Panning Gold

Every casting agent must go through hundreds of submissions a day to find what they’re looking for. Whether it be a music video, print advertisement, commercial, feature film, or TV show they’re all looking for a headshot that jumps out at them. It’s kind of like panning through dirt in a river bed to find a…

Angelino Footsteps

Let me start off by saying that I highly dislike the term Angelino. It kinda reminds me of Brangelina and all those mashed together names that are meant to sound cool. I thought it was actually a joke when I first read it in a local magazine. It’s not. It’s the term for people who…

Revelations of Jerrell Conner

In February of 2008, I was invited to accompany The GroundUP Pirates on their first California art tour. A hand full of us flew over five hours of land and water anticipating what this could mean for GroundUP…and for ourselves. One of the artists was Amy Wagner. She’s known to have an entourage wherever she goes, and a few…

MaiLe’s Canvas

February 2008 was my second experience modeling for genuineHI‘s The Next Movement. To be perfectly honest, I’d been involved in other shows where my hair and makeup wasn’t up to par because they weren’t used to the texture of my hair or my skin tone. Thinking this time would have similar results, I had already…

Freedom of Design

I’d seen her at different GroundUP art shows and noticed the talent behind her digital designs a while ago, but it wasn’t until a separate art show in the summer of 2008 when I finally met her and saw her portfolio. My friend and photographer Neilnorman showed me the new glossy business cards he just…