I did a lot of things in my 20s. Things that 10-year-old (or even 19-year-old!) Claire wouldn’t have considered to be in the realm of possibility. I saw my name printed in the front of a new play (thank you @roguemachinetheatre ). I traveled Europe with one sister (love you @elliegwelder ) and drove cross country to live in a 6th floor walk up in Alphabet City with the other (love you @hollyblackwelder ). I did 44 episodes of a beloved tv show (thank you @powerrangers ). I got a brother-in-law and a nephew (love you @kgoebs ). I played rockstar on the sea and in LA bars. I got a fckin MFA @academyindc . I dated some people that were really not good for me and some that really, really were. I lived in 20 homes (you read that correctly) ranging from my Honda Fit to a big ol house in Auckland. I got closer with my parents than I ever thought I could. I summited 14k ft mountains. I played Hedda Gabler. I met and fell in love with so many unfathomably beautiful people along the way. On the eve of my 30th birthday I cried a LOT about having seemingly nothing on the horizon as I enter the next decade, and Ethan said, “the beautiful thing about a blank canvas is you can put whatever you want on it.” Others say your 30s are when you stop giving a shit what other people think. So here’s to my decade of finishing business I’ve already started and not giving a shit how it’s received. There’s so much I want to do, and I can’t wait to make it happen. Thank you for being here with me for the ride. I love you all so much. Last pic is how I feel.
31 and thrilled about no longer being called in to play moody teens
Going dancing be back soon
Going dancing be back soon
Going dancing be back soon
Going dancing be back soon
Going dancing be back soon
Going dancing be back soon
Renewing my passport
Renewing my passport
In a HORN
In a HORN
In a HORN
In a HORN
In a HORN
In a HORN
In a HORN
In a HORN
In a HORN
In a HORN
Corcovado, September 2017. What an honor it is to go through life with other people and to share, even in a remote online way, each other’s joys and struggles and experiences. Our lives are filled with connections rich in variation and are made the better for it. Here is my talented and beautiful friend Claire, only a few weeks after I met her six years ago at Little Dom’s in LA and asked if I could take her pictures. Model: @claiblackwelder #portrait #model #actor #actress #pianist #musician #singer #dtla #fujixt2
