PoiPriestess

When I was a kid, I used to watch my Dad jump rope. He pretty rigorously worked out with the jump rope multiple times a week and started doing cool tricks with it — double jumps, triple jumps, spinning in the air and arm crosses to name a few things. I was never quite that [...]

I’m always inspired when people I know can achieve levels of success that get them brand recognition around the globe. Congratulations to friend Joshua Hoover and his band, Kapahaki, for their recent coverage in the “What We’re Listening To” selections in the Reggae genre. They will be having a CD release party this Friday night, [...]

My friend is looking for a DJ for tomorrow: World beat, dance music, a little hip hoppy, soulful, strong beat — for a graduation party tomorrow – 4pm to 10 pm – in Oakland (near Alameda in a loft). They have speakers but nothing else, so you’d need your own equipment. This is for a [...]

Let’s see – – the quick summary of my past 6 weeks. . . April 14-17, 2009 I moved everything out of my old place. About a third of it went to my new office/art studio/sewing lab. Through a bizarre twist of fate, my bed ended up there as well which is convenient if I [...]

My inbox and Facebook pages were littered with reference after reference to Susan Boyle. If you don’t know who this woman is, you’ll want to check out the video below so you have your own point of reference. I would actually invite you to do this before reading on, because my own talk about things [...]

As you may or may not be aware, on April 25 I’m producing the largest gathering of internationally renown fire dancing artists ever assembled on one free, legal and public stage in the western hemisphere. This event is being held in Union Square and is part of the Jewels in the Square program (city sponsored) [...]

I love it when time, money and skill all come together to create a great piece of art. I thought this piece was well done and executed.

Photos and links to the original blog entries for  Fall 2006. Direct access to the articles is available using the archives link on the top of this page as well. October 8, 2006   October 27, 2006   October 29, 2006 November 14, 2006 November 27, 2006 December 11, 2006

I love technology! I love that I can sit in my bed naked and be on a talk show with a woman who is 2500 miles away, perhaps even sitting in her own home and that anyone on the web can listen to it! How awesome is that? Listen to the interview archive here.

I so love my life. I made this cool costume where the trim cost more than the clothes.doing… hee hee… I get to roll around in the dirt and play wth fire… ah, yes, there I go doing things I “shouldn’t” be

What I worked on tonight hanging with Noel and Mike:   – inverted thread the needle (mike) – inside weave (noel) – 1.5 weave – pendulum weave – tangle – hyperloop – airwrap – inverted weave – infinite weave – split time flower 2×1 big/little petal – hybrid antispin butterfly – uhs bfly with lockout [...]

A grand success, even if I did set my costume on fire. Ironically, none of the beginners did it but a bunch of the pros did. . .

My second television experience!

I’d like to share a little about Wisdom, as I understand it just now. Perhaps it will give you joy in some way — I imagine especially those who have done Arete. I have for years considered doing Arete. First, because of a completion party I was at (also my first professionally paid fire dancing [...]

KRNV reporter Adriana Banovich covers the surge of poi fire dancing in the Reno, NV area, featuring Reno’s premier poi troupe, Controlled Burn with supporting audio from moi, Temple of Poi founder, Isa “GlitterGirl’ Isaacs and footage of Hunter and I from the Temple of Poi 2006 Fire Dancing Expo. My first television appearance! whoo [...]