NEW LOOK NEW COMMITTMENT

Well I have been busy the past couple of months not only doing my fun radio shows but also doing a lot of planning.  I've sat down with my Virtual Assistant, Kurt, and we have ironed out some detailed plans to keep this blog running.  Our goal is to increase our followers and continue with high-quality content.


If you have something you think would be interesting for our readers please do not hesitate to send us suggestions.  You can email them to info@orcvirtual.com.  That's my virtual assistant.  You can check them out at www.orcvirtual.com

Sergio Dávila was the winner of Fashion Group International´s Rising Star Award for Best Menswear Designer 2009 in New York City. At the beginning of 2010 he was one of the Nominees for Best Menswear Designer of the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation. In mid 2010, Collezioni Magazine selected his S/S 2010 collection as one of the most representative menswear collections at New York Fashion Week.


The collection emphasizes the quality of natural textiles. An intelligent and chic style conceived in the USA with influence from millenary techniques used in the Peruvian knitwear and textiles.

The inspiration comes from America. He defines it as “The style of the men from the 3 Americas” North, Central and South.

As energetic and as full of life is the collection, it also offers balance and perspective creating a look of sportswear sophistication doused with strong touches of warmth, using ultra-soft fabrics including pima cottons and baby alpaca blend with silk. Perfect for a stylish America.

Ellen Sebastian Chang

Ellen Sebastian Chang is a director, writer and a creative consultant with the Zellerbach Family Fund’s Technical Assistance Program. Through Young Audiences of the Bay Area, she teaches play creation through out the Bay Area . Ms. Sebastian Chang was the cofounder and artistic director of LIFE ON THE WATER, a national and internationally known presenting and producing organization at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center from 1986 through 1995.


In 2004 she premiered “Thieves in the Temple: The Reclaiming of Hip Hop” and “Aya deLeon is Running For President” written and performed by spoken word artist Aya de Leon; staged the west coast premiere of the Philip Glass opera “Ahknahten” for Oakland Opera Theater(Joshua Kosman’s top ten classic events of 2004).


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February 8, 2011

My interview this week is with the talented and charming, Pamela Byrd, An Image Consultant, Certified Life Coach and business owner. She is a Strong Advocate for human potential and believes that it is every woman's privilege to be beautiful "inside and out".You will truly be inspired with this program and hope you will check it out on the next radio program.


Pamela has a 20 year background in Corporate America specializing in Training and Development, and Career Transition. She has conducted many seminars and workshops for individuals considering business ownership where she provides opportunities for them to "try on the entrepreneur 'outfit' to see if it fits. 


Through her coaching practice, Wilderness Journeys, she has created and conducted Journaling Workshops to share the value of Journaling as a vehicle for traveling through life's terrain.  She and her husband are co-owners of a marketing business where they mentor others in their quest for financial security and independence. 

Pamela began her Imaging Consulting business this year as an offshoot of Life Coaching in an effort to "meet people where they are" and take them to a higher level of awareness in how they present themselves externally. You can check her out on her FACEBOOK.


You can also check these websites out for more information:  Byrd-International, AmywayGlobal, and Pbyrd/ordermygift.com 

I am really going to enjoy speaking with Karen Seneferu this week on the radio program. What an incredible, creative mind. We'll discuss what inspires and moves her, about the messages she tries to convey, and about her up and coming shows.

The ancient force and form of the Nkisi is to protect. Out of the Congo Basin in Central Africa, the Nkisi literally means sacred medicine; the Nkisi takes a variety of forms from sculpture to container to a charm. Seneferu’s piece Techno-kisi is the first of its kind for the entire piece is made up of charms symbolic of individual community members in need of healing while multi-media, the center of the power force, protects the community.

The technology symbolizes the belly. In this case, the console created by Buglabs shows a slide presentation of people Kwahuumba and Seneferu interviewed on film, named after the exhibition: An Idea Called Tomorrow. In collaborating with Buglabs, Seneferu attempts to unhook the seat of power, by enclosing the images of those who are often times outside of it.

NEW RISING STAR

Spring is in the air and one would never feel it more then in the world of Haute Couture/Fashion. This season is incredibly exciting with new designer's showing their collections on the runways of Paris, Milan, New York, LA, Tokyo etc.  My favorite star is the inspiring Roksanda Ilincic.

