Daily Creativity: Love Your Stretch Marks

Thanks to a discussion I had today about the idea of painting stretch marks with glitter as a new fashion trend, I was inspired to draw this. Another piece in the Love Your Body series.

Over the last few years I have learned to love my stretch marks. I have them and have had some since I was in grade school. For years I stopped looking at them and recently I’m noticing them again, but this time with affection. The marks on the small of my back look like vines growing up to my spine, and I think it’s gorgeous. I can’t really capture myself but I can be inspired by myself. This drawing is me, and so many other women. I’ve used pieces of myself and pieces of other to make this statement. I drew this using both my micron pens for the black and a quill with ink for the purple.

5×7 Mixed inks on paper