I've been working on a series of small-postcard size images of women from different times. Its a project I've had in mind for a long time and finally sat down and did it. I love fashion and costume history, and also find the shift in the "ideal" women of western images to be interesting. So I've been collecting reference. Its been fun figuring out what strange cages of undergarments people use to put themselves in. Its such a taboo topic in most times, that it was a bit of a puzzle on some centuries. Then I wanted to juxtapose each women in the garment of their time, the underwear of their time and then in a common outfit (bathing suit), to show their figures. I did each one on watercolor paper with micron waterproof ink pens, then colored with watercolor paint. Now they are all in a poster! (which I will eventually make prints of!) I've thought about adding more... going all the way back to togas and medieval dresses. More to come!! And not just in costumes....
