Hello again! It's been a while since I've written. I've had every intention to write here more frequently, but I also have a horrible tendency of being a work-a-holic and having too much on my plate at all times, which is a great segue into my reflection on 2014.
Because 2013 was such a wonderful year of print publications for me, I did not have high expectations for 2014 in that regard. There are such limited options in print media these days with the decline in print publications, and in 2013 I was the cover model for 7 magazines, 2 clothing catalogs, and one major calendar.
Because 2013 was such a wonderful year of print publications for me, I did not have high expectations for 2014 in that regard. There are such limited options in print media these days with the decline in print publications, and in 2013 I was the cover model for 7 magazines, 2 clothing catalogs, and one major calendar.
I also bought my first house in 2013 and was a featured performer or headliner at multiple big-time fetish events, making it extra difficult to top 2013 with my accomplishments in 2014, or so I feared. I worried that perhaps 2013 had been "my year" and that 2014 would just be downhill. Looking back on 2014 now, I might not have had as many magazine covers, but I did still accomplish a lot, and I'm quite happy with my year, so here's my year in a nutshell, for those of you who wish to know.
2014 started with a bang when I got to be the cover model for Bizarre Magazine's January 2014 issue with 15 pages inside.
2014 started with a bang when I got to be the cover model for Bizarre Magazine's January 2014 issue with 15 pages inside.
And though Temptress went on stands in December 2013, because it is a quarterly magazine, I had the chance to see myself on stands on two different covers at once, which is something I never dreamed possible. I was also featured on the covers of Lush Kittens Magazine - Taboo Issue, Feb 2014 and Ivy Magazine - issue 12 - COVER, Back Cover, and 4 page pictorial. And though I had only 3 covers this year, I also got to appear on my first billboard, had 3 pages in Chas Krider's newest book with Goliath Publishing (Dirty Rendezvous), the back cover and multiple interior shots in Heart of Haute's 2015 Winter/Spring Catalog, a feature in Tease and Cake magazine's Summer Special Edition, and features in Atomic Bombshell, Renegade, Cycle Source, and more. I was also awarded the title of "Sleigh Mate" by Old Sled Works for April 2014 and will get to open up the new year as Miss January in Caliente Resorts 2015 Calendar. Now that I'm writing all of this out, I'm quite pleased with the print work I got in 2014 considering that I had put "print" on the backburner to concentrate on my fetish productions, but I'll get more into that soon.
In the beginning of 2014, I released my first instructional dvd called "Pinup Secrets."
I traveled to LA, Seattle, NYC, NJ, Maine, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Indianapolis, Chicago, DC, Eastern PA, Vermont, CT, Toronto, Nashville, Tampa, and more for shoots, featured appearances, performances, and sometimes just for fun. I had the chance to work with a lot of wonderful people, old friends and new.
I was a guest at "Sled Fest" at Old Sled Works in Duncannon, PA where I signed copies of Retro Lovely Magazine and Bizarre, sharing a table with Michael Bann (of Retro Lovely) and Tre Heyday.
I was a guest at "Sled Fest" at Old Sled Works in Duncannon, PA where I signed copies of Retro Lovely Magazine and Bizarre, sharing a table with Michael Bann (of Retro Lovely) and Tre Heyday.
On that same trip, I got to shoot with Scott Church for his series "Scott Church Presents" and in October I modeled for Scott Church's Calendar Workshop at Caliente Resort in Tampa.
Evan started to teach me photography, and I played 2nd shooter for him at a few weddings this year, making our official debut as Evanella Weddings. We have bookings for 2015, too.
I also made my first guest appearance at a Comic Convention as a Featured Cosplay Model for Rhode Island Comic Con in November, which was a blast.
I also made my first guest appearance at a Comic Convention as a Featured Cosplay Model for Rhode Island Comic Con in November, which was a blast.
In 2014, I continued modeling for Heart of Haute Clothing, Cupcake Provocateur Aprons, and Glamour Boutique, and I got to work with Uturn Utopia for the first time when I was in LA.
