Spiral's Photo Album

Elias and I

2009-07-29T00:59:32Z

before the Temple burn, 2006. Elias is a dear friend and has been missing since Monday, July 20, 2009. Please contact me or his mother Anna at 919-960-4763 is you know anything about his disappearance. FB page with most current info is at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spiral/87724701730#/group.php?gid=109664453538&ref=mf

flier for Bubble Show

2009-05-15T11:53:55Z

I didn't realize I was a 'featured artist' until a few days before...no pressure! hah!

on the lyra

2009-05-15T11:52:06Z

photo by Jim McGuire

Elbow Stand

2009-05-13T12:16:23Z

while i can tap my toes to my head, i haven't yet trained the muscles to hold them there...soon coming, soon coming. feels pretty great, though, since my feet were about a foot away from my head when i started! photo by Jim McGuire

Thanksgiving with Circus Orphans

2008-12-11T22:28:59Z

those of us who stayed in Brattleboro for Thanksgiving gathered at Nettie's house for food, theater games and a lil danceparty courtesy of my ion. Pictured from right to left...little Kevin the amazing contortionist, my girl Abby, Radha and myself. Good times, good times.

New York Academy of Art, Tribeca Ball 2008

2008-11-28T17:35:50Z

I was honored to perform at this year's Tribeca Ball, an annual fundraiser for the New York Academy of Art, Feb. 11, 2008. This is a fun shot from the end of the night showing myself, the fabulous Johnny Fox and a lovely young lady who played the claviola whose name has unfortunately slipped my mind. This was an amazing event at which I performed several different functions...strolling artist with contact ball, stage sets with hoops...and- a first for me- model for an auction. This year the event was held at the school itself and much of it took place among the studios of the incredibly talented graduate-level artists who study there. The auction was for the set of Piaget jewelry I'm wearing in this shot. Valued at $100,000 (!), I donned this earring and necklace set that Parker Posey had been wearing all night and proceeded to wander throughout the wealthy socialite crowd showing it off in the hopes that it would garner a high bid to raise money for the school. Talk about surreal! Here I am wearing this ensemble that is worth many times my net, being beckoned "Spiral, Spiral" hither and yon all over this lavish dining area, to model for, banter with and smile at, all these figures in the art and social scene of NYC...with the auditory backdrop of an auctioneer.

Sisters in the Flow

2008-11-28T17:26:03Z

Jewels and I at Hoop Camp in Santa Cruz, Sept. 27, 2008. Longtime friends, completely blissed out during the final hoop jam. This photo is scanned from a Polaroid that was taken of us. I was so elevated, I'm not even sure who took the shot, but thank you! We've gotten the 'Are you two sisters?' question quite often, and our kinship certainly shows in this pic...I love you Jewels!

In the Rain

2008-11-22T20:55:29Z

'as the embers of a summer lost their breath and disappeared...' Fiona Apple's 'Pale September' with the memories of a summer romance now bittersweet, somehow figured this pic of me dancin' in the Colorado rain, deep in Flow was appropriate. World Hoop Day 2008 comes and goes I suppose...

Boston Decom

2008-11-22T20:48:08Z

in a cylinder of lights at Boston Decom, I couldn't see anything on the outside, but apparently folks were having a good ole time watching and taking pictures of my lighted reverie, including the fabulous Jonny Woo..who snapped this shot.

Scrying the Sphere

2008-10-21T23:54:08Z

from a late night set performing alongside the Global Village stage at Floydfest, July 25, 2008. photo by Roger Gupta (for some reason I felt like this looked better flipped horizontally, which is why his name is backwards ;)

Harmony Fest 2008

2008-11-09T23:53:46Z

performing on the Goddess Stage at Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa, CA with Pele's Tears Friday night, June 11, 2008...thanks to Kyer Wiltshire for the photo!

Thursday...

2008-09-15T01:44:15Z

on the playa, headed out to brave the seas of sand. Kinda having a hard time resisting posting some pics of my playa fashion ;)

Laughing in the face of...

