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A pause.
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 this —The importance of proper pacing. Of b...
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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 🐚
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🎶 Photo by Tashi Negron
As A Woman 💖
“As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”—Virginia WoolfPhoto by Tashi Negron
Touching what we long for allows us to touch the deeper yes within ourselves.
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.Longin...
Siren's Playground: A Behind-The-Scenes Series (5/5)
i wanna kissthe worldto piecesi wanna kissthe worldto peacewhispergentlelullabiesas irockyou allto 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 embrace.She reminds us that it’s ok to make mistakes. She reminds us to be silly at the end of the day, that it doesn’t matter much anyway, and one day it will all fade away.He summons life into being.She bri...
the art gallery
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 guywho told mewhen hechecked out womenit was as thoughhe was inan art galleryat the timei thought the ideawas quite lovelybut nowi realizethat’s all wrongat...
Siren's Playground: A Behind-The-Scenes Series (4/5)
you must holda woman’s heartlike feathersin your handgive hera soft& sturdy placeto land~Soften, and the world softens with you.~Photos by Julia Raley, at a shoot with Emily PosteThis is the fourth in a series that will run every day this week, through Friday. The photos are some of my favorite behind-the-scenes shots from one of my favorite shoots I've taken part in, along with some words speaking in various ways to my imaginings and takes...
Siren's Playground: A Behind-The-Scenes Series (3/5)
allwomendeservegardens~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 while she walks through the world — it’s the armor she wears, she is a warrior after all.Be...
Siren's Playground: A Behind-The-Scenes Series (2/5)
i come fromthickswift, sweetsassy, softi come fromlaughteras loudas hipsare widei come fromgentle on the outsidestrong on the inside~A woman is meant to be seen.She is not meant to be perfect.But seen, yes.In all her sadness.In all her anger.In all her joy.She is here to be life in motion.To be a manifestation of life itself.But a woman is tasked first with seeing... herself.Diving into her own depths.Facing herself in the mirror and seeing what ...
Siren's Playground: A Behind-The-Scenes Series (1/5)
she's been so closed,she's excited to bloomto 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...To let loose...To kick off your tired old shoes...To come on out...And play...~...
A preview of my extra special pinky disco shoot… 💖🕺🏽
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 woul...
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What kind of story do these images conjure for you?Photos by The Honja Creative
Are you acquainted with your no?
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 ...
What if you could write a new story today?
What would it say?What would it say?Photo by Tashi Negron
A Woman Without A Country
Photo by Emily Poste
Peek-a-boo...
...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
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Photo by Julia Raley
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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 a...
Texas Queen 👸🏻
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 get settl...
I've been saving this one for a special moment.
And right now is as good a moment as any, isn't it?I'm so curious what people feel from this photo...
Blues in her soul & stars in her eyes
One of the most memorable of my first experiences in front of the camera 💫Snapped in downtown Austin, Texas — several photographers, circa December 2016.
“To sleep, perchance to dream…”
Self-portrait, August 2022
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Self-Portrait, September 2021
next time
next timei’m with a man.i knowhe’s got to be.one who honorsthe earth.so i knowhe’ll honorme.xo,A.M.
My favorite 90s film?
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 si...
a favorite poemlet i wrote while living in texas
a valley ofshy bluebonnetsstable, nurtured rootsbeneath warm soil.one day, the sunlightis just enough& suddenlya singing field of sapphire is born.xo,A.M.
At the end of the day…
All she really hadWas the light in her heartThe swing in her stepThe smile on her face The company she kept xo,A.M. Photo by Tashi Negron
"Yeah, she's in love... with her closet."
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 one...
