#flow arts
Naked Meteor Hammer Fire Dance!
WHEEE :PThis was one of the most magical fire performances of my life. I had just gotten back from experiencing a deeply meaningful, completely spur of the moment, wild, splashing, water ritual with this incredible flat, heavy stone, naked in a river, in the dark, at one of the most other-worldly river spots I have ever encountered. It was my first time being there and out of no where chaos called and suddenly I was naked, splashing and spinning in the darkness.
Something really important unlocked inside me or maybe more like…a seed was planted…during my dance with the rocks and water. This fire dance erupted out of me shortly after I returned from the water. Felt beautifully balanced and powerfully profound.
Existence is one hell of an adventure. I’m so happy to be a self aware part of it.
This was my second time ever spinning meteor hammer on fire and first time spinning it nude. Meteor hammer body wraps feel so amazing on my naked skin! I can’t wait to get back into it this year! :D
I can already taste it…this summer is going to be incredible.
ME BEING A FIRE FREEAK HAH :D
Photo taken at Rooster Walk by Dakota James Craig
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Flow arts stimboard bc I picked up my wand again today and I’m obsessed once more
Gustavo at flame festival!
if you’ve ever heard me nattering about these rope darts and poi and what-have-you, here’s the deal
SPINNY THINGS: CONTINUOUSLY & RELIABLY CURING MY DEPRESSION SINCE 2015
and with that I’m gonna pass outtt
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For the past couple of years, my indoor practice space has been a weirdly-shaped trapezoid of living room with foam puzzle mats and a slightly cracked mirror we picked up for free that leans haphazardly against the wall. It’s the space I spend the most time in aside from my room, so I decided to make it suit its function a little better.
This mirror is heckin’ heavy, not to mention sharp-edged, and obviously couldn’t be trusted to plastic mirror mounts. I had just finished making a router table, so I decided to make a mount sort of like a photo frame: by routing a channel the depth of the mirror out of the back of some solid wood trim, and then screwing the trim into studs. This would give the mirror a very sturdy base to rest on top of, and it would be snugly held against the wall along its entire length.
Since I wasn’t planning to frame the sides, I made the trim a little longer than the mirror for aesthetic reasons.
yay routing! checking the depth fit
before, ew. there was a surprise outlet behind the perma-leaning mirror!
predrilling the trim to line up with the studs (the only reason I cut them in half was to fit them in my backpack on the way home)
I highly recommend recruiting a helping hand to hold things level, but if you are #foreveralone like me, you can pull fun stunts with your feet
janky mirror up! I also mounted a pegboard on the left to hold my spinny props.
As the largest open space in my house, this area does double duty with my housemates’ VR setup (note the sensor mounted at the top right), so we need to be able to quickly cover all the mirrors to minimize sensor confusion. I picked up 5 yards of cream lining from the fabric store and sewed a tunnel top to make some sweet floor length curtains. Bonus: they make the space look bigger and conceal the cracked mirror edges :)
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UGH I’VE FINALLY MADE SOMETHING SO PRETTY I NEVER EVER WANT TO USE IT
Fire fan covers v3, made of gorgeous $1.29 2′x2′upholstery samples I’ve been hoarding from my favorite fabric store! I already had the cardboard template from v2, so this was pretty fast ^_^ Also installed the same brass snaps as in the last set.
so flyy
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Upgraded to doodlegrips! GAME CHANGER
Wanted to do fan covers right this time, so I made a concentric cardboard jig and chopped some corduroy I nabbed from the fabric store sale bin. Debated about velcro and elastic before deciding to install these brass snaps instead ^_^
For reference, I used about 2/3 of a yard – each panel had a 9.5″x22.5″ rectangular footprint. (This includes a 1/2″ margin for seams; you could probably reduce it if you are more pro.)
version 3 will be made out of the gorgeous printed upholstery $1 samples I keep hoarding and not knowing what to do with
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A smart girl I never knew about until now:
Thank you for inventing the primary source of my love, joy, and my artistic career. -C
