The Ornamented Being
Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify
Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness
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Anna Pavlova’s costume designed by Leon Bakst for Swan Lake (1905)
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Giovanna Baccelli by Thomas Gainsborough
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Lesson 1 in tutu making: Cherish your fingers, wear gloves.
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I don’t think you will be hearing from me much for the next few weeks! We are making ballet tutus, which I’m rather excited about! I spent all day cutting my fabric layers out to prep for next week and I still have to finish cutting the soft tulle.
Wish me luck and patience!
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When I was younger I was classically trained in Russian ballet. I once wrote a poem detailing my ambitions, “… her dreams turn quietly on her toe.”
But dreams don’t make allowances for injuries.
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The Sugar Plum Fairy called and she wants her costume back.
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Portrait of a lady, said to be Marie-Madeleine Guimard, called Mademoiselle Guimard, ballerina of the Paris Opéra.
