California Memory: Beauty Queen

This is Mai. She was my muse in North Hollywood. A talented girl with the chameleon gene.

This shoot was done at our friend Mark's kitchen. My sister Angela did the make-up and hair. We draped this wonderful cloth around her and secured with staples. This kitchen is almost identical to my kitchen. A few months after this shoot, I moved to the unit across. Many happy memories.

CaliforniaMemory: baby doll

Taken sometime in 2005. Stocker Street. That's my sister Angela. We both worked on the make-up and I sewed the top.

At this point in my life I was a waitress at a deli in Glendale. I loved my job and was happy to have my sister over. Working on songs, doing shoots and loving California. I was 24.