A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

I knew a woman

This nice portrait of Kleptesvirgo was taken by Kelly MacDonald (her Ani DiFranco – slash – Theodore Roethke inspired chestpiece is by Seth Wood at Daredevil in NYC). Oh, and by the way — happy birthday!

Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:
I’m martyr to a motion not my own;
What’s freedom for? To know eternity.
I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.
But who would count eternity in days?
These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:
(I measure time by how a body sways).

Comments

41 responses to “I knew a woman”

  1. tinaxo Avatar

    Birthday Happy Pretty Girl!!

    Awesome Chest Piece.. flows really well with your body ++

  2. Pugatch Avatar

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNE!!! what a great photograph taken by my friend (and future roommate) Kelly

  3. Lexci Million Avatar

    I think this picture is simply delightful!

  4. leelou Avatar

    Happy birthday Anne!

  5. ELY M. Avatar

    Happy Birthday 😀

  6. Tatjana Avatar

    Anne…..sooooo beautiful. I love this picture.
    Happy Birthday sweet pea.

  7. Casey Avatar

    Happy Birthday Anne!! We need to meet up in the middle sometime soon!

  8. Corpse Avatar

    It’s beautiful but I can’t quite make out what it says :/
    my eyes are bad, “I feel my fat in what I cannot feap”?Is that it or fear.
    I want it bigger so I can see.
    It’s lovley either way happy birthday o.0

  9. James Avatar
    James

    how pretty!

    happy birthday:)!

  10. skulligan Avatar
    skulligan

    is she a dwarf? it may be the perspective of this shot but i get the impression that this person is a dwarf?

  11. xunseenx Avatar

    happy birthday, pretty girl!

  12. Sixums Avatar

    She’s so gorgeous and has such a cute figure. Happy Birthday.

  13. Smallfry Avatar

    Happy birthday cutie! And hooray for Ani! Oh, and #8, I believe it says “I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.”

  14. Kelly Avatar

    Oh anne. you look stunning. Im so happy I got to take this picture 🙂

  15. Leah Avatar

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNE!

    So much fun tonight.

    Such a great way to end the evening!

  16. Jessica Avatar

    That chestpiece is AMAZINGLY beautiful and so is this girl!

  17. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    Happy Birthday pretty lady.
    Hugz x

  18. vampirina Avatar

    She is absolutely beautiful…. x

  19. Talia Avatar

    aww shes cute ^^ awesome chestpiece
    happy birthday =)

  20. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    happy birthday

    beautiful 🙂

  21. Lola Avatar
    Lola

    Bonne Fête Anne

  22. dazy Avatar
    dazy

    happy birthday & beautiful picture

  23. haista vittu Avatar

    i love that poem;

    p.s.- you look lovely in your bones.
    : )

  24. haas Avatar
    haas

    that must be the most beautiful chestpiece i have ever seen. cute girl! happy birthday!

  25. GuerillaBabe Avatar
    GuerillaBabe

    Happy Birthday, Foxy Anne!

  26. miss_b Avatar
    miss_b

    super super cute!

  27. zeal Avatar
    zeal

    beaaaautiful.

  28. z is for xylophone Avatar
    z is for xylophone

    that chestpiece is just lovely. and she is, too…

    but what i love most about the photo is her (perceived?) bashfullness – the camera looking down on her, her off-centered ness, the raised eyebrows, cute half-smile, wringing hands…anyway, nice work.

  29. Raevyn Avatar

    The chest piece is so well suited for her body, and done so well!

    Enjoy your birthday,lady! 🙂

  30. ammre Avatar

    It’s the love of my life.
    *SWOONS*

  31. Kristin Avatar
    Kristin

    That’s such a beautifully designed peace and such a charismatic photo. They really leap (off the body and off the screen).

  32. Suzanne Avatar

    She’s so cute!

  33. lippi Avatar
    lippi

    She is SO CUTE! And such a fabulous tattoo.

  34. Annab Avatar
    Annab

    I would love to have me a girl like that 🙂

  35. skulligan Avatar
    skulligan

    so she’s not a dwarf?

  36. Anthony Avatar

    I saw her in person and she’s typical girl height, she isn’t a fuckin dwarf

  37. Jen Avatar

    woohoo Anne! 🙂

  38. Lil Miss Strange Avatar

    the way she holds her hands is so cute!!!!

  39. Travis Avatar

    Hey, I was just bored and browsing the modblog and who should I see? I love the chest piece, and I love you. I miss you tons.

    Love,
    Travis

  40. TheNathanator Avatar
    TheNathanator

    The chest piece is from Roethke’s poem “The Waking” and says “I feel my fate in what I cannot fear” – it is not from his poem “I Knew a Woman” as the title and the excerpt under the picture would suggest.

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