I M Perfect lady

First day of filming done….and actually David was here for the morning.  He was wonderful wonderful!  Kind, curious, attentive and very creative, quiet, responsive, and open.  The perfect photojournalist for me!  Thanks Chad Johnson for connecting us!

He wanted a quilt to be my backdrop, and this is the only one that was completed enough to do the trick.  This photo is blurry, but you get the idea of the stage he created!

There were three very bright lights focused on me.  Once I seen all the equipment, it almost had me nervous…like this is real, we are going "live".  Lights, Camera…and action!  I was the object…how will my story land.  

David was very good at keeping the flow going, or so it seemed.  Neither of us worked from a script or scripted notes, just me being me and David intently listening capturing the gist of my story.

He took one hour of video in the "interview" type setting…then the Sunshine came into the livingroom and played with the lighting…too distracting but a great invite for us to go outside!

I choose to dress like I usually do on my Sundays at home. I felt relaxed and myself and it assisted with calming me. I was Me being Me!

He took video of me walking outside…for this was a very important part of my recovery; to be with nature.

We then took footage of my quilting space and of me quilting.  He is as creative with his camera…just like an Artist.  Paying attention to details…to weave the story together.

He asked if I had a white piece of fabric that we could write the words "Call Me Mental"….and that inspired me to create a quilt that will be in my episode.  I choose one of my hand-dye fabrics as the background and then used the white and black fabrics for the words….and I added My Lady!

What a fun way to honor the documentary…with a quilt!

I love the word play of Call Me Mental, if you must… and I will call me whatever I feel!  

The uneven border is because the handstitching isn't done…but I wanted to put this on the blog…celebrating the first day of filming my episode for "Call Me Mental".

Thanks again Dave for being you…and for taking such good care of me and my story and for treating it as it is….a wound of childhood that reverberated out for years…creating a survival self. And, my journey to find the real me!  Call Me Mental, but I am just revealing all of who I am and how I came to be…

More to come…at 5pm tomorrow Dave will be back behind the camera and My Lady will be in front!