Saturday night at the MWS show was again a great time and turn out.  I had so many of my "adopted" kids from SSU come!  I just couldn't believe so many of them came...there was Sarah, Sammi, Sam, Teresa, and several more.  Some of them I had gone thru my first semester with and they had already graduated and gone on with their busy lives.  Then I had one of my all time favorite "couple kids" , of the adoption persuasion, that drove all the way from out-of-town to surprise me.  I had not seen them in years and was truly overjoyed when I saw them walk in!  Love you both, Kenny and Lisa!!!  Thank you so much for dealing with the October Salem crush for me.

Of course our host Loki was there being his charming self which I so appreciated.  The flow of people came in waves on this night, giving me the chance to breathe and to rest a bit in between.  The fall nip was in the air so we dressed warm and cozy as we had the doors open to the shop so people could walk in freely.

By this date two thirds of the Mystic women had come to see their portraits...and all were very pleased.  The public was encouraging and awe struck.  I heard words like...inspiring, empowering, mystical, magical, original, looks like paintings, and beautiful was the most used adjective during the night.

By 9 pm William (project manager) had loaded much of our original equipment in the truck.  Due to lighting issues we were not able to create the atmosphere and ambience that was originally designed. However, this is par for the course when dealing with MWS in any fashion...Freyja always takes over and lets me know without a doubt who is REALLY in charge!  

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Thank you all for coming, your kind words, and for your continued support!!!

R :}

First Night of the Mystic Women of Salem Show!

This is a snapshot taken outside Salem Ink on the first night of the show.  We had a good turn out and most of the women came to see their gorgeous portraits!  Dawn (pr) did a cleansing and blessing of the facility and I called in the Guardians to protect and be present during this extraordinary event.  Although I made it through - the emotion had welled up in me to the extent that I could barely speak.  HOWEVER,  when you get that many powerful women under one roof and you call upon deities expect a rapid rise in temperature and for the atmosphere to change.   BOY did it!  The project manager was sweating,  I had to dash outside after the ceremony and we had to throw open the doors!  The heat was stifling !!  In just seconds the temperature went back to a normal degree.

Most of the night I was visiting with the people and telling them about some of the extraordinary events that happened during every single shoot.  People were fascinated to say the least.

By the end of the show, it was time to release the Guardians.  I had JUST said to Dawn,"I think it's time to release the guardians"...when low and behold I looked up and a sparrow flew over William's shoulder into the shoppe!  Loki managed to save the little bird and released it unharmed.   Sparrows do not fly at night...I took it as confirmation to "release".  By this time I was hurting pretty bad, was exhausted, and emotional so Dawn took over and did the "release".

An incredible night full of love, support, admiration, and awe!  Wouldn't change the experience for anything!

IT IS CRUCIAL that everyone understand that going to our FB Business Page and hitting "like" is necessary for us to even approach publishing houses...our numbers must double at least.  Please go to the following link and hit LIKE.  It only takes a second!!!!  

Thank you to our sponsors, Salem Ink Tattoo and Art Gallery, the Creative and Performing Arts Center at SSU,  the Mayor Office of Salem (free pr) !  We appreciate your support more than we can possibly tell you!

Now...we have tonight, Sunday night, then the exhibition only dates of Monday and Tuesday.  I'm SURE there's going to be many more magical events to tell you about, so stay tuned folks!!!
R :}

Meet our last Mystic woman to be photographed, Lea Hill (excluding my shoot, as I promised the Team over a year ago...we'll see how things go).   Lea is an author and an autism educator at Northshore Community College.  She has also taught workshops in Lilydale, New York and teaches in and around the Salem, Ma area.

Lea is a lovely woman that exudes positive energy.  Her focus is on teaching people about Sacred Geometry (now known as Sacred Shapes).  I have not been able to take one of Lea's classes yet, but I fully intend to after the publishing of MWS.

Lea's shoot was on Sunday, August 24, 2014 early in the afternoon.  I was just returning from a Maine vacation with my boys, but had "focused" in on Lea's shoot a month or so prior.  The visions about her shoot came fast and were consistent.  When you view her shoot on the Smugmug site be sure to read the captions below the shot to see my visions come to fruition.  Most of the visions were of Lea on the floor accompanied by her shapes in various positions and poses.

During her shoot of course the Goddess did not disappoint.  She always appears and lets her presence known by the weight of the air and the things that are happening through the lens of the camera.  Lea's shapes were glowing and in a "major" way...the closer the shape to her, the more intense the glow.  All of us in the studio were witness to this...time and time again.

Her dresses photographed beautifully and had I not known better, I would have thought that she was a seasoned professional in front of the camera.

The shoot in it's entirety lasted about three hours.  I was exhausted yet thrilled that the last shoot was over.  Lea and her friend seemed equally thrilled about their experience in the studio and were excited about the photos taken.

I appreciate all of you ladies being so patient and understanding during the course of this project.  Photographing so many women, coupled with outside photography (for the left side of the book) has been challenging to say the very least.

I will stop here, as this is certainly NOT my last post...we have a SHOW/EXHIBITION at Salem Ink on Derby Street in downtown Salem October 10 through the 14th!  I'm sure I will have many things to tell you about!

PR materials will be in this week and we will be distributing them over the next two weeks.

Stay tuned folks!!!

R :}