Every photographer has a different eye: Tyson Sommer

More girlShow 2011 pictures have rolled in. This time from attendee Tyson Sommer. He zoomed in and caught some beautiful colors and clarity at the show. Enjoy!

Every photographer has a different eye: Eddie Walker

Eddie Walker’s normally a participating artist at our shows, creating live airbrush masterpieces. But he didn’t have the proper… equipment… to particpate in girlShow. So instead, Eddie brought his camera out and shot what he saw.

You can meet Eddie at many artlovemagic events, or check out his airbrush work at www.eddietwalkerart.com

Thanks, Eddie!

Every photographer has a different eye: Sarah Fulk

The photographers were definitely out at girlShow 2011, and their lenses caught some true brilliance. Each photog definitely has their own unique style. Here are just a few of my favorite shots of the night from photographer Sarah Fulk.

Sarah got in CLOSE to the action. Fly on the shoulder kind of stuff. Great to see the show from this angle.

Gorgeous work, Sarah. You can follow Sarah’s photography (or inquire about working with her) at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Fulk-Photography/120453338040054

Burlesque to Breakdancing

Attendee Scott Carson Ausburn took some AMAZING shots of the feature dance number on the main stage. Be sure to check out the “From Burlesque to Breakdancing” blog over at www.artlovemagic.wordpress.com.

girlShow photo booth pics are up!!

Tammy Grove, girlShow’s photobooth photographer, feverishly worked on these photos from the event last night. If you were one of the many who did something crazy in our sideways house then check out the link below. Tammy is so awesome she is allowing digital copies to be downloaded from her smugmug site. For those interested in physical prints, those are also available for purchase through the same site.

  Thank you Tammy for doing such a fantastic job with this photobooth. Thank you David Rodriguez, Co-Founder of ArtLoveMagic, & his crew for creating such a memorable photobooth for this years girlShow.

Click on this link to view these awesome pics.

http://tammygrove.smugmug.com/Events/girlShow-Photobooth/18196410_gSJskw#1398281083_bdmhMj8

thank you 2011

What a night. girlShow 2011 was amazing. Pics will be rolling in across the next several weeks. Check this space, our facebook page, and the artlovemagic blog in coming days. Thank you everyone!

Last Thoughts for girlShow 2011

We are on the eve of girlShow 2011. So much love has gone into putting this show together, I know that it will be brilliant. I am eager to see the fruits of all our hard work that our production team has put into the show tomorrow night. The talent this year is phenomenal, the interactives are intriguing, the show itself is going to be badass. All of this would not have been possible without great peeps behind me. Thank you Deb for lining up incredible musicians & making sure that the stage is going to rock. Thank you Michael for all of your support and helping out with odds & ends. Thank you to Salem and Mario for putting together a great volunteer crew and supporting the event in multiple ways. Thank you Lizzie for putting together some amazing Artist Spotlights for this show & thank you David, my husband, for  your love & support, you are an amazing man & I am blessed that you are mine.

For all the attendees, come prepared to be amazed & inspired by these incredible ladies. It will be an evening that I hope you will always remember & thank you for all of your support. See you tomorrow night.

Nicole Rodriguez

Lead Producer girlShow 2011

nicole@artlovemagic.com

girlShow 2011: Brilliance compilation cd

This is the design and lineup for the music compilation we’re releasing for girlShow 2011. The cd includes tracks by local musicians Reinventing Jude, Jordan Franz, Hunter, Deborah Driscoll, Erin Gayden, Vicious Cycle, and Elle.

This cd will be available for $5 at our merch table – or – as a free gift to anyone who prepurchases their tickets to the show at www.artlovemagic.com (pre-purchase available only through this evening).

girlShow 2011 stage times

Musician/Poet time slots for girlShow 2011 (7/23/11)

Anything is subject to change (flex-i-ble), but this should be pretty close.

