Old work…
Your skin is pale and your eyes are weak so you hold your hair back and make yourself beautiful again.
tortured
And every now and again she finds something she can relate to, something starving for flawlessness
...weird…
Available in various sizes..
Another self-portrait for my photography final, “Fragmented Self-Image”. I was bulimic with anorexic tendencies for a few years. / In a way, eating was a painful and difficult thing to do, and I always regretted eating. I felt as if anything I consumed would do harm and damage to my body. / Altered the title to Anorexia Bulimia, because it applies to both, not just anorexia. I was mostly bulimic anyway, and felt this way all the time.
Another self-portrait for my photography final, “Fragmented Self-Image”. I think the idea is pretty obvious…I used to have an eating disorder, I don’t any more, but the mentality that I need to stay thin and fit still remains and this is my interpretation of that. To post this alone takes me a lot of courage because I am still very, very uncomfortable with my body.
Another piece for my photography final, “Fragmented Self-Image” (yes you will be seeing more!). Perhaps this is self explanatory…perhaps not… / Ideally, there would be another image before this one leading to my control over my eating disorder, however I think the image works by itself as control over eating and food. This shot took way too long to do… / I don’t know how many times I dropped that cookie or my camera remote and had to unbind myself just so I could pick it up…
Another self-portrait for my photo final “Fragmented Self-Image”. I think the idea is pretty obvious…I used to have an eating disorder, I don’t any more, but the mentality that I need to stay thin and fit still remains and this is my interpretation of that.
I was staring at the sky, just looking for a star / To pray on, or wish on, or something like that / I was having a sweet fix of a daydream of a boy / Whose reality I knew, was a hopeless to be had / But then the dove of hope began its downward slope / And I believed for a moment that my chances / Were approaching to be grabbed / But as it came down near, so did a weary tear / I thought it was a bird, but it was just a paper bag / Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills / ‘Cause I know I’m a mess he don’t wanna clean up / I got to fold ‘cause these hands are too shaky to hold / Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love / And I went crazy again today, looking for a strand to climb / Looking for a little hope / Baby said he couldn’t stay, wouldn’t put his lips to mine, / And a fail to kiss is a fail to cope / I said, ‘Honey, I don’t feel so good, don’t feel justified / Come on put a little love here in my void,’ he said / ‘It’s all in your head,’ and I said, ‘So’s everything’ / But he didn’t get it I thought he was a man / But he was just a little boy / Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills / ‘Cause I know I’m a mess he don’t wanna clean up / I got to fold ‘cause these hands are too shaky to hold / Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love / Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills / ‘Cause I know I’m a mess he don’t wanna clean up / I got to fold ‘cause these hands are too shaky to hold / Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love song “paper bag” by Fiona Apple please note – Kat is NOT anorexic/bulimic.. i used the liquify tool to make her thinner, and makeup was used to emphasize bones on spine/ribs MODEL – KAT / MUA/HAIR – KELSEY JOHNSON
This is actually part of a trio, but I’m contemplating whether to add the others…hmm..
Part of a set with “Obsession”
Fiinal Portfolio for my Black and White Film photo class. / My theme was ideals of beauty, portrayed in unglamorous ways to show that beauty isn’t always beautiful. #5: “Supermodel”. / Model: Alice / Kodak Tri-X Black and White film / Printed on Ilford 11×14in Variable Contrast Fibre Paper
Scenes of Everyday Routine: 3 / 15 Light Painting Project. Means used in the series: small LED torch, tungsten torch, tripod, remote control, white balance set to tungsten to get a colder hue in most photos, or set to fluorescent to get a warmer tone when wanted.
Have you ever realised / that everything you miss / is not all that special / or good to begin with? Vomiting away my days, / it feels li…
Venting is a good kind of purge in my opinion!
