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Thoughts on racism in the middle of a pandemic.

I hope you enjoy this discussion with Vivian Wynter on beauty from the inside out.  Vivan shares her expert tips on beauty, momlife and selfcare.

Follow her @VivianWynter
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Adrienne, a DMV native is an entrepreneur, scientist, wife, mother and lover of all things fashion. From a young age, she knew that she wanted to be apart of a mission to help others. This is what ultimately lead her to a career in healthcare.
In pursuing her passion for helping others and combining her love for fashion, she founded Chic Essentials Boutique in April 2019.
Adrienne found it important to sit down with real women, with real bodies, and ask their thoughts on what was missing from the fashion industry and other Boutiques. The number one answer was inclusivity.
Chic Essentials Boutique was birthed from her dreams of owning a fashion boutique coupled with a need that she felt and heard was missing in the Boutique industry. Chic Essentials Boutique provides inclusive and timeless fashion for women in their most memorable moments.
In her spare time you can you can find Adrienne spending time with her husband and three children, branching with girlfriends, or drinking red wine.

Find Adrienne online at http://www.instagram.com/chicessentialsboutique and shop her clothing line at https://chicessentialsboutique.com/

This episode was recorded live at the Brilliant Baltimore Festival on 11/3/2019.  Please forgive the sound quality as the recording conditions were not ideal. Edited by my son. Enjoy the raw conversation about cosplay, business, and family life.

This episode features Demetrius Holt of Hellspawned Cosplay.

Hellspawned Cosplay has been active in the community since 2017 and he’s portrayed a number of characters that were personal to him. From Kratos to Sub-Zero to He-Man…. he’s never really embodied characters that were of the “bandwagon” sort. Only those he has a deep passion for. He’s best known as the “Afro He-Man”.

Hellspawned has been to the most recent San Diego Comic Con as press, and interviewed actors, actresses and composers on behalf of JVS YouTube channel. He’s a brand ambassador for Black Heroes Matter clothing and Figure This in 3D while also being represented by Invictus Modeling, LLC.

Meanwhile, he’s trying his hand at acting these days to see if it’s a viable option for him financially since he recently became a father to gorgeous and strong little boy named Kaua’i. There’s a short film that Hellspawned has been working on based in Baltimore that is being submitted for consideration at Sundance and other film festivals and he’s become a member of the “Lost Cos” TV show that is a scripted narrative centered around cosplay filmed in Manhattan.

Featured in 4 cosplay magazines in 2019….two of which he made the cover for….the February issue of Cosplazine and the November issue of Cosplay Alliance Magazine. Hellspawned Cosplay has been learning the various paths of the craft but it’s been slow going. Sewing, foam-smithing…all of it is something that he’s interested in becoming proficient in.

His cosplay mission beyond having an outlet for creativity is to push for the proliferation of minorities within mainstream media. He’s been making some pretty sizable strides in that arena seeing as how his He-Man cosplay went viral enough for the writers of the DC Comics mini-series “He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse” are considering using his image within the final issue due out in April 2020 and to be THE featured He-Man cosplayer at this year’s Power-Con… the He-Man and She-Ra convention held in Anaheim, California.

https://www.facebook.com/HellspawnedCosplay/

This episode features Anna Fitzgerald, Queen Bee, Chief Creative Pollinator of the Heartbeat Hive.  Anna Fitzgerald, The Muse Writers Center's Program Associate, holds a degree in Art Education and has taught art K-12 in multiple settings, including at an international school in Costa Rica. Her philosophy of teaching includes multiple intelligences and holistic approach to the student as a learner and member of the education ecosystem. She founded a music program at age 19 with two of her best friends in Tennessee that eventually became an arts & music nonprofit. It’s called Youth Empowerment through Arts & Humanities, YEAH, and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. This TN nonprofit serves youth ages 10-17 through summer camps both all girl, co-ed, and transgender inclusive. Instructors are community artists, musicians, and arts supporters. YEAH! is now 16 yrs old and funded by the TN arts Commission and companies such as Guitar Center, Fender, and Gibson. She holds a masters in Radio/TV/Film from the University of Texas at Austin, TX in Radio/TV Film. Her published research includes the history of concert posters and music subcultures. She has presented at the National Art Education Association conference, to many organizations, and enjoys contributing to her community wherever she may be as a volunteer and positive leader. Her professional experience includes 16 yrs of volunteer & nonprofit management, music publishing, vinyl production, and administrative support. She is originally from NC, plays the cello, and loves being in nature.

This episode was edited by son, thank you for your patience while we learn the editing process. 

On this episode, we discuss art, creativity, and body positivity with Dafna Steinberg.  

Dafna's Bio:

Dafna Steinberg is a native of Washington, DC. A graduate of Hampshire College, the International Center of Photography, and Goldsmiths, University of London, she has exhibited in and curated challenging thematic shows in America and abroad. From 2010 till 2012, she was a member of the art collective Sparkplug, supported by the District of Columbia Arts Center. In 2012, Ms. Steinberg was commissioned by the Woolly Mammoth Theater to create three pieces for the debut of the comedy/drama Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play. Ms. Steinberg has been an artist in residence at Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), Sou’wester (Seaview, WA) and Starry Night Artist Retreat (Truth or Consequences, NM). She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including shows at Ford Gallery (Portland), Arc Gallery and Studios (San Francisco), Flashpoint Gallery (DC), the Katzen Arts Center (DC), Lunchbox Gallery (Miami), SOHO20Gallery (NYC), Woolley Mammoth Theater (DC) and the International Center of Photography School (NYC). She is currently an adjunct faculty member at Northern Virginia Community College.

Website: https://dafnasteinberg.com/home.html
IG: https://www.instagram.com/dafnasteinbergart/

Hello Everyone!!!!  Happy New Year!!! I've missed you! Let's catch up and get ready for all this season has in store for you!!!