Lounge Stage

on the Lounge Stage, DJ Sissy Ross will entertain the crowds before and after every set
8:30pm – Sonya Jevette
9pm -TBA
9:30pm – Erin Gayden
9:50 – Alexandra Marie
10pm – Elle
10:20 – Chelsea Roff
10:30pm – Jordan Franz
11:00pm – Ashley Falgout
11:30pm – Vicious Cycle

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Main Stage
on the Main Stage, DJ Night Nurse will entertain the crowds before and after every set

8:00pm – Night Nurse
8:30pm– Deborah Driscoll
9pm – Karyna Kruz
9:30pm Ashley Gatta & The Free People
10:00pm – Hunter & One Night Stand
10:30pm – Kelly Nygren
11:00pm – B-Girls & Night Nurse
11:30pm – Reinventing Jude
11:50pm – Night Nurse

whaaaat? You don’t have your tickets yet???
get ‘em now until Friday price at www.artlovemagic.com
everyone who pre-purchases recieves a complimentary cd of girlShow 2011 musicians

photo of Jude by Carlos Ruiz

Empowerment through Brilliance… and Brilliance through Empowerment

Empowerment through Brilliance… and Brilliance through Empowerment 
by Carolyn Collins
(poem ©2011 Alexandra Marie; photos & video © 2011 Carolyn Collins Photography)

As I look up into the dark sky of night, I am drawn toward the light of a full moon… and am captivated by its brilliance. Gazing into that beacon of light, I remind myself that this moon’s luminosity is merely a reflection of a much greater source of light… to guide, to inspire, or even just to cast a smile upon someone’s heart. Yet, even when clouds fill the sky, the moon’s light is powerful enough to cast the most magical glow throughout the darkest of skies.

The creative woman has multiple sources of brilliant light reflecting through her to guide or inspire others… or even just to cast a smile upon their hearts. This is the empowerment bestowed upon females who use their creative passion in a directed effort to speak to the world. Empowerment through brilliance + brilliance through empowerment = the opportunity to make a difference. Regardless of the expressive form, the artistic woman’s brilliance is enhanced by her own unique experiences, dreams, perspectives and instincts as a female. Her brilliance grants her with empowerment when she actively pursues her passion… and this empowerment, in turn, increases the luminosity of her brilliance. It’s an exponentially amazing energy with unlimited potential.

I invite you to listen to Alexandra Marie’s passionate voice in this spoken word video “Deeply Rooted”

DEEPLY ROOTED
Toes planted firmly in the earth
She dreams in color
Reaches toward the sky
And grasps it
Firmly
Dedicated
Motivated
No goals
Just future reality
Anything that crosses her lips
You can’t help
But believe
She leaves
You breathless
What you can see and cannot
All subplot
Because the truth
Doesn’t need to headline
Food in water
Age in rings
Her beauty sings so loudly
It can be heard by the deaf
The wind blows her
Always just beyond your reach
But you won’t keep your limbs to yourself
She never ceases to amaze me
I can recognize her glow from across a room
She can transform anything into incredible
From page to stage
Film to canvas
The way she moves inspires awe and
Ooh…
Wait, she is speaking
Singing
Dancing
Saying
Snapping
Painting
Praying
Molding
Twisting
Turning nothing
Into everything
Birthing
Ideas
Babies
Melodies
Brilliance
In every breath
Inhale…
Can you feel it?
Exhale…
Do you see her?
So much more than soft skin
Curves and
Sweet smells
There is power in her
But you don’t need to take my word
This GIRL will SHOW better than I can tell…

girlShow 2011 once again offers a talented and passionate lineup of women this year. These girls are pushing beyond the mediocre, challenging themselves as well as those who experience their artistic voice/vision. Inspiration is key in the lives of all, whether or not they consider themselves to be artistic. In fact, creative limitations can sometimes be the most powerful inspirations to cast a magical glow through ‘dark, clouded skies’. Come. Be inspired. Witness the brilliance… feel the empowerment of art in all its forms.

I was recently surrounded by just a few of girlShow 2011’s artistic cast, including (among many others)

(starting at top…left to right)
Alexandra Marie – spoken word poet
 David Rodriguez – co-producer 
Tory Wardrick – painter 
Nicki Rodriguez – lead producer 
Janessa Garza – painter
 Shakira Pierce – aka DJ Night Nurse
Heather Alley – photographer & painter
(yours truly – girlShow 2009 photographic artist & guest blogger, still glowing the day after hanging with this 2011 crew!)
Laura Ruben – painter 
Tiffany McAnarney – painter 
Deborah Driscoll – co-producer
 Naomi Hunter – jeweler 
Ixchel Aguilar – painter 
Tammy Grove – photographer & painter 
Chelsea Roff – spoken word poet.

If you have not yet pre-purchased tickets for this July 23rd, 2011 event in Deep Ellum (Dallas, TX), YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON AN AWESOME BONUS! Go to artlovemagic.com for details + discounted online ticket purchase & more!
 Peace and smiles,
~Carolyn