The last thing you need, is yet ANOTHER smiling, unbothered and unrealistic plushie who just doesn’t GET YOU.
The world is hot garbage right now, and we’re all anxious, just out here doing our best- so you deserve a comforting plushie who can relate!!!
INTRODUCING ANXIOUS SHARK 😀
The soft, squishable plushie who ACTUALLY GETS YOU
Squish him
Love him.
Confide in him. Whatever you need.
He doesn’t judge you, he gets it.
And his features are embroidered which means he’s not only safe for YOU but also safe for babies and pets!
Pledge today on kickstarter to GET YOURS
Pledge this week to get the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL with a $5 savings! You can’t go wrong with Anxious Shark!
The direct link is in my bio, or you can just search “Anxious Shark” on @kickstarter
The world needs Anxious Shark, so we need you to help make that happen 💙💚
#MentalHealthAwareness#AnxiousShark#Shark#SharkToy
GUESS WHAT, IT’S ME AGAIN 😘
I’ll be back at Oasis Aqualounge (@insideoasis231 ) tonight to be a part of a panel discussion about my experiences with polyamory!
10-11pm
Hope to see y’all there ❤️
19+
All genders welcome.
Please see website for more event details ❤️✨
I sculpted and painted this vase a while ago, and it's always been one of my favourites. It's the only one like it I've made.
It was one I simultaneously wanted to keep and also send to a loving home, and this weekend it got to go to a home that feels perfect ❤️
They sent me this photo right away, and there are few feelings that can ever compare to the feeling of seeing my art in someone's home.
It looks perfect ❤️❤️❤️
#TorontoArtist#BodyLove#BodyLovingArtist
And here, in 2011 I moved out of that first Toronto Apartment.
This is what it looked like before I started packing everything up.
I was forced to leave my apartment, and I couldn’t get into the next one right away, so I slept on a friends couch for a month, and my other friend let me store ALL THIS CHAOS in her garage for the month (shoutout to Ash)
I really love seeing the open-closet (aka my entire apartment as a closet) and where it started, and how it’s going now. It makes me very happy 💙🌸
#TorontoArtist
I moved to Toronto in May 2009 with my fluffy kitty Tanq, into a basement at Bloor and Dufferin. It was a one bedroom, and it was GIANT.
I loved there for two years, and by the end there were clothing racks in the living room, shoe racks literally everywhere, and about 8 mannequins.
These pics here are all from the first few months.
I LOVED this apartment at the beginning. (The end is a different story for a different time) And I LOVED living in that neighborhood, and just in the city in general.
I went to internet cafes, and did a lot of fresh food shopping at the little corner stands, and on my days off I liked to walk up Bloor Street and look at the high end windows, or go into the Bata Shoe Museum.
I had never even been on a subway before, and didn't know that TTC tokens could be used for all transit.
Moving here was such a huge step to becoming who I am ❤️
#TorontoArtist
I’m wearing a crown in this outfit, and it’s
👑everything 👑
The crown is on a pearl headband, so I matched the outfit with excessive pearl necklaces (obviously) and bracelets.
Add in some orange lipstick, neon rainbow knee high socks and pink clomper boots and we’re good to go 🌈
Perfect Pride outfit ✨👌
#TorontoArtist#TorontoFashion
I put together some ✨fabulous✨ outfits for vending during Pride, and I’ve been filming a lot of content when I put together my looks.
I’ve been taking pictures of myself for a long time now, either selfies in the mirror, or pictures taken by others. I’ve learned what positions look and feel best for me for physically and visually. And, while I’m not sucking in my belly for the photos, I understand the angles, and they do essentially minimize some of my size and my stomach.
As I’ve been filming more video content, I’ve been catching all the in between stuff. The movements of my body. And with body movements, come belly rolls and “unflattering” angles.
But the thing is. These aren’t unflattering things.
This is life. Our bodies move. They squish and they roll. And they squish and they roll with or without moving.
I don’t need to sit down for my belly to roll. That’s just it’s natural state of being. And I spent too long in my life worrying what my body was doing within my outfits, and what people could see.
And the thing is.
When I was in art school, I remember very clearly the instructor telling us that they liked to choose larger life models because of the folds of the skin, and how beautiful and energetic they were for drawing and painting. The soft, flowing movements of the skin. The highlights and shadows.
It was this mentality that started me on my journey of painting and drawing my own body (and then others bodies) in the way that highlighted and accentuated these soft features, rather than trying to hide them.
I looked and felt ✨🌸fabulous🌸✨ in this outfit- and not once was I worried about my belly rolls.
And that progress, for me- is massive.
So let this be a friendly reminder to all of you- your belly rolls do NOT need to be hidden. They do not ruin your outfit.
They are a part of you. And you are fabulous ✨❤️
#LoveWhoYouAre#LoveWhatYouWear#BodyLove#BodyPositivity#BodyPositive#BodyNeautrality#TorontoFashion#TorontoArtist
There’s a really special feeling that comes when I sell an original painting 🌸✨🏳️🌈
This original sweet chaotic 3D beauty is on its way to its new home 🍭
Thank you 🏳️🌈💙✨
I ✨could✨ wear flats, or less ridiculous outfits.
And, 99% of the time I do.
But when I’m out, and I’m representing Pink Banana Sparkles, it’s my outfits that bring me a level of power and confidence and energy that I can’t really explain.
I’ll be at home complaining of being tired and foot pain, and the next thing I know, I’ll be climbing down stairs in my giant pink platforms hauling my giant and oversized setup bag.
It’s like my superhero cape 😃👌✨
Happy Pride
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