Belgrade-born Roksanda Ilincic has been showing her womenswear collections on the London Fashion Week schedule for the past 3 years, in which time she has honed and refined her beautifully crafted demi-couture, notably her evening dresses, which combine elements of 40s and 50s Parisian haute couture, which she slices with her unmistakable modern cool.  She is highly regarded for her unique sense of color, tonal shades and how she works bold colour with a more subtle palette, as well as her innovative application of decoration.  Check out her amazing website at http://www.roksandailincic.com/

TWO AMAZING GUESTS IN A SPECIAL ONE HOUR SHOW

An iconic image transcends convention and resonates with meaning beyond its surface. No truer words describe the work of Jenny Shimizu. More than a decade after stepping in front of the camera lens, the supermodel, actress and media personality has shined whether dominating the catwalk, working in independent cinema or serving as a judge on the hit Bravo reality show, Make Me A Supermodel. (Source: http://jennyshimizuonline.wordpress) 

In 1993 Jenny became personally involved with Madonna, after making a cameo in the music video “Rain” (1993). Then came Foxfire (1996), Jenny’s first feature film and leading role, cast opposite of former love, Angelina Jolie. Despite the flood of gossip she received, Jenny has never been shy or apologetic of her high profile relationships. While in her early 20′s Todd Hughes cast Jenny in the madcap, John Waters-esque murder mystery Ding Dong (1995) and in the early 2000′s the two reunited in The New Women (2001). Jenny’s recent works includes the award-winning feature film, Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007) directed by Jamie Babbitt; two short films, Four Steps (2009) and Tools 4 Fools (2009); and the feature film, Bob’s New Suit (2009).

Jenny’s television roles include a special appearance on the “coming-out” episode of Ellen (1997) and playing Elena on Here Television’s Dante’s Cove (2007). Since 2005, Jenny has been celebrated for her unique beauty in E Television’s Sexiest Top Models(2005) and UK Channel 4′s 100 Greatest Sex Symbols (2007). Making a critically acclaimed shift into reality television, Jenny appeared on “America’s Next Top Model,” (2005), Logo Television’s Curl Girls(2007), and as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009). Jenny is currently a series regular judge, with fellow supermodel Tyson Beckford, on Bravo’s Make Me a Supermodel (2009).

While working as a mechanic she was approached to model for the Calvin Klein CK1 fragrence ads and model Calvin Klein fashions. She later was featured in the Banana Republic 'American Beauty' campaign.

In 2005, she appeared in Sky documentary Power Lesbian UK (broadcast as Power Lesbians on Logo which profiled successful lesbians in Los Angeles), where she married Rebecca Loos. She appeared on Tyra Banks's reality show America's Next Top Model in that year. She was voted "sexiest woman" in a 2005 poll by gay publication The Pink Paper.

Shimizu had a supporting role in Jamie Babbit's 2007 film Itty Bitty Titty Committee. She was also one of the stars of Foxfire, alongside Angelina Jolie. Shimizu appeared in the third season of the here! original series Dante's Cove.

She appeared in season two of Bravo TV's Make Me a Supermodel as a member of the judging panel.

So now that we have some credentials out of the way, I am here to tell you that I am most anxious to find about the PERSON.  Will we get to hear what moves her, what motivates her, what causes her spirit to leap forth with joy?  Tune in to my radio show this coming week. 

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LENN KELLER
Used By Permission

My second guest that same day will be the amazing Lenn Keller.  She is a San Francisco based filmmaker and photographer, whose work deals with political and spiritual issues, including identity politics. She has a B.A. in Visual Communication from Mills College, and is currently at work on a series of mixed media photographs of people of color in natural settings in an attempt to re-construct and expand cultural frames of reference. 

Written, produced and directed by H. Lenn Keller, Ifé chronicles a day in the life of a black French lesbian in San Francisco. This humorous short pays stylistic homage to Jean Luc Godard's 50's film, Breathless. Ifé won Best Short Film at the '94 Madrid International Women's Film Festival, and is distributed by Frameline Films and is also available on a video compilation called Dyke Drama, distributed by Wolfe Video. Ifé premiered at the San Francisco Lesbian & Gay Int'l Film Festival in 1993, and has screened in festivals internationally, including KQED's Living Room Festival, the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, SXSW, and Women in the Director's Chair. 

Check out her website at www.lennkeller.com  Here are some photos (used by permission).

It will truly be an inspiring moment to speak with her about her professional journey and how her personal and spiritual journey have combined with the professional to influence one another and to inspire the masses!

Note:  All images are assumed to be of public domain.  If you have reason and proof that they are not please email me and I will be happy to remove them from my blog.  footlocker3@yahoo.com  Thank you.