My colonial dress made an appearance on the hottest day of the year--July 3 was a record-setter!
I was representing The California Boys, at my very first gig for them.
(photo by Kara Mundy)
The 102-degree day meant that festivities outside the historic mansion in Lancaster, PA, (which was owned by George Washington's friend and adjutant general) were moved inside the high-ceilinged and cool interiors. I was supposed to be on the porch, but they put me in the elegant blue drawing room, that housed a genuine signature of George Washington himself. (You can see it in my Ambiance Reel.)
In another room, there were some actual historic silhouettes of the mansion's family, I got chills (which were actually quite welcome) when I looked at them!
Now for some of MY silhouettes! Volunteers were dressed to their colonial best,
and I had so much fun cutting them out (while being envious of the ladies' attire!)
These are where I only got a photo of the silhouette, not the subject: (these folks were busy teaching how to dance in the hallway, for the guests)
Now for some regular and/or patriotically-dressed folks:
All told, I managed to cut 70 silhouettes in four hours, people were waiting in line patiently despite the heat! Here's a few more just-the-silhouette pics:
Thanks to the The California Boys, and Kara, for coming in and taking that gorgeous pic of me.
I was proud to help Lancastrians to celebrate America's 250th!
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