We’ve got a full schedule coming up! Here’s what’s going on in the next couple of months. My Origins of the Feelings workshop is on January 20, and there are fresh new events in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort including a movie night and body doubling in addition to everyday community. Find all the details…
It’s always a delight when other artists use my work as inspiration! This lovely piece she named “Mermaid Reading” is by artist Barbara Gadon, and you can find more of her work at https://artbybgvisuals.com. The second image is my original photograph (used with permission, which I prefer). My photograph is available as a stock photo…
Hi friend, One of the things that’s important to me for the year we’ve just begun is holding more events and workshops. I’ll be announcing the new Blanket Fort schedule next week, and right now I’m excited to announce my first workshop in over a year! On Saturday, January 20 at 4 pm Pacific time…
I hope you had a lovely second half of December. I spent mine making big plans for 2024, hanging out on Zoom/the phone with long-distance friends and family, and taking a few real, true days off. One of the things that’s important to me for the year we’ve just begun is holding more events and…
A little sneak peek/outtake for @jetcitydoulas! I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard throughout a session. I can’t wait to show you all their images. I’m not accepting new business visuals clients for a few weeks while I take a break + revamp the sessions, but you can be the first to see when the…
Hi friend, First, a couple of announcements: I’m excited to support the SeekHer Foundation as a mentor for their new program ‘Our Bodies Belong’. Check out their site to learn more and apply for their Winter 2024 Cohort. Also, I’ll be more or less unavailable from now through mid-January as I do a little hibernation, spend time…
I’ve been thinking so much about the cost of things lately, and how they interact with cost of living and marginalization and capitalism and labor and psychology. Last week, I had the privilege of a behind-the-scenes chat with the organizer of Seattle Fat Con (affiliate link), an event happening in January here in town. I’d…
Since Meta is suppressing all my non-video posts, have a video from my daily life! This is Ms. Mouser, a neighborhood cat who comes by lately for food. I want to pet her more than anything, but she is a boundary queen and is very not interested. “Just put the food down and leave me…
Hi friend, An ongoing pandemic, skyrocketing cost of living and ongoing cultural and political upheaval all over the world have sent relationships that were previously “grin, grit your teeth and get through it” territory over into chaos and active conflict. At the same time, we humans seek closeness and community. We want and need celebration and…
Hi friend, I have a lovely announcement to share before we get to the heart of this week’s letter: Nic McDermid’s Fat Positive Practice Guidebook is now available! Nic has been speaking truth to power at the intersection of eating disorder treatment and body liberation for many years, and this is your chance to learn directly…
My heart remains so heavy for the Palestinian civilians being slaughtered in Gaza. A population already made up of 50% children, which speaks to the violence they have endured for so long now. And heavy for Jews, particularly those in the diaspora, who have no say in what the government of Israel does and are…
A maternity session sneak peek for R., who made those adorable vintage clothes, and some representation for all the pregnant fat folks who feel like they don’t look “pregnant enough.” 💜
Hi friend, Here in Seattle, we’re well into our damp, drizzly, chilly, earthen season that will last with slight variations into next May. Though I offer outdoor photo sessions here year round, since it rarely gets very cold, indoor sessions are picking up. It’s also the time of year when I both slow down personally…
I’m so excited to bring you a guest piece from Marilyn freakin’ Wann this week! Marilyn is one of the fat activists I admire the most, who’s been fighting for fat justice and rights since I was knee-high. She’s also the author of the book Fat!So?, and you can learn more about her here. Marilyn recently shared…
I’m excited to be a part of this program and be a mentor! Check out SeekHer’s feed and links for more info. From SeekHer: In honor of #BodyAcceptanceWeek, we are excited to announce the launch of the newest SeekHer Scholars program – ‘Our Bodies Belong’!In recent years, more people have experienced a surge in eating…
Hi friend, This week, let’s do something a little different and revive the fat creator interview series, starting with artist Ashley Anne Strobridge. Ashley is a Vermont-based artist who finds inspiration in both the natural world and fantasy. As a fat, disabled vegetarian, she creates whimsical designs in a variety of media that draw on…
This is the Body Liberation Photos Ask a Fat Creator (and Allies) series, in which we find out more about the lives, work, and breakfasts of all kinds of large-bodied and marginalized creators and their allies. This interview is with Ashley Anne Strobridge, a Vermont-based artist who finds inspiration in both the natural world and…
A fun sneak peek of Christy’s recent small business photo session in Seattle! Christy runs Dazzling Spoons Counseling and as you can see, she loves to laugh. For this session, we rented a light-filled loft space, and it gave us so much flexibility and room (and a dry, warm space) that I’m now recommending most…
Hi friend, An ongoing pandemic, skyrocketing cost of living and ongoing cultural and political upheaval all over the world have sent relationships that were previously “grin, grit your teeth and get through it” territory over into chaos and active conflict. At the same time, we humans seek closeness and community. We want and need celebration and…
Hi friend, The situation in Gaza is weighing on me so much this week, as is the grief of Palestinians and Jews at the occupation of Palestinian land by the state of Israel. Opining on these events is far out of my lane, so I encourage you to hope over to this email from Vicky Bellman at Concentric…
This lovely piece by artist Kathryn Max is a quiet one, but it reminds me every time I see it of the quiet joy I have when standing at the edge of bodies of water — the ocean, rivers, lakes, streams, even little ponds. I’m so lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest where there’s…
This is an image from greatly-missed departed photographer Laura Aguilar, who was active from the 1970s through 2000s. I’m thinking today about my forebears in art and activism, the legacies we leave when we’re gone, and the role of allies in keeping those legacies alive. More on this soon, after it’s had some time to…
Model E. eating a cupcake at Flaming Geyser State Park. Browse stock photos for cooking, eating and interacting with food» Reader Michelle Molash has a great addition to last week’s letter on who profits when fat people are hated: “The entertainment industry profit from us. The fat buffoon who thinks he can do any number of things that only…
Despite there being more fat people in the United States than thin people, thin folks like to act like — and occasionally seem to believe that — we simply don’t exist. Living in a thin body is to exist in a bubble where everyone with a body unlike yours is invisible. Thin people won’t produce…
The world we live in encourages fat people not to feel joy, tells us we don’t deserve it, tries to steal it away. But joy is our birthright and something that can never be stolen from us entirely. Even in the midst of oppression, we can find and hold moments of joy.
