In the midst of the inevitable sadness and heartbreak following the death of our Mother, there has been a bright moment for our family this week. Our niece landed a role in a movie!
A freshman in high school, Carla is playing the part of "Rose" in a period-piece being filmed in Oregon over the next several weeks. Carla gets to dress-up in fancy costumes - and Carla gets to spend a lot of time in make up.
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No. Not on her face.
The makeup artist does his magic on her back.
"Rose" has been whipped.
Only a glimpse of the wounds and scars will be shown for a second on the film... but it took hours to apply the graphic details of abuse.
Photo courtesy of Portland Acting Company
Gee. I hope you had your coffee this morning before looking at my beautiful niece.
Here she is, leaving make-up... heading over to get into her costume... then hair... and makeup on her lovely face.
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There. That's better.
Do you think Victorian-period girls had Blackberries?
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Until my next update, I remain, your "watch out Angelina" correspondent.