Some other highlights off the top of my head...I experienced a Murder Mystery Weekend in Vermont for my birthday in April, did some sightseeing in the Smithsonian Museums in DC, saw the Parthenon in Nashville, took a novel writing course, danced naked around a bonfire with 2 beautiful ladies, and did a roadtrip for my 2 year anniversary where we played with dinosaurs in a park in CT, ate at a bunch of retro diners, went antiquing, tried archery, waded in a giant champagne glass hot tub & swam in a heart-shaped pool in a suite at the Poconos, and hiked around Bushkill Falls. In August I took part in the Superheroine Showdown at FetishCon playing my HQ character "Hahnny Quinn" hosted by George Perez. I also got to headline the official FetishCon Afterparty at The Castle in Tampa, twice at Sin-o-Matic in Boston, and Haven's Leather and Lace Ball, as well as multiple performances for Wasabassco Burlesque in NYC (including their 10 Year Anniversary Extravaganza), Brick City Burlesque in Newark, and Personae in Boston. I also got to perform in The Slutcracker for my 3rd season the month of December.
Some other highlights off the top of my head...I experienced a Murder Mystery Weekend in Vermont for my birthday in April, did some sightseeing in the Smithsonian Museums in DC, saw the Parthenon in Nashville, took a novel writing course, danced naked around a bonfire with 2 beautiful ladies, and did a roadtrip for my 2 year anniversary where we played with dinosaurs in a park in CT, ate at a bunch of retro diners, went antiquing, tried archery, waded in a giant champagne glass hot tub & swam in a heart-shaped pool in a suite at the Poconos, and hiked around Bushkill Falls. In August I took part in the Superheroine Showdown at FetishCon playing my HQ character "Hahnny Quinn" hosted by George Perez. I also got to headline the official FetishCon Afterparty at The Castle in Tampa, twice at Sin-o-Matic in Boston, and Haven's Leather and Lace Ball, as well as multiple performances for Wasabassco Burlesque in NYC (including their 10 Year Anniversary Extravaganza), Brick City Burlesque in Newark, and Personae in Boston. I also got to perform in The Slutcracker for my 3rd season the month of December.
Of course some bad things happened, too, as they always do. Some good people passed away this year, friends and family. A tornado touched down in my yard, luckily only causing minor damage to my house (some broken windows and patches of shingles), but destroying my yard. The yard was one of my favorite things about this house, so I was devastated to have lost all the trees that gave it a private and lush forest feeling, including my favorite tree: a hundred year old maple, but at the same time, I was thankful for not having had more taken from me in that twister.
And my biggest accomplishment of all this year has been building my fetish modeling business. I have been modeling for fetish photographers and producers full-time (in addition to pinup and fashion modeling) since 2011, though part-time since 2007. This year a friend of mine convinced me to start posting regularly to my clips4sale stores as a way to make good money in the industry working for myself instead of having to tour around. I started doing it mid-Feb, and it was really tricky to keep up with it all while I was still working as a touring model/performer this year and maintaining my household, but I went full-steam ahead just the same because my end goal was to transition from being a touring model to working full time for myself as a model & producer in 2015. The majority of what I shoot is custom commissions and I have been having a blast doing it. It's fun to try to bring someone's idea to life, and to hear how happy they are when they get to see it. It has made this such a rewarding experience for me and I'm excited to retire from being a touring model so I can give my full attention to my fetish production business. To those of you who are fans of my modeling work, I promise I will still do photographic modeling and I am still available to travel with expenses paid; I will just no longer be touring. And to those of you who are fans of my video work, keep my pages bookmarked for all the fun to come. :)
To those of you who don't already know this as I assume some of you are here because of my fetish videos, I do all my own special effects and editing for my clips in addition to playing actress and director. Sometimes I hire my cameraman to shoot things, but I do everything else entirely on my own. I love it because it has been a fun artistic outlet for me, and I hope that I will only get better and better with more practice, so for those of you who like my work now, I hope you look forward to what's to come, and to those of you who haven't bought anything yet, I hope you'll check it out.
I know I'm missing a bunch of things, but I assess that 2014 was a great year for me and 2015 is already shaping up nicely.
I have the centerfold and feature in the Jan/Feb issue of Hustler Taboo and some other features I can't announce yet.
