For about four or five years now, I’ve been searching for women who resemble Marilyn Monroe. I’m not saying they have to have her exact hair style and look but to just resemble her facially. Keep in mind the keyword is RESEMBLE. I know it’s foolish to look for a carbon copy, I’m looking for women with similar features. Basically, if we put the right lighting and makeup on, this woman would make people do a double-take.

This casting will be for a photo project that I’ve been trying to do for years and only the chosen women will be given the details.

If you or someone you know sounds like they would suit this casting, please head over to my website (tiffanyalonzo.com) to find contact details and email the following:
* Clear close up and full body photos. Do not have to be professional and I prefer you don’t wear makeup and have your hair in it’s natural style or pulled back. Would prefer both smiling and non-smiling photos. Please wear clothing that shows your body type. NO NUDES.
* Measurements, clothing size & shoe size (for styling purposes).

Please, no cheesy “look-a-likes” in costumes

When I finished the sketch, I uploaded it to my Twitter account, not thinking much of it. I had no idea it would be placed on Jenna & Channing’s photo website and featured on Channing’s website, channingtatumunwrapped. If I had known, I would have gone all out and not just done a little sketch, hahaha!  Anyhoo, I’m very thankful people liked my sketch, especially enough to retweet and put on websites!

Model Jasmine Sanders’ featured two paintings I did (that were inspired by her fashion portraits) on her Twitter and Facebook page, even using one as her profile pic. Jasmine has really showed me her support and it’s humbly appreciated!

If it weren’t for Twitter, my artwork would’ve never been seen by Jenna, Jasmine and others who appreciate it. Who said Twitter was boring and pointless?

Oh, and for those who don’t know, my artist name is Onyx Avedon.
Twitter: @OnyxAvedon
FB: Facebook.com/OnyxAvedon
YouTube: Youtube.com/OnyxAvedon
Website: OnyxAvedon.com

My No. 1 Pocket Kodak Camera

It was my birthday last Friday and I had a great birthday weekend spending time with those closest to me. I was very spoiled this year and among my presents was a No. 1 Pocket Kodak Camera from my Mom and Step-Dad.

It seems to be in great working condition so I purchased some film from ebay to see if it actually does work.  I’m super excited to try this camera out and I’m completely obsessed with it right now. Even though I can’t do anything with it until the film comes in the mail, I’m constantly opening it up and checking everything out.

I really hope this camera still works because it would be pretty awesome to photograph people/places/things with a camera that is around 100 years old.

In the dream I had before I woke up this morning, I was watching a tv show about strange famous places (I dont think this actually exists?). They’d take a place that is famous for an odd reason and give the story on it, along with information on what existed there before it became a famous place. The place they were showing was Marilyn Monroe’s house in LA, except it was two stories with an underground basement and was extremely elegant, like it was from a different era. The outside and inside of the house was white with gold details and was pretty big.

The show was telling the story of the house that used to be there before Marilyn’s and the owner of the lot. All of a sudden I was in the house and a part of the show (in a room that looked like a library/office/study) and was holding some kind of antique metal plate that’s used to imprint paper. It was rectangular and had the original owners likeness on it. The show host and a historian were there and the historian said the original owner of the lot was one of the first men to start using Confederate bills in the 1800′s. Before I placed the plate into it’s box, the historian said the man’s name but I can’t remember it. All I remember is that she used “Sir” before his actual name. Weird. Now I wonder who really owned that lot. Could you imagine if it were the same man in my dream? Spooky.

I had the pleasure of being featured on VancityBuzz.com a couple of weeks ago. Click here to check it out! Big thank you to Karm for the interview!

Links:
www.spankclothing.ca - twitter.com/spankclothing
www.sugarstudios.com - twitter.com/sugarstudios 
www.tiffanyalonzo.com - twitter.com/tiffanyalonzo

I hope 2010 brings you all health, happiness, humor, peace and prosperity!!  Love life and it will love you back

I’ve been waiting for the video and it’s finally here!!  For a really long time I’ve been itching to get to New York and in August 2009 I finally went for a full week. It was so amazing and inspiring. I would love to live there.  Yes, it was that great! Check out Empire State of Mind below:

Carolyn G's NY Showcard (Q Models, NYC)

 Above is Carolyn G’s Showcard for her NY Fashion Week go-sees.  The photo was taken for my “RAW” series and I’m very happy it was chosen for her NYFW showcard

Good luck, Carolyn! Hope NYC is treating you well!

Carolyn is represented by LizBell in Vancouver and Q Models in New York City.

EDIT: Click here to see Carolyn at NYFW!