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Big Girls Don’t Cry

elizabeth patch — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:14:16 +0000

Big girls don’t cry? Girls of all sizes do cry! And we probably should cry more than we do.

The truth is that the world can be a hard and unforgiving place, filled with tragic situations and negative messages. Every single one of us experiences loss, disappointment, rejection, physical pain, emotional pain, fatigue, and the

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It’s NOT what is in the giftbox…

elizabeth patch — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:42:58 +0000

I had a bit of a holiday meltdown while Christmas shopping after work last night.

I was tired. I was feeling a bit pressured by the upcoming holidays. I have family arriving to stay as guests, and will also be traveling to visit out-of-state family. I was thinking of finding time for the extra cooking, and

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No Matter What Shape You’re In

elizabeth patch — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:01:18 +0000

One of my favorite summer amusements is people watching outdoors at parks, at the beach, at concerts, or anywhere that people gather to relax and play. As an artist I am endlessly fascinated by the variety of forms that we come in!

Here are a few sketches of women I’ve observed while sitting on

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Adoration & Exhaustion

elizabeth patch — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:57:04 +0000

Being a new mother is such a powerful combination of loving adoration and extreme exhaustion, new responsibilities and routines, a changed lifestyle and a changing body.

The entire universe shifts once you have a child!

On top of all that, the pressure to get back down to our “normal” size is enormous! Those stars who

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Snow White and Sketching

elizabeth patch — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:53:00 +0000

I usually blog on the topics of positive self-esteem and body image. But today, I feel like just sharing some artwork and personal thoughts.

I am working on the illustrations for another book. It is progressing incredibly slowly, as I work full time and have a family/house/garden/students that also demand my attention.

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Health, Happiness and Serenity at Any Size

elizabeth patch — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:08:00 +0000

It’s Friday afternoon in July.

I am up in my studio drawing what I wish I was doing: drifting off to sleep in an Adirondack chair, barefoot and without a care in the world. This is another preliminary sketch for my next book…if you haven’t seen mt first book yet, and

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More to Love: some new sketches

elizabeth patch — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:22:00 +0000

I always love the “making of” features at the back of the DVDs; I find it fascinating how movies are made, love seeing the raw pencil tests for animation, or 3D without all the final textures applied.

I think many people are interested in how stuff is made; one of the

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What Do Women Really Look Like?

elizabeth patch — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:09:00 +0000

One of the best things about learning to draw is the requirement to look, really look, at how things are constructed. Size, shape, color, texture and spatial relationships of each part to part, must be studied, analyzed and interpreted.

When you draw people, as I do, it’s obvious that actual women

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Jelly Beans, Peeps & Chocolate Bunnies

elizabeth patch — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:50:00 +0000

Too many jellybeans, peeps & chocolate bunnies this weekend?

Forgive yourself and move on!

More to Love YouTube StoryBoard

elizabeth patch — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:09:00 +0000

I am working with a terrific free-lance animator, Adam Rosette to create a YouTube video of “More To Love”, a combination of me on camera (yikes!) with voice over, some animation created by Adam and pages from my book animated. I’ve been feeling a bit drained lately by the process of

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