From my newest set for the Plush Series. These body landscapes in the vein of Westin, Brandt, and Penn show the convergence of what is considered socially grotesque with formal beauty. Light, shadow, and form are meant to challenge our cultural ideas of beauty by presenting the plus size form in a new way. In this set, I highlight what we are told to hate: stretch marks, rolls of flesh, marks in the skin; and show them in a quirky and sensual framework. With these images, I’m pushing back against the hegemonic views of beauty to show what real women look like, in all it’s raw honesty.