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| STACYCEE PEARL dance project |
Reflection
The tone of the show was set with an opening tribute to Rachel Carson, author of the book “Silent
Spring,” which is credited with starting the environmental movement, footage of space travel, and the iconic Indian anti-pollution commercial.
Then it was energized with dancers from “STAYCEE PEARL dance project” moving to the song, Summer Breeze (Isley Brothers). The audience was awed by a
butterfly fashion with re-purposed circular glass and steel fiberglass huge wings (Pgh
Glass Center Artists) which kicked off the non-stop “cosmic fashion”.
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| "Milky Way" (Faith & Kahos) |
The show was an “out of this world” experience with local artists
creating fashions inspired by the universe and sustaining the environment by recycling
materials in the fashion construction! The runway models really displayed works of art evolved
from the imagination and heart of Pittsburgh’s local artists. Each construction was detailed, even down to the artistic
direction of hair and make-up created by Izzazu, Spa, Salon and Serata. Body art was displayed in “Earth and Galaxy” (Lauren Borwoski make-up
artist) and the “Black Holes”(Terry Boyd) fashion was adorned with under eye gold leaf.
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| Body art "Earth and Galaxy" (Lauren Borwoski) |
The fashions were so amazing with the cleaver use of materials. “The
Sun and Solar System” (Cat Belskey) shined with lights, a hat of plants, and reused bicycle covers in the skirt; “Mercury
Rising” (Tom Higgs, Karen Page)flowed with recycled tie-dyed fabric
in the wings and lights woven into the bodice of the dress; and “Northern Lights”(Keith Kelly) bounced
with recycled plastic six-pack rings in
a cascading skirt and neck choker.
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| "Northen Lights" (Keith Kelly) |
This was the third annual fashion show event and I would not
miss it next year! You could feel the creative excitement in the room especially
from Emilio Cornacchione (Izzazu) who has a vision to expand this event to other Earth Day cities with simultaneous video streaming-Pittsburgh
sure is going from a “steel city to a thriving home for green innovation”
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| Sun and Solar System (Cat Belskey) |
(See other Earth day events at http://pittsburghearthday.org/events/ . Try
the Solar Powered Food Truck Festival located at Fourth Avenue and Market square and/or The Great Lakes beer crawl,
where you drink beer and they plant a tree. Don’t miss the earth day wrap up
party on Saturday, 4/22/17, "La Vie en Vert" (The Green Life) at Penthouse of the Frick Building and
enjoy Pittsburgh's beautiful skyline with food and entertainment.)
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| Constellation (David Pohl) |
Spiritual
Reflection
Praise him, sun
and moon! Praise him all you twinkling stars! Praise him, skies above! Praise
him, vapors high above the clouds! Let every created thing give praise to the
Lord, for he issued his command, and they come into being.
(Psalm 148:3-5)
Other Sources
Izzazu http://www.izzazu.com/
Indian commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OHG7tHrNM