And my biggest accomplishment of all this year has been building my fetish modeling business. I have been modeling for fetish photographers and producers full-time (in addition to pinup and fashion modeling) since 2011, though part-time since 2007. This year a friend of mine convinced me to start posting regularly to my clips4sale stores as a way to make good money in the industry working for myself instead of having to tour around. I started doing it mid-Feb, and it was really tricky to keep up with it all while I was still working as a touring model/performer this year and maintaining my household, but I went full-steam ahead just the same because my end goal was to transition from being a touring model to working full time for myself as a model & producer in 2015. The majority of what I shoot is custom commissions and I have been having a blast doing it. It's fun to try to bring someone's idea to life, and to hear how happy they are when they get to see it. It has made this such a rewarding experience for me and I'm excited to retire from being a touring model so I can give my full attention to my fetish production business. To those of you who are fans of my modeling work, I promise I will still do photographic modeling and I am still available to travel with expenses paid; I will just no longer be touring. And to those of you who are fans of my video work, keep my pages bookmarked for all the fun to come. :)
To those of you who don't already know this as I assume some of you are here because of my fetish videos, I do all my own special effects and editing for my clips in addition to playing actress and director. Sometimes I hire my cameraman to shoot things, but I do everything else entirely on my own. I love it because it has been a fun artistic outlet for me, and I hope that I will only get better and better with more practice, so for those of you who like my work now, I hope you look forward to what's to come, and to those of you who haven't bought anything yet, I hope you'll check it out.
I know I'm missing a bunch of things, but I assess that 2014 was a great year for me and 2015 is already shaping up nicely.
I have the centerfold and feature in the Jan/Feb issue of Hustler Taboo and some other features I can't announce yet.
I was chosen to be one of Cinched Tight's models for her 2015 lines and What Katie Did is my new lingerie sponsor.
We've started renovating the 2nd floor of my house (which is a hassle right now but will look great when it's done in the next couple of months.)
In 2015, I will also be opening a 3rd clips4sale store. One of the companies I have been working with since 2008 has sold his company to me and Leila Hazlett. DIDVP will be split into 2 stores. I will be taking over the vore and vampire content and Leila will be taking over everything else. We will maintain the media pages together, but will have the content on separate stores (with links to the other) for the ease of our taxes. This store will be a fun experiment, as it will be my chance to work with other models only as producer, director, camera-person, and editor without having to play the talent (since I have my other 2 clips4sale stores to feature my personal work). I already have some shoots lined up with models for this and will be able to hire more models once it takes off.
I will be attending the AVN Convention in January to work the Clips4Sale Booth and film videos for my stores.
We've started renovating the 2nd floor of my house (which is a hassle right now but will look great when it's done in the next couple of months.)
In 2015, I will also be opening a 3rd clips4sale store. One of the companies I have been working with since 2008 has sold his company to me and Leila Hazlett. DIDVP will be split into 2 stores. I will be taking over the vore and vampire content and Leila will be taking over everything else. We will maintain the media pages together, but will have the content on separate stores (with links to the other) for the ease of our taxes. This store will be a fun experiment, as it will be my chance to work with other models only as producer, director, camera-person, and editor without having to play the talent (since I have my other 2 clips4sale stores to feature my personal work). I already have some shoots lined up with models for this and will be able to hire more models once it takes off.
I will be attending the AVN Convention in January to work the Clips4Sale Booth and film videos for my stores.
I also have a Disney World vacation with my family in the horizon. Yes, I'm quite looking forward to the things to come in 2015.
I'm sorry if this reflection seems "braggy" in any way. I think when we write these kinds of things, we do them for ourselves, as a reminder of how all our hard work has paid off, and as a challenge to outdo in the years to come. Make the good outweigh the bad, strive to do better, compete with yourself. Take a cue from Harvey Dent and make your own luck. Pay it forward. That's the best any of us can do.
I have no resolutions to end this with; I'd like instead to take this opportunity to thank my friends and fans for all your support. It really means so much to me. I hope you have a wonderful 2015, and THANK YOU for being part of my year. :)
xoxo,
Ludella
www.clips4sale.com/36032
www.clips4sale.com/22364
I'm sorry if this reflection seems "braggy" in any way. I think when we write these kinds of things, we do them for ourselves, as a reminder of how all our hard work has paid off, and as a challenge to outdo in the years to come. Make the good outweigh the bad, strive to do better, compete with yourself. Take a cue from Harvey Dent and make your own luck. Pay it forward. That's the best any of us can do.
I have no resolutions to end this with; I'd like instead to take this opportunity to thank my friends and fans for all your support. It really means so much to me. I hope you have a wonderful 2015, and THANK YOU for being part of my year. :)
xoxo,
Ludella
www.clips4sale.com/36032
www.clips4sale.com/22364
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