My friend Tiffany came across this incredible burlesque set from a burlesque performer named Jaime Jamison from the 1980s. This Photo of Jaime Jameson specifically is from 1984. This photo does not showcase Jaime wearing this incredible fire costume rather shows her in a completely different costume, thatβs good enough for ...
2020-08-03 17:34:01 +0000 UTC View Post
When you sit in silence long enough, you learn that silence has a motion. It glides over you without shape or form, exactly like water. Its color is silver. And silence has a sound you hear only after hours of wading inside it. The sound is soft, like flute notes rising up, like the words of glass speaking. Then there comes a...
2020-08-02 19:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! Iβm so excited to be welcoming my friend and fellow performer, the Perle Noire to my home in Puerto Rico in December for my birthday showcase. This is a private show that I like to do, family and very close friends only, itβs certainly not a packed audience but itβs my favorite audience and always my fav...
2020-08-02 12:17:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Many of you may or may not recognize this incredible woman, Tiffany, Tiffasaurus Rex, tiff little fingers, whatever you call her, sheβs a dear friend of mine who helps out here in Puerto Rico with Barks Of Hope, not only is she a vet tech with a heart of gold but she is also the best vintage costume dealer!
This is on...
2020-08-02 11:35:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Now, I know that Iβve mentioned my burlesque baby Hot Tawdry before but I donβt think Ive ever really told you about our history.
Right around 2011 Pickers was hot hot hot! I never anticipated that much success that fast. I truly had no idea the way my life would change over the next years. Overwhelmed with my...
2020-08-01 17:34:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Enjoying the calm and coffee at one of my favorite spots in Rincon, βcafe 413β.
We survived the deluge of the past couple of days.
We had a little stressful patch when the water flooded into my burlesque costume closet through the sides of the air conditioning window unit. It soaked 2 sets of feather fans, m...
2020-07-31 13:08:13 +0000 UTC View Post
As some of you may know, we have a storm coming towards us here in Puerto Rico. This is what I have done with my morning, Iβve taken all of my potted plants and moved them to safety so that they donβt get hurt in the storm. Took down all of my bamboo curtains. Taped the windows shut. We have yet to cover the pool and secu...
2020-07-29 17:45:52 +0000 UTC View Post
These little fish are called Flagfin Mojarra, Eucinostomus melanopterus. They hang around the shallow sandy areas near coral reefs. But they also like to swim around people and will occasional swim by and peck at your feet. It doesn't hurt, but if you're not expecting it, it can be a little startling.
Mus...
2020-07-29 14:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Still studying my family history....
Itβs incredible the changes that an agrarian economy will make on a community, a country of untilled land that we now know as America.
Essentially, the English mindset was that untilled, Unworked land is trash.
If the land was unworked, meaning there were no farms, the...
2020-07-29 11:49:36 +0000 UTC View Post
As Iβm researching my family history from Ireland, whales, Scotland and Britain. My entire family history comes from these areas of the world.
Iβm coming across some really incredible ancient tribes of Ireland and the British Isles, such as the Picts ( the tattooed or painted people, as Romana called them) and more...
2020-07-28 19:25:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello world, I was just laying in bed this morning thinking about all the moments of my life that make me smile. I like to do this in the morning because otherwise I tend to fixate on the negatives in the morning. Itβs good to take time to sit in reflection with joyful moments.
Itβs quite interesting how, in our me...
2020-07-26 12:46:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Iβm thankful for youπ€
What are you thankful for tonight?
2020-07-25 22:57:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember that you are loved. Eat a bedtime snack. Hydrate. Indulge in your bedtime ritual. Allow yourself rest, you deserve itπ
2020-07-25 22:55:55 +0000 UTC View Post
At my Union Western face mask made in traditional tattoo style. π₯
This mask is the one I wear to perform my burning down the house routine not in these quarantine times.
What do you do to wind down before bed?
I use lavender or neroli oil and do some light restorative yoga. I keep water next to my bed and anything I could possibly need in the night in a pretty basket next to my bed. I wake up about 6 times a night because Iβm a bad sleeper. This keeps me in bed usually instead of won...
2020-07-24 23:38:57 +0000 UTC View Post
I love seeing these guys. Theyβre so cool looking but did you know that theyβre an invasive species here in Puerto Rico?
I remember watching them from the tree tops in my first apartment on the island. They would get into fights and push each other out of the trees to the jungle floor way down below. These babies j...
2020-07-23 19:29:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a little tease from a full set of photos I posted on the Volcano Tier.
I hope you enjoy...
2020-07-23 13:51:27 +0000 UTC View Post
This stone is called Larimar. Itβs mined here in the Caribbean. Specifically in Dominican Republic. It is the stone that my Batey Girls family use for their jewelry.
This pendant brings me a sense of peace and tranquillity. I wear it in the ocean as often as possible to soak in the magic.
Tonight Iβm sending...
2020-07-23 00:23:34 +0000 UTC View Post
I have loved working with water flow and movement in the water. I've been working on stillness and slowing down my movements for more impact. Iβve noticed that even in photos it looks more ethereal and dreamy. I struggle to stay in stillness on stage because I get so excited to communicate with my audience...
2020-07-22 14:01:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember that you are loved and appreciated. Know that your support made it possible for us to buy lots of Dog food for Barks of Hope yesterday and are helping us to better our community here in PR daily. We are excited to be making great changes at the stables to better protect and advocate for our shelter thanks to you! 2020-07-21 14:25:26 +0000 UTC View Post
I know that during these trying times itβs important that we do keep our heads above water. People have been asking me a lot lately how am I doing that?
Honestly, it depends on the day. Some days I donβt want to keep my head above water, sometimes I start to drown in my own sorrow and misery and trauma, ...
2020-07-21 14:13:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This incredible costume came from the collection of the 1970βs&1980βs stripeazer βApache Fireπ₯ β. Iβm still researching her for more details so stay tuned for that episode of stripping History! This costume came with wood based fire wings. They are incredible but are in storage in my home in Illinois. Somed...
2020-07-20 23:21:57 +0000 UTC View Post
I love wings! All wings, any kind of wings, I love wings! Iβve always wished I could dream of flying yet itβs only on rare occasion that I do (I usually dream about water which is super cool too) So when I have a chance to play with silky wings, my heart goes a flutter. If you are just starting out in Burlesque, it is a s...
2020-07-20 18:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Since the move around the corner from my old house in PR I have found a few new favorite places in my new safe space. Here are a few spots I love to lounge around in.
Sometimes when I feel stressed out I literally walk laps in my little house to take in the calming scenery, and it usually works.
Itβs always an...
2020-07-20 11:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week, when the island was still open for travel we had a great road trip to Viejo San Juan. Itβs where so much of Puerto Ricoβs history has taken place. Including the many marches and manifestations that have taken place due to the social injustices that have taken place on this island. It also was always the Metropo...
2020-07-20 11:23:49 +0000 UTC View Post
One more for the road. Hope you all had a good Sunday.
I know I did...
2020-07-20 00:03:10 +0000 UTC View Post