Earlier this year, I flew cross-country for the first time during the pandemic to SEE MY BABY SISTER GRADUATE WITH HER MBA. I was a first-gen college student, and not only has my sister surpassed me in education, she did it while working full time as a single mom. I’m so proud of her I…
The Body Liberation Calendar is now updated! I update the calendar every week with new fat-positive, body-positive and plus-size events, online and in person around the world. This week I’ve added events in Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Ontario and NSW Australia, and online events including virtual karaoke with NAAFA. All the events are in one…
A throwback to 2016 (!) with Client D. at their Wildest Dreams session. I’m currently booking body liberation photo sessions » Over in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort, we’ve added some new emotes to cheer each other on, created a new #fatshion (clothing and fashion centered on larger bodies) channel and are reveling in glorifying o*sity with…
Client J. at their Confidence session. I’m currently booking boudoir & portrait photo sessions » As Twitter continues to fall apart, where are y’all hanging out these days? It seems like everyone has splintered out to a dozen different platforms. I’m most active in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort these days, followed by Bluesky, but here’s where…
It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
Client J. at her Confidence session this week. I’m currently booking boudoir & portrait photo sessions» It’s been a few weeks since you’ve heard from me, and it was because I was out having a lovely time wandering around California on an epic road trip. I’m coming to understand that, just as much as any…
Let’s talk about a dynamic that we fat people who talk about fat constantly, endlessly, infuriatingly get from thin people: #notallthinpeople. Any time a fat person writes about discrimination, hatred, bigotry, or ill treatment at the hands of thin people, you thin folks get uncomfortable. Maybe your heart sinks a little, or your stomach gets…
Client M. and their incredible sleeve tattoo. I’m currently booking boudoir & portrait photo sessions» Before we get to it, I have an extra unicorn chaser for you this week! Blanket Fort member Jeri Lynn is hosting an adorable batch of foster kittens and running a live cam so we can all enjoy their precious floof. Also,…
Over at Inside Higher Ed, writer Kallie Menard mentioned a piece I wrote for NAAFA a few years ago in her article on anti-fat bias in academia. “We must begin by unlearning and re-educating ourselves on negative and harmful biases about fatness. Activists who engage in the ‘deliberate work of tearing down the systems that…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Wednesday, Aug 23 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon Supporter level and up) Friday, Aug 25 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Monday, Aug 28 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Body Doubling – 10 am PST The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is…
From a recent session with Kyra Sutherland of Joyful Divergence. I’m currently booking small business photo sessions » This week I have a Body Liberation Blanket Fort update for you before we swing into the regular letter. The Blanket Fort is my fat-friendly and body-safe community that centers fat folks and welcomes everyone. And it’s going strong, with…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Friday, Aug 18 Twitch Hangout with Lindley & Ali Thompson – 11 am PST – https://www.twitch.tv/artists_ali Monday, Aug 21 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Wednesday, Aug 23 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon Supporter level and up) The Body Liberation Blanket…
If you’re not yet familiar with Ali Thompson, you’re in for a treat. Ali, who goes by @artists_ali on Twitter and Twitch, is a phenomenal fat activist and one of the foremost ranters of my acquaintance. I like letting people describe themselves in their own words, so here’s Ali’s: Creator of Ok2BeFat 🏳️🌈 Twitch Affiliate🕹 They/She Demigirl💄 Fat Activist…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Thursday, Aug 10 Sensory-Friendly Body Doubling – 10 am PST Craft Night & Hangout – 5 pm PST Monday, Aug 14 Body Doubling – 10 am PST Body Liberation Guide released (free) Wednesday, Aug 16 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon…
A mother and daughter I photographed in Salt Lake City in 2019. This is a bits-and-pieces week: a celebration, a request, a frustrated grump and a note for supporters. Let’s start with the celebration! Last week, the Body Liberation Guide went out to 5,317 of you. The rate at which y’all open these emails is spectacular, too – almost…
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It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
A sneak peek of my shots from my dear friend K.’s wedding. I’m currently booking portrait and boudoir sessions» This week, I want to build a bit on what I told you in last week’s letter about how getting into media articles works. I talked a bit about the calculation that goes into responding to…
An image I created at the 2019 NAAFA convention in Las Vegas, NV. Browse stock photos of fat people» The subject line of this email – Do plus-size passengers deserve a bigger seat on a plane? – is the title of an article in the Dallas Morning News in which I was quoted this week. The article itself is pretty…
“Privilege is a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group. Thin privilege is backed and promoted by a multi-billion dollar diet/wellness industry.” » Cori Rosenthal The longest-running series over on the Body Liberation Photos Instagram and Facebook pages is my thin privilege series. A common objection to the…
