Sunday, April 18, 2010

Tummy pillow!

For my body double, I'm going to recreate my tummy...as a pillow. I was inspired by a few things:
First off, when my friends and I used to cuddle and stuff I was always told I was a good tummy pillow, which always made me smile.
Second, I'm very much into the fashion scene, and the tummy is one of the main body parts for models that judges look at and critique. Models always have to be super skinny, with tiny waists and sculpted abs. I don't like this kind of critical thinking, and making a tummy pillow would challenge it. Also, the tummy is a very sensitive part of the body, and what better way to invoke soft and ticklish than a pillow?
Lastly, I love sewing, and recently read an article that talked about how sewing, knitting, and crocheting objects has become more and more prevalent, and now there are a lot of things considered as "soft sculptures". I would really like to pursue in my future work.

The materials I would need for this project are:
-flesh-colored fabric
-fabric paint
-pillow stuffing
-sewing materials etc etc

Basically, the way I would make this would be to measure my tummy around (bottom of ribs, waist, and hips), and then make a sewing pattern shaped like my tummy. I'm hoping that I'll really get to express all the curves and such. Then I would cut out the fabric, sew the seams together, stuff it and sew it closed. Lastly I plan on using fabric paint to add things like shadows and a bellybutton, to make the tummy pillow realistic.

I'm very excited to make this project!

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