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πŸ₯³ 🎨 November is Creator Month! 🎨 πŸ₯³

ByLindley Ashline

I’m so excited to introduce you to an array of fat and marginalized creators (plus an ally or two). We’ll be talking to models, writers, artists, photographers and more.

I’ll be posting one interview here per day.

Since Nov. also contains Small Business Saturday, consider these as your businesses to support this year. Here’s how you can support:

πŸ†™ Read their interviews
πŸ†™ Subscribe to their newsletters/blogs
πŸ†™ Follow them on social media
πŸ†™ BUY WHAT THEY SELL
πŸ†™ Support them financially (Patreon, Venmo, etc.)

Follow along here on the blog or on Instagram, or browse all the interviews at once below.

  1. Sculptor and illustrator Saya Collins
  2. Graphic designer and fat activist Rachelle Abellar
  3. Soapmaker and bath bomb wizard Gloria Procella
  4. Expressive arts therapist Lisa Daughters
  5. Fat positive artist creating water color paintings Kristine Zaftig
  6. Fat librarian and artist Danielle Gregori
  7. NYC Educator, Writer, Poet, Playwright and Fat Activist Vanessa Ferreira
  8. Illustrator and cat enthusiast Shelby Bergen
  9. Artist and author Miles Lyons
  10. Body-positive creator and illustrator Anni Winder
  11. Body-positive photographer Jaime Patterson
  12. Dry Apron Panties’ CarolAnn Bauer
  13. Artist and activist Kathryn Hack
  14. Yoga Therapist and artist manager Krystal Thompson
  15. Artist Jiji Knight
  16. Sculptor and artist Chrissy Brown
  17. Author Katy Lees
  18. Dietitian Meghan Cichy
  19. Actress and plus-size model Lilith Fury
  20. Laughing Goddess Apothecary’s Eve Enzweiler
  21. Fat-positive author Pat Ballard
  22. Body-positive romance author Amity Lassiter
  23. Artist Theresa Baxter

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Lindley Ashline

Hi there! I'm Lindley. I create artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards at Body Liberation Photography. I'm also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop, a curated central resource for body-friendly artwork and products. Find all my work here at bodyliberationphotos.com.

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