Re-Publishing of Mystic Woman Memie - Portrait With a Life of It's Own

Memie is the first woman to be shot in the studio for The Mystic Women of Salem project.  Actually, her shoot was done even before
MWS was born...and before this blog was created.  As you will read below, the interviewing process was beginning at the time I presented her with a portrait from her shoot.  Various processes and policies had not even been thought of at this point, much less implemented.  Wow,  what a long, long way we have come.  
Memie continues to be a pillar of positivity and powerful magick in our community in Salem, Ma.
She just told me that she would be promoting MWS tonight on the radio!!!  THANK YOU MEMIE!!!  For your continued support, honesty, integrity and for being an excellent example of the extremely high levels that we, as magickal/mystical women conduct ourselves resulting in being role models for the mundane world - and WE NEED THAT NOW folks!!!

The below is a snapshot I took of my dear friend Memie at Mabon 2010 in Salem, Mass. She is holding a portrait that I had shot of her a few months ago. Memie has been instrumental during the creation and interviewing/screening process for "The Mystic Women of Salem" project. I was/am so indebted to her for her consistent willingness to assist, that this portrait was printed/mounted and presented to her as a gift, before the Mabon 2010 celebration...as a token of our appreciation. She was so excited that she immediately began going from table to table showing everyone! The feedback that I got was overwhelming and ALL positive. Many people were wanting to book a shoot with me, but, I had to discourage them since "Mystic" is taking priority at this time. I am not booking shoots for portraits like hers until summer 2011...just fyi everyone.

Laurie Cabot told Memie that I had truly "captured" her essence! Thanks Laurie!

Many discussions about the project/subject selection and upcoming shoots continued throughout the evening.

There was buzz in the photo department on Monday about these snapshots..."the portrait seems to have a life of it's own." Yes..I concur! :)

Schedule

Good Morning Everyone,

The University is now in full swing again and all PR materials are now finished.  We will be sending everything to the printers asap, in hopes to get them back and distributed during October.

Due to so many scheduling difficulties and many other complications over the summer, we are running a month behind.  Since October is totally slammed for nearly all of the potential "Mystic Women" in Salem, I will not be conducting the remaining interviews until November of this year.  However, I will go forward with the new shoot schedule and will continue shooting...we are on schedule in this area.  A new schedule will be sent to the selected women.

The Project Manager is steadily working on numerous stories and hopes to be up to date in the next month or so.

I hope all of you are well, and looking forward to a fantastic October!  Everyone at my house is certainly looking forward to cooler weather and the arrival of the healing winds of the north.

Have many new things to report to you over the next couple of weeks...until then...breathe ladies...just breathe.

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Summer Interviews

I began interviewing in July, 2011 and am continuing through August and possibly September.  At this point it looks like it will be September before the final selections are done.  At that point the Team and I will be notifying the final 13 women and a new shoot schedule will be sent out.

The interviews have been fascinating, shocking, stunning, intriguing, and just plain AWESOME in every way.  Remember ladies, even if you are not selected for MWS that does not mean that you are not automatically being considered for The Witches of Salem (the final book in the trilogy series).
Diversity among the selectees has to be a heavy consideration ie the reason I named it "Mystic" Women of Salem.  I want to capture and reflect the incredible layers and levels of so many extraordinary women in our area though photography and artistic expression.   Being repetitive and redundant is simply not an option for this particular book, and I am constantly aware of the aforementioned during every interview.  The more diverse/different all the women are, the better.  So, please keep that in mind when announcements are made.

As always, you women of Salem did not and have not let me down...you consistently keep us inspired, focused, and committed to  The Mystic Women of Salem!


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