Elizabeth Patch's More to Love Sketchbook » Size Acceptance http://elizabethpatch.com positive art for the plus size majority! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Your Grandmother’s Hips http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/your-grandmothers-hips.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/your-grandmothers-hips.html#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:32:42 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=2473

These are the hips my great-grandmother had.

These are the thighs of my mom.

This is the shape of the women we are.

We are feminine, beautiful, strong!

©elizabeth patch,More to Love

I attended a big family wedding this past week. It was a wonderful event, with many different families, step-families and in-laws all gathered together to

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This is an unpublished painting for a new book I am working on. The theme of this book is “big girls” defying stereotypes.

A common stereotype is that all women with full figures eat nothing but junk food, and never touch fresh fruits or vegetables.

A quick snap judgement based on size: she

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We really enjoyed the big family meals with home-cooked roasts and all the trimmings this holiday season.

We loved the pies, cookies, stuffing, gingerbread and latkes while we ate them.

Loved the eggnog, champagne, mulled cider and punch while we drank them.

Loved the fancy Hors D’Oeuvres

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Look at yourself through a painter’s eyes. Look at yourself through a sculptor’s hands. Look at yourself through a poet’s words.

You are an incredible woman! from More to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved

This illustration & story comes from my experience as a high school art teacher.

Imagine a room full of teenage girls. These

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