Elizabeth Patch's More to Love Sketchbook » Body Image 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 What are You Waiting For? http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/09/what-are-you-waiting-for.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/09/what-are-you-waiting-for.html#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:57:18 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=2565 Don’t Delay

Be graceful. Successful.

Have lovers. Adventures.

Move mountains. Change history.

Take action. Make magic.

Don’t wait until after the diet! More to Love © elizabeth patch, all rights reserved.

“As soon as this diet is over, I’ll treat myself to new clothes, hair, make-up, the works!”

“Once I lose this weight, I’m going on a tropical vacation, or maybe Europe!

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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/09/what-are-you-waiting-for.html/feed 4 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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/your-grandmothers-hips.html/feed 9 No Matter What Shape You’re In http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/no-matter-what-shape-youre-in.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/no-matter-what-shape-youre-in.html#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:01:18 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=2398 One of the many pleasures of summer time is being outdoors, at parks, at the beach, at concerts, or anywhere that people gather to relax and spend time with each other.

I love people watching; as an artist I am endlessly fascinated by the variety of forms that we come in. For me, watching

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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/no-matter-what-shape-youre-in.html/feed 11 Apple or Pear…or Woman? http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/apple-or-pear.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/apple-or-pear.html#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:36:00 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/10/are-you-an-apple-or-a-pear.html Not a String Bean

Pear Shape? Apple Shape? Sweet, Delicious Woman shape! from More to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved

I discovered apple-shaped & pear-shaped bodies in a teen magazine when I was about eleven years old. At the time, I was shaped like a string bean, straight and round, and I hadn’t really thought

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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/08/apple-or-pear.html/feed 9 A Big Healthy Girl http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/06/a-big-healthy-girl.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/06/a-big-healthy-girl.html#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:05:06 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=1950

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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/06/a-big-healthy-girl.html/feed 15 Hilda: Plus-Size Pin-Up http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/05/hilda2.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/05/hilda2.html#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 02:42:32 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=1930 I know that “body image”, “size acceptance” and “self-esteem for women” are not generally fun topics! So one of the things I try to do with both my art & writing is to take a light-hearted look at things that can often be emotional and serious for many, many women. My

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Love Story

Love knows all sizes.

from More to Love, written and illustrated by Elizabeth Patch

Oh romance!

It is so much fun to get swept up in stories filled with passion and drama, gowns and glamour, star-crossed destiny and tragic desire…

Since childhood we’ve learned from fairy tales that the most beautiful Princess wins the heart

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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/05/true-love-story.html/feed 13 Mixed Messages http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/04/mixed-messages.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/04/mixed-messages.html#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:59:54 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=1673 © elizabeth patch, all rights reserved

Ladies!

Its time to panic about getting into all those revealing summer clothes!

Let’s Count Calories and/or Carbs and/or Points and/or Something! Work on Those Abs! Just 30 Minutes a Day! Banish Cellulite!

And while you are at it: Why Aren’t Your Children Perfect? Your House is So Cluttered and

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from More to Love, © elizabeth patch, all rights reserved

“A woman can never be too rich or too thin”. Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

Is that so?

Maybe this famous line is just another cheeky witticism from a member

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Swimming…

Riding a bike…

Picnics and hikes…

The backyard and the beach…

Swinging in a hammock full of daydreams…

No bikini required!

© Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved, from “More to Love”

I was hopefully, happily unpacking a few Spring things this week. Short-sleeve tops! Capris! Sandals! Light colors! Sun dresses! And then I found my bathing

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