Bloom at the Pacific Coast in Northern California

Bloom and her partner were so generous and gave me a place to stay with them in Northern California for a few days while I was on my cross country road trip last summer. They live within walking distance of a second growth Redwood forest and it was my actual heaven to be able to walk down their driveway, around the corner, and into the forest with massive Redwoods, ferns, and the biggest clovers I’ve ever seen in my life (they were PALM SIZED!). I took a walk in the forest every day that I was there. Their house was so cozy and comfy, and I fell in love with the small town they live in when we went to the farmer’s market in the middle of the town. There were local organic farms selling their produce, vegan food vendors, live music, and barefoot people dancing or laying in the grass. We went to this special beach about a 30 minute drive from their house to walk around and it was there that I saw the Pacific ocean for the first time, and actual TIDE POOLS for the first time! Bloom and I went back the next day to take this roll of film around sunset. My experience of Northern California was simply magickal! It was so wonderful to finally meet Bloom in person (we had been friends online for years) and get to spend some time with her.

CURRENTLY: I applied for an artists’ residency here in Charlotte on the 19th and I will hopefully be hearing back from them sometime next week! I feel as if the residency was MADE for me and I really REALLY hope I get it! Click here if you’d like to see the page I put together for part of my application. With the residency I would be provided with my own studio space for 6 weeks (along with a stipend!) and I would use that space to have at least one nude gathering (but hopefully several). I feel like I’m in limbo because I don’t want to make any plans until I know if I got the residency or not. Just a few more days til I find out! EEEEK!

Photo members: click here to view the full photoset of Bloom the Pacific Coast in Northern California
Video members: click here to view the BTS video
First Look members: click here to view the images from Conscious Creativity & click here to view the BTS video