I've got some more work to do on this, but I figured I'd show it anyways. =D

Art? I think so. =D

So, a friend of mine is another BBW. Her name is Lexi Di. She has a blog too! Look to the left! She's over there. Her blog is called the Jellie Roll. =)

ANYWAYS.

I was playing with my new tablet and I drew a picture for her. It's Lexie in Burlesque!!

BBW use to be very difficult for me to depict in art. I never ended up liking the imperfections that I saw. I always wanted them to be perfect and skinny, just like I wanted to be. I wasn't comfortable enough in my own fat to not find each roll in my art to be unattractive. But now? While I'm not completely comfortable in my skin yet, I'm learning to love the body I have...(hence my theme, here.)

So more recently, my art has taken a turn for the bigger. =)

I've actually been working on a series of BBW Beauties, so be on the lookout for some of those!

This one is done in color as well. I'll post it right now. =)

Let's start where we need the most work.

The Tummy Project.

I've been following that blog on tumblr for a while now. I love the stories. I love the fact that these people love their bodies. I love the fact that they put it all out there and stand proud, no matter what size they are. Another thing that I love about these stories and pictures is that most of these people started out just like me. They had to LEARN to love what they have. So they gave me some inspiration.

My tummy is my least favorite part of my body, so if I'm going to learn to really love myself, I should probably start getting acquainted with the part of me that I avoid. So! Up in the left hand corner is my tummy. We still don't love each other yet, but we're working on it! I want to eventually have a success story to send into The Tummy Project. I want to be proud of what I have and while I may not always want to flaunt it, I don't want to hate looking in the mirror like I sometimes do.

So here's to the Tummy Project, and here's to a tummy project of my own!

Cheers!