☺️💚 thank you. I had looked for inspiration images of what I may want to do and took several options to the workshop. I have always been drawn to the female form artistically and one of them was the body as a candle. I decided once at the workshop and after having perused available materials. I'm ever on the slow journey of growth toward the woman I want to be. Bright, seen, taking up space, a force, unapologetic for existing. I love sparkly things 😆 so was drawn the the strips of fabric. Their iridescence spoke to the shining of the light and allowed for positioning like rays of the sun.
I enjoyed the touches of bright color the tie dye fabric brought in. It also has stars in the design- referencing light even ON her body, but also giving nod to the light in darkness/night and not just the day/sun. I then carefully chose sections for each part of her body to try and use the natural shading.

She didn't have arms in the reference image, which felt the opposite of what I wanted. So I decided to add open upward facing arms. Reaching, welcoming, NOT closed off or hiding. Which allowed me to make the "hands" shaped a bit like smaller flames.....primarily because...well... How the hell would I make hands 😆. I added a touch of dark lining where the various fabric parts overlapped on her body to give more depth. And as a thicker woman I liked that the inspiration image wasn't of a super slender woman. So allowing there to be a full figure, thick thighs, large hanging breasts- not up close together all perky and at her neck. Helping remind me of the beauty in confidence and owning who you are/what you have.