One of my favorite models sat for us last week and then just a few days later I was lucky enough to be dancing up a storm with her to two smashingly good local soul funk bands Goodfoot and The Elevations right here in Honolulu.

Erica is so much fun and has been art modeling for over 20 years! I definitely learn so much from her, both from drawing her form as well as taking notes on how to hold myself when it's my days to model... not to mention being inspired by her eternally-young-at-heart attitude. I just love being able to connect with people in a deeper way, and something about being a figure model almost requires a comfort with openness and vulnerability that I adore so much.

Here’s a few more of Erica:

originally published November 27, 2018