobody would talk toeach other. Vitamin D does wonders for the social scene. Its not quiet in here, and I like that the woman next to me is in her 60′s and has a pink streak in her hair! Yeah! (more…)