Two days later the cheerleader was transformed into a race car driver.
I met her by accident elsewhere at the fair and stopped her to tell I had posted the photo of her as a cheerleader and the immediate response I got from a friend of hers who she went to high school with. She was very happy to hear it, saying it completely made her day.
‘Stripe’
We got into a conversation about how many costumes she has (about 150) and the amount of work she does traveling between Tulsa and Los Angeles.
She mentioned she needs to have photos taken of her in all her costumes to update her website and I offered my services to do the photo shoot but it never came about.
Tulsa State Fair – The area behind the midway and outside the big expo building is a great place to see spaces and people in unexpected juxtapositions.
‘The Painter and the Custodians’
But don’t go there if you have a sensitive nose. It truly stinks!
I love groups of people that hold on to something. They are the keepers of the flame.
The Keepers of the Flame
I like that there is a young woman in the midst of the older women. She will be those women in another 30 years, and will have handed down the clogging tradition to someone much younger. I love that.
Man, was this ever the stand out for me. What a great, innovative idea for a cake! As a designer, I love going through the cake display in general. There are so many creative decisions that are made (or not made) that make looking at the creations well worth the time.
