What A Doll!

Someone once told me that my portraits captured the "light" in people. I found it a great compliment. It was easy to capture Bobbi Jo Free's inner light. She just shines.

I met Bobbi Jo when I photographed her at a charity event. I decided she was so inspirational and sweet we just had to photograph her in her art studio at Bell Arts Factory and share the images with you.

The day Grace and I photographed her she was teaching three of her grand kids to make stuffed sheep dolls. It was obvious from her studio walls that Bobbi Jo is talented in all forms of art, but she seems to mostly design and create dolls these days.






Although her studio is small, she fills it with love.






These are just a few of the many dolls Bobbi Jo has created.

Talented Youth of Ventura Perform at the Rubicon Theater

Grace and I photographed the sold out "Kids for Kids" show at the Rubicon Theater in Ventura this past Monday evening. Grace and I loved the show and were very impressed by Toby Tropper who emceed the show and wrote and acted in the funniest piece of the night. Toby is pictured below.




Also watch out for Sydney Unseth. She can't be more than 9 or 10 and is talented enough for Broadway right now. Photos of Sydney in rehearsal and during the show below.




The following was paraphrased from a Ventura County Star article.

Recognizing the Rubicon Theatre Company’s financial hardships and eager to give back, former participants in Rubicon youth camps performed in a one-night “Kids for Kids” youth benefit showcase to raise money for scholarships and future camps.

The showcase featured highlights from past Rubicon youth productions, such as “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Footloose,” “Babes in Arms,” “Once on This Island,” as well as the current production of “Godspell.”

The showcase was conceived and produced by Julie Farrell, 19, a former participant who recently finished her first year as a musical theater major at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pa. Julie is in the red shirt with the flowers below.