Madam Rosebud © Leland Bobbé

This is my portrait of the amazing and provocative neo-burlesque performer Mme. Renne Rosebud. To me  this photo really evokes the darkness and mystery that she evokes.

A quote from Rosebud:

Every woman has a universal knowledge of how to be a temptress and burlesque is about finding that little oyster, opening it up and discovering that unique pearl that is inside, Burlesque helps you bring it out and set it in a piece of jewelry and show it off and not be ashamed about it and take responsibility for it . . . learning how to protect it and be empowered by the kind of attention from men that would ordinarily make you feel unsafe . . . and then learning how to deflect it and control a room full of men that want to eat you alive. There’s something special about that as an art form.