2008-09-15T00:05:25Z

Exhaustion!! This was taken after my most epic (solo, of course) road-warrior mission of the summer. There were the two 10-ish hour days in a row from the playa to Salt Lake City to Denver...those weren't nuthin! When I got word coming out of the dust that I had a juicy gig back in NC Sept 5-6 I knew it was gonna be tight. With a sweetie in Denver I wanted to get as much time with as possible with before we parted ways for the entire winter (yucky) and as potentially delusional as such matters of the heart can make you, I decided I could stick around with him till 10am on the 4th. HAh! What you say? 'That's crazy!' No doubt! I didn't realize quite how crazy until a little ways in and after a couple bouts of road construction and traffic cut drastically into any possible rest time. I drove 28+ hours with about an hour.5 nap, obscene amounts of caffeine and much head-shaking to try and wake up. Went *straight* into a posh hotel parking lot, ransacking my dust-filled van for all the elements of this costume, throwing it on and going directly onto the floor to welcome folks for 3 hours of ambient performance. Thank goddess there was no stage time! After it was all said and done, I went upstairs to have a much-needed beer with my good buddies Hardin and Steve and H took this shot. Whew! Aside from my first speeding ticket ever, I feel lucky to have gotten there alive. Guardian angels in full effect.

Friday on the Love Dove

2008-10-03T21:29:50Z

This was the precursor to my only night of real debauch on the playa...good thing I was dressed for it ;-) Thanks to Kitty and Frank for the ride around Black Rock City on their chariot of Love!

I love this man...

2008-09-11T00:56:54Z

Hardin Minor, the man responsible for 'discovering' me and starting to book me for corporate performance work back in 2004. I owe him so much! This was his first burn and we had a fabulous campsite, along with Jungle Jim (photo and thanks for his awesome self forthcoming) in Big Puffy Yellow

8-8-8

2008-09-11T01:24:59Z

Thanks to Mica for taking this shot (and for artfully playing with the color) from WHD in Denver.

World Hoop Day 8-8-8

2008-08-20T22:48:53Z

Mica took a series of shots of me, lots while I was in Helix Flow, right before the skies opened up this day. This was at the WHD event in Cheesman Park, Denver, CO

Forest Friends

2008-08-20T22:41:56Z

In Sherwood Forest at Rothbury Festival with the Kaivalya/Cosmic Fire Crew. Good times! Thanks again to Mica for the shot.

In Blue for Rothbury

2008-08-20T22:37:43Z

thanks to Mica for the photo, these are the first ones I have of this costume tutu by the lovely Kelsey Faery (the perfectionist in me wishes the cropping i did to this had taken...i'm not on my computer)

Building Community

2008-08-19T00:31:24Z

For some reason, I don't think I've ever uploaded this image to my tribe page, although it's been on my Myspace forever. Someone just commented on it there, which got me reminiscing... This shot is one of my favorites of the vibrant all-ages hooping scene that gathers round the live music that happens bi-weekly at Weaver St. during the summer months. Pretty sure this is from 2004, maybe even 2003. It captures quite well the joy I always feel there, heart-full! I miss those times, those friends...those awesome little hooplings that blow me away with their prowess at 6 years old! (Although, I do appreciate that it looks like I'm blowing away the little girl on the left in this shot ;-) Full size view is better...

Warrior Goddess

2008-08-17T19:14:18Z

resonating with this image of restful contemplation during a long and challenging mission...and with a book of Paulo Coelho's I read recently 'Warrior of the Light, a Manual'

Sound Healing

2008-08-19T00:31:30Z

an old school pic I unearthed and scanned of me sitting stageside for an early morning set of didg, flute and drums played by good friends to gently wake the crowds at the shakori hills fest, circa 2005 Not sure why I like this...recalls a time of peace, I suppose.

Kentucky Derby

2008-08-17T19:03:43Z

myself, Stefan and the lovely Meghan the Cat at the Kentucky Derby this May. Good times, intense times (given the fate of the only philly in the race). We enjoyed a rare gathering of hoop friends from around the country, coming together for fun and performance. And I daresay we were some of the best dressed folks there ;-) Thanks to Brent for the pic!

The Garden Club, Vienna, Austria

2008-08-17T18:24:36Z

Impromptu performance in my mother's homeland. My cousin Alex loved it, while most of the upscale clubgoers didn't quite know what to make of me... Event was appropriately called 'Blue Revolution'

Me & Revolva

2008-08-05T23:43:52Z

This is from the first time we met in person, back in Portland in November, where I got to link up with Lucian (who graciously took the pic and provided crash space), Kara, Rob and Jasmine. I love this girl..and love this pic...and love...beer!