“Dancer Chloe Powell as The Christmas Angel”
Photographer Aaron Brewer
Courtesy of Edmond Cooper
Costume Designer Hanna Mills
“The Nutcracker”
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Collaborating with Edmond Cooper on this cover for our November issue was delightful. He tapped into his photo files and came up with so many gorgeous photos, many photos taken by Aaron Brewer.
We’d toss this one and that one for various reasons, then we’d come up with a favorite but, alas, no high-resolution version. So we’d swipe left on that one.
Finally, we found our cover dancer. This charming performer is The Christmas Angel, dancer Chloe Powell. And it turned out to be one of Aaron Brewer’s magnificent photos. He dug up the hi-resolution version and we sent the photo to Richard Stephens who put together the layout.
A lot of local talent created this photo. Chloe with her beautiful pose, Edmond’s teaching skills, Aaron’s photography, and guess who created the beautiful costume? None other than Hannah Mills, seamstress extraordinaire! Be sure to stop in Hot Springy Dingy around Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day. Woohoo…She’s the queen of creating just the costume you need.
. . . All this to thank everyone who had a hand in making our November cover happen. I guess we should begin with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky whose brilliance created The Nutcracker in the first place! Wishing everyone a Happy & Blessed Thanksgiving!
