Day of the Dead : Collaboration with Pink Light Images and Hallie Garcia : Artist & Face Painter!

The following teaser set is the VISION of Hallie Garcia.  Her dream was to put together a "Day of the Dead" or "Dia de los Muertos" shoot involving her styling and designs of  face painting and atristry.  Below you can see the colors, textures and styling we all collaborated on.  IT WAS SO FUN!!!!!  I had already seen a few people in my life do their own sets of this theme - so it was of no surprise that we did our own to celebrate this kind of artistry.  Our original goal was TREES and FOG....but the never-ending rain threw our plans into a kind of plan B.  That is ok - we are planning part 2!

We have a lot of lovely and talented peoples in the DFW metroplex.  I'm glad to call quite a few of these ladies friends.  It has been fun putting together ideas and just having fun.  I have and keep writing down ideas that I want to accomplish for myself...and i'm knocking them out one by one.

My main goal really - NOT GET DISTRACTED.

I find that when I'm on the verge of really amazing creations - I get distracted before and I get distracted after.  I have emotional thoughts that come into my mind - and I'm getting better at fighting them - but sometimes they win.  Sometimes they don't!  I think when you stay on your path - true peace leads you.

Maybe it is because I don't mind the drama and battle within.  I would rather have a battle, than a boring life.  I may whine or complain and I may shut my mouth and just do the work.  The point is, I'm just being me.  The only ME I can be.  The ever-evolving artist expressing myself over and over and over as I jump from flower to flower or mountain to mountain.

Again, huge thanks to all the ladies that came out to play Tuesday nite.  This will be my final blog entry for the weekend as I nurse my neck and get well with these tense muscles.

Art comes from life.  Be it pain or joy.

We had a BLAST...and I hope you see it in our teaser images!!!!

Thank you, bless ya!

Much Love,Jen

Models: Carrie Sumner, Destiny Lenora, Hallie Garcia
MUA: Hallie Garcia
Styling: All of Us.
Photographer: Pink Light Images
Hair: Kat Howe

and here is the lovely quickie VLOG i put together for you today. have a great one!

Let's talk REALITY of your wedding day!!!!!

I love love love seeing heels.....
and there is nothing like a great outfit, wedding gown or pair of jeans where folks ROCK the heels....but let's face it..........................IT HURTS :)

It actually hurt me to look at these shoes....and then the faces as we were enjoying the evening...of the "I cannot wait to get out of these heels"....lol!!!!

The grounds of the stockyards were VERY uneven - and I couldn't even walk flat-footed much less high-heeled! So kudos girls....<3

Much love, keeping it real.....

This is pre-walking to ceremony....

Ladies - if you are determined to marry and have the wedding party stomp in heels...come prepped with reception shoes!!! (if ya can't handle it!)  p.s. all these shoes were amazing on, just not for very long! <3 :)

Congrats Chad & Destiny!!!!

IT WAS GORGEOUS!