Creator Month: Artist Theresa Baxter
“It took literally re-drawing the lines of the human form over and over again for me to understand that it is normal for bodies to…
“It took literally re-drawing the lines of the human form over and over again for me to understand that it is normal for bodies to…
“Who you are today is a valid and important part of the journey of your life. Please meet that person and welcome them, they are…
“My fiction features “Big Beautiful Heroines” who always feel good about themselves. Even if they go into the book not feeling self-confident, they feel that…
“I no longer view myself of only deserving to be treated like a priceless jewel when I am at a certain weight. I would not…
“It makes me happy knowing that I’ve helped so many people learn to love themselves, finally learn about a condition their doctors never noticed in…
“When most people think of a dietitian they think of someone who is going to tell them what to eat and what not to eat.…
“I have a history of disordered eating as a teenager and part of my recovery was seeking out real people who looked like me, and…
“I’ve gotten messages from a lot of people who follow my work letting me know they’d never seen art of a woman who was fat…
“Eating disorders and body shame are things I have struggled with and I want to help others to find a way through this pain to…
“My work began as my attempt to increase representation of fat bodies in art and media. After making hundreds of fat art pieces in the…
“My most popular item is a t-shirt with a silly drawing of a woman picking her nose! This makes me happy in a way because…
“I won’t date anyone who doesn’t love my body as-is, and I don’t want to be friends with people who think being fat is bad.…
“By publishing zines about the fat experience, I am helping de-stigmatize fatness in society. I do what I do with the hope that everything I…
“The pieces I create are not perfect. They take a bit of me. I’m odd and I’m memorable, I love myself, and I love my…