Honored and excited!

This past weekend I had the honor of getting to meat Mark Ryden (pun intended) at his opening of The Gay 90's Old Thyme Meat Show.

Above photo from Butterfly of Juxtapoz Magazine and I also received a sweet lil write up from W Magazine http://www.wmagazine.com/w/blogs/editorsblog

So much fun!!

The following night I had the honor to show for Papusza Couture. . . on stilts. . . on a trapeze! Her work is hauntingly beautiful. If you havent had a chance to check it out by all means go see http://www.papuszacouture.com/




Photo by Ali Schmitz

And Wow it has been a busy year thus far my goodness. I had a really great time working with Zine Brown of Thousand Names Productions being an Earth goddess in his upcoming release "Hidden Sister" which Miss Kai Altair (www.kaialtair.com) sings on as well. Joined by super rockstars Sera Solstice, Nicotine, Abby Hertz, Veronica Varlow and Anya Sapakovnova. Cant wait til this one comes out folks. It will surely be a treat.


Photo By Justin Aubuchon, Costume by Kae Burke


Yay much love and creation*

-=ali*

Day to Day

Hello folks in the day to day I have been dreaming up new ways to make a name for myself and most notably, pay my loans from graduate school quicker. It has turned out that despite it awarding me a life of fun and amazing adventures. .. i do actually feel burdened by the amount of digits following the dollar sign on my monthly statement.

Sooo I have resolved to start busking. I will be busking a few times a month in public parks and I hope to see you there. I also hope this will inspire me to have new costumes, exciting ideas, and big connections.

I am also working on some small musical projects and looking for collaboraters.

Much love and excitement.

-=ali*

First Flurries

First flurries flutter freely from the sky. Buildings stand tall as the individual flakes float and fly in swirls down the streets.

Yay Winter!

oxoxxo

-=ali*

fall

Wow I was walking to work today and the orange fall leaves on the ground were spray painted red. So cool.

xoxoxo

-=ali*

autumns return

on my way to work i coasted through two movie sets, spiraling leaves blown from trees, and an extraordinary wind storm.

I watched a taxi creep along side this girl trying to get to school . . . and continued to pester despite her swatting him away. I made up several stories to go along with this scenario one being that the driver pissed her off and that she jumped out of the car sans payment. Who knows.

It brought forth memories of shady taxi drivers that i have had to deal with in the past. You can never be too careful.

Regardless, the real point behind this post is that fall has started. The leaves are changing, the sun is hiding behind buildings hours earlier, and the slightest chill can be felt on the wind.

The autumnal season has begun.

Yay**

Kaleidoscope NYC!!!

Hello folks~

I want to thank everyone involved for all of their help making such a beautiful event flourish into a reality that we all could revel in.

Thank you for support, your ideas, for helping spread the word, and for manifesting such good thoughts and energy that lead to a memorable and lovely evening.

Hooray for everyone making such a kaleidoscope of presence.
xoxoxoxo
-=ali*

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I wanted to let you know that a very friendly beautiful street party occurred this past saturday on 8/16 that went for 5 hours all the way through Battery Park at sunset with huge 20 foot flags, the SI Ferry back and forth, and through brooklyn where aerial silks were performed on the street and a lengthy fire performance also persued as a grand finale.

Everyone was dressed up, had instruments and rocked out to make for a righteous and a celebratory event.

It was called Kaleidoscope

http://www.kineticfaction.com/

flickr search Kaleidoscope nyc for some pics

i found some here too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi8MjQpzTq4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44575143@N00/sets/72157606822525987/
http://picasaweb.google.com/brutuslove/KaleidoscopeUnicornStyle?authkey=iqVzDiCIahohttp://picasaweb.google.com/STFUKatielady/KaleidoscopeSequencehttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=657950507#/album.php?aid=150419&id=657950507&ref=mf (u need a facebook acct)mailto:23102714@N07/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=657950507#/photo_search.php?oid=29892533689&view=all

Yay**

summer breeze

Cool breezes sneak under one-hundred year old concrete as it absorbs the sun rays from 146 million km away. I make my way gently and serenely, gliding from shadow to shadow.

A beautiful summer day in a city that slaves around the clock. I hope I am not the only one to take notice and enjoy it for the time being. Floral bouquets line shop windows, blades of grass sneak through slabs of concrete to reach out to the universe around it. Roots grip tight to hidden gravestones and non-decomposing goods from the early 20th century, which added miles to Manhattan.

Store fronts are swept and hosed down each morning to wash away the urine and excretions of humans and their pets from the full 24 hours before. I always know when Im late because the flower shop on University place is already cleaned up and ready to go . . .by the time I should be at work.

Coffee brewed by the cup by groovy californian espresso-master creates smiles and eye opening to all of the people who took the time to duck into the 4 square feet of customer space on 7th street. Sweet little thing, frothy and delecious, perks up my taste buds and my morning.

Breathe in breezy breaths
for a moment that doesn taste the taint of pollution
only the cool refreshment of past summer rain

The experience washes away the gruesome ending of last night where the 1/4inch side tip of my finger was ripped from my hand.

sauntering into work 2.5 hours late to deal with the pain and the clotting has made a genuine improvement to my day.

Cheers and wellness folks.

-=ali*

Tired little fingers

So i ve been type type typing away entering artists onto a database for Figment 2008 which will be an amazing three day art event out on Governor's Island ( the lil abandoned ex military base between manhattan and brooklyn) the last weekend in June 6/27, 6/28, and 6/29.

I am currently their Performance Curator and it is definitely one of the largest creative responsibilities of my life. I have to say though I am so impressed by the multitude of people that donate a significant amount of their time to make Figment 2008 happen.

It will be a roller coaster of art, performance, installations, music, and amazingness**

Anyone in or around NYC should definitely come check it out, especially because it is totally FREE. Everyone is volunteering their time and talent. . no busking, no tips, no vending. Free cultural experience open to all ages.

It will be pretty spectacular**

YaY**

xooxxoxo

-=ali*