They say the older women get, the bigger their underwear get. I’m not sure who ‘they’ is, but I’m quite sure ‘they’ spent too much time at grandma’s house or looking at the Sears catalog.
So what’s my obsession with panties lately? Well, for starters, we’re using a pair of granny panties in a photo shoot for our Christmas church mailer. Christmas surprises. (nope, this one wasn’t my idea) So when I posted that I am shopping for granny panties on Facebook, I got a lot of interesting questions. First of all, anyone that knows me, knows that I’m always looking for odd things to shoot or weird things for my art projects.
So when I was getting dressed the next morning, I chose a pair of underwear (I prefer to call them underwear, not panties, as that is a girly word) from my drawer. My thought process: These aren’t my favorite ones, they fit okay, I don’t really like the color, but they’re clean. Who’s going to see them anyway? I do wear teenager clothing and my jeans are more low-rise than they should be. No big deal, if I just wear a shirt that is long and covers everything, nobody will see them. So I put them on. I got dressed and remembered I had this totally awesome hat. After choosing the hat, I had to find a shirt that matched. I found the perfect long sleeved t-shirt. Time to go hang out with some friends and unwind. Continue reading →
About two months ago, I got a really cool pair of shoes from a friend’s teenage daughter. She said she was not wearing them anymore, so I took them home with me. The shoes were awesome, great colors and artwork! As soon as I got home, I put them on and went outside to play with the boys. We got out the sidewalk chalk… well our version of sidewalk chalk… and started the outside art process. I drew the skull that was on my shoe.