I cannot stress highly enough how much a new artist here on red bubble has affected me today…
I cannot stress highly enough how much a new artist here on red bubble has affected me today!! Watch this Video To quote part of the plaque written by the Anti Anorexia organisation next to the paintings in the exhibit… Beauty Ideals change. Today celebrities, the media, and the fashion industry all promote body measurements that are unattainable with healthy eating behaviours. Remus Grecu was the young artist hired to paint the series. A series that to me portrays a strong & vital message for women of todays society so poignantly. Click on the images below to visit the works…. (and he has some wonderful other work in his portfolio too)
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Next week will see the opening of Mirrors, an art exhibition that’s about more than just pretty pictures on a gallery wall… / Supporting…
Next week will see the opening of Mirrors, an art exhibition that’s about more than just pretty pictures on a gallery wall… / Supporting Melbourne based charity The Butterfly Foundation it seeks to raise funds & awareness surrounding the complex issues of Eating Disorders & Body Image. In a broader sense, it’s also very much about Expression though art & how powerful a platform art can be… whether that be through personal expression or in creating art that conveys a message or inspires others. Please visit the blog to read more about the aims Mirrors seeks to reflect. Many of you will know i’ve been heavily involved in putting together this exhibition, alongside founding Director, Rhiannon Bulley. / A large part of that has been selecting artists whose work somehow spoke to the issues we were dealing with… In the most part, artists who convey strong, positive images of beauty, inside & out. The support of artists here on Red Bubble has been phenomenal, with works coming from right around the globe… i am so grateful & i know i speak for all involved in Mirrors. Gracing the walls of the Mori Gallery will be: Karin Taylor / Karin has so generously donated the framed original of her inspirational painting, Hidden Treasure. / Cynthia Lund Torroll / A print of Cia’s latest beautiful work, And The Day Came is in the air on it’s way to Sydney as we speak! / Bec Winnel / Bec has so kindly sent us one of her sublime feminine portraits, a framed original yet to be revealed! Below is her latest stunner on RB, Silk Cocoon / Caitlin Shearer / Caitlin has created a stunning new painting especially for Mirrors, you’ll have to wait to see that one, in the meantime, Immaculate , is just that! / “Steph Granshaw”: http://www.redbubble.com/people/stephg / Stephs gorgeous drawing Baby Blue landed in my hands all the way from Thailand just yesterday & is being beautifullly framed as we speak! / Mimi Yoon / Who is rushing a print of her gorgeous work, wear me wear you all the way from the U.S to Sydney, right as we speak! / AWarr / AWarr’s Beautiful Anonymous series caught my attention the moment i saw it, seemingly speaking right to the heart of one aspect of what Mirrors is all about, a new BA piece has been created especially for Mirrors, BA- Weightless is a hint at it’s direction. / Remus Grecu / Remus created 3 paintings for an award-winning Anti Anorexia campaign in Europe & has very kindly allowed us to display prints of the series as well as the video you can view here / A special mention to the lovely Pip Gerard whose journal alerted me to Remus’ work. So this is a MASSIVE thankyou to all of the amazing artists here who have so generously supported this project, it means such a great deal to me. There are also a number of other artists from right around Australia donating work, as well as submissions from the public & a number of pieces from in-hospital Art Therapy programs. For those of you in the Sydney region Mirrors opens this Wednesday, 14th October 6-8PM at: / Mori Gallery / 168 Day St / Darling Harbour / If you can’t make it to the opening night, don’t worry there is plenty of time, with the exhibtion running from the 15th-26th October. The issues Mirrors looks at affect all of our lives one way or another… whether it be as directly as in personal experience or that of friends or family… or from a distance in a more general sense. / We’d love you to invite friends & family & it’s easily done here I also just need to add one more little thankyou to Karin for kindly posting about Mirrors last week… Between co-ordinating the exhibition & finishing my own painting for it, my intention to post this much earlier was a little way-laid! / There were also a small number of you whom i know really would have loved to contribute but for one reason or another were unable to. I appreciate the in principle support many of you have expressed to me privately just as much :) Hope to see some of you at Mori on Wednesday!!! Xxx Sarah Opening Night / Photo Gallery
Thankyou so much to Journal Junkies for featuring Mirrors: A Charity Exhibition…...
Thankyou so much to Journal Junkies for featuring Mirrors: A Charity Exhibition… I wouldn’t normally journal a featured journal but as this is a charity event, & one i believe is very important… Please take the time to have a look & if you’re in Sydney we’d love to see you there at the opening Wednesday… / All the details here Thankyou!!! / Xxx
THANKS 2 my model : Shari Malaika !!! _____
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