This is what I did this morning.

That hoop is really set on me, and that painting is real. We decided on the pose, which is free standing. Then Dmitry set the hoop, marked me with tape, painted and feathered only those spots on my body that showed inside the circle, then shot the pose complete with the colored areas. The white feathers are actually set in the shot too.

My hands were numb and my shoulder tweaked from holding that pose, which was originally with my legs even more arched down over my hands, on reflective plastic. Sooo worth it though.

This concept of feathers and paint was not my idea, however, perhaps strangely, it fit quite well into the events of my life of late. Photography by Epsilon Images.