Body image has always been something I’ve been interested in and at uni it took the guise of identity and styling, or the ways in which individuals dress themselves in order to assume an identity. In my last 10 years as a fat woman who has never felt ashamed of being fat, I have thought…
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Fashion can make you feel good about yourself, if you let it
I held my first ever clothing swap on Sunday, and even though the numbers were down it was still a success. Everyone took home something new (to them!) and we all had a fabulous time trying on clothes and shoes and making silly outfits. I got the idea from Screw Inner Beauty, in which Kate…
Guest blogging on Nerd Girl Army – the big fat deal about “that ad”
Amaya asked me if I’d write up a post about the contraversial ad created by The Foundry for The Gruen Transfer’s Pitch segment. I said “heck yes” and put on my fat activist (or, FATSPERT!) hat. You can read the post over at nerdgirlarmy.com – Gruening with flaws: fat acceptance in Australia.
My Talented Friends – part 3
In this exciting installment I divulge five more names from my list of the world’s up and coming awesome folk. They dabble in writing, modelling, designing, entrepreneurship, art and being pretty cool. Heidi – writer and fat celebrity Heidi has to be one of the sweetest and most honest people I have ever met, even…
You’re fat, stop that… somehow?
Photo by Kate O’Brien I haven’t spoken much about body issues here, or about how I’m a fat advocate, but I figure this is as good a platform as any to discuss my own issues with fatness*. It is not acceptable to pick on, alienate, ostracize or discriminate against fat people, and I’m continually astounded…
My Talented Friends – part 2
I present to you four more of the most awesome people around, including a musician, burlesque star, jewellery designer, writer and photographer! They all have my seal of approval ;) Sharon Walker – jewellery designer for Kittycat Black Sharon’s polymer clay sculptures caught my eye years ago, and I got to know her through our…
My Talented Friends – part 1
I have a lot of talented friends, and I only realised it when I sat down and thought about writing profiles on all of them to share with you here! I have friends who are photographers, artists, designers, models, performers, publishers, writers, musicians and activists. For most of these guys, I’m lucky to have fallen…
Illustration Friday: Similar
I was just recommending Illustration Friday to Tea when I thought I’d check out this week’s word. SIMILAR! It’s pretty awesome that I’ve done something that ties in so well quite by accident twice now! I am the IF psychic. If you click on the picture it’ll take you to the Red Bubble page where…
Like a plump phoenix rising…
Hello, yes it’s me and I haven’t died an unpublicised internet death, in fact I’ve been tumbling and twittering like crazy. I thought I should let you know that for the last few months, blogging has been one of those niggling things at the back of my mind… but whenever I’ve come to do it,…
Joy has a pretty face!
You guys… that’s Joy Nash wearing my illustration on her chest.