Tuesday, August 2, 2011

In Memory of Megan

I made this video for a girl named, Megan. She gave me the strength to go on during hard times. She gave those who are bullied a voice, and was sweep away from us too quickly.
VIP...
Nov 6, 1992 - Oct 17, 2006.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Prom

Hey all,
I am so sorry to have not been writing, but hey I'm a normal teen who has to go to school. Funny isn't it models live normal lives outside there work. Well any who I had been studying for finals like a madman. Then I did 50 hours of tutoring kids. Though I managed to sneak in Prom, and Point Fest. It's a wicked concert that 105.7 the Point puts on. It has around 26 bands and 5 stages. I saw Sick Puppies! :) 
Prom Pics:




My Date Steven and I




Note that I am the only one wearing sandals
and remain taller than the other girls!

XOXO
Stay Classy and Fabulous
Meghann

What was your prom like?

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Paper Dresses!

Hey all!
I wanted to talk about one of the coolest shoots I have been on. It was an Earth Day shoot, and they asked everyone to make outfits out of recyclables. My mothers favorite book is, The Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren Weisberger, so I  made a dress out of her paper back copy. ( I surmise that the only reason she let me do this is so she can by a hard cover.) The pictures were taken in the Loop's  Moonrise Hotel ,by photographer Rebecca Haas. Back to the dress.... It took about four to five hours to make, and I was really afraid that it would a child's art project. Though while on location I was asked who designed it.... it made it all worth it...






XOXO
 Stay Classy and Fabulous
Meghann
What do you think about the dress?

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Model Profile: Kay Browning

Hey!
I have decided to do profiles of,  well anyone I want really! So to start off I am doing a profile of Kay Browning. I met this lovely lady on a shoot for a magazine, and I even got to wear a paper dress. Though I am trying to stirr up attention to those who deserve it! What I love about Kay is that she is one of a kind. She is curvy, tan, and has stricking eyes. Her hair suits her, and I can not get enough of her freckles they are to die for! Without further delay... I give you Kay:


XOXO
Stay Classy and Fabulous
Meghann

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Ballet

Modeling reminds me of Ballet and you will understand as I go on:
 I danced for fourteen years and then decided to retire and got back into this year. I remember now what I love about it. I love the discipline and the failure it's what makes dance beautiful. I mean you can dance your whole life and still fail miserably: if your like me still keep coming back to eat floor.

It's the feeling you get when I reach the top of your level and seem to know it all, and still having  to push to be the top of my class. When I'm ready to get moved up and then I'm  feeling pretty good, until I realize I'm at the bottom of the scrap heap all over again! Then I realize that no matter what level I'm in there are thousands of schools with dancers more talented than me. I remember the young girls with the natural talent that make me look like an old hag. The pain I get when I don't get it right, and the joy I feel when I nail it. There are always a thousand things to worry about and improve on at once.

The physical demands are painful, and time consume. Both strength and flexibility are needed in balance.  Its an addiction with perfection that never comes, because we are never good enough. We are always trying to defeat ourselves and those around us. We will fail miserably 99% of the time but that 1% is pure elation, that fades quickly when we see another hurdle. One wrong move and it could all be over. But just for that 1% its worth it.

That's the art. Its the beauty that comes from the dancers soul nurtured by pain and yearning. Our blood we shed is the grace and ease the audience sees. It is not only art, but a war against oneself and ones universe. That is why it is you captivating.

I believe modeling is the same way but more external. You battle with your skills and knowledge, other models, and to fit with an alliance, an agency. You can't stop fighting, because you want that 1%. The question is why do I pick things that focus on my own failure. I must be mad to enjoy my 99% only because I know that 1% is the future. If I keep playing the odds.
XOXO
Stay Classy and Fabulous
Meghann