Body Politics

Our bodies are landscapes, not moulded by wind and water, so much as they are by the way we live and love. Too often we are made to feel like we are less if we are not always attempting to meet the idealized beauty we see in fashion magazines and mainstream media.I have found, [...]

I had a very productive day today.  I had a photoshoot with a wonderful model who was very comfortable with her body.  I’d say she was about 98% comfortable with herself.  She had a few things she would change and in some ways is trying, but overall she is confident and it came through in [...]

I have blogged about Postsecrets on my other blogs.  It’s a wonderful living art project.  There are new secrets up every Sunday, but they take the old ones down, so don’t miss it.  I thought these two from today fit in well here.

I have a long list of stuff to do – this is not a bad thing, it’s just a bit overwhelming.  Since Tammy and I first talked about this project I’ve been zinging with energy and non-stop concepts.  Some of them I have begun work on, some are still in the concept stage.
Among them:
Farewell to [...]

My lover sent me a link to a dollmaker’s website. Her name is Marina Bychkova.
I didn’t expect it to be as incredible as it turned out to be.
Tammy and I discussed lotus shoes and foot binding recently at the New Moon Open House.  We spoke of the somewhat opressive nature of high-heel shoes, the pressure to [...]

It is very windy and cold outside today here in Southern Maryland.
I need that extra energy brought in by the wind to help move me along.  I had a real moment of glee this morning just thinking of this project and how much it has stimulated my brain.
I’m still making adjustments to this site – [...]

One project I am working on began a few days ago.  Actually it began a few weeks ago when I thought of it, but it really begins in it’s actual development tomorrow. 
Will is going to run up to Beltsville to Piedmont Plastics to pick up a yardstick size piece of acrylic (two actually) to make [...]

Finaly tweaking to be done on the site will be finished this week. 
Adding the bios, contact info and refining the rest.  It’s been fun preparing for this project.  I’m really looking forward to tracking progress and talking about the project here on the blog so everybody can share in my creative process with me.
I’ve had [...]

Body Politics
Beauty is an ever changing standard and can be a deciding factor in determining whether we are esteemed or outcast within a culture.
From a woman suffering with ritually bound feet in Sung dynasty China to a modern American trying to squeeze into her “skinny jeans,” or a man who spends hours every week pumping [...]

This blog will contain the musings and artistic processes related to the Body Politics art project by Southern Maryland artists Tammy Vitale and Heather Bartlett.