This piece began based on my experiences of holding women’s spaces for the last 8 years, and attending them for the last 17 years. Whilst writing I discovered much more by researching. There are a lot of angles on the broader subject of transgender rights that this post doesn’t touch upon (e.g. in sport), andContinue reading “Towards Gender Inclusivity in Women’s Spaces”
Author Archives: esther bunting
Teenage Summer
Time to reflect on what has been a very different Summer. The last few weeks have been punctuated by Friday evenings in Croydon at a youth centre. I did not know Croydon before this year beyond a few life model bookings at Croydon Life Drawing close to East Croydon station, and another class in Shirley,Continue reading “Teenage Summer”
Body Positive Life Drawing for Teenagers
I remember being a teenager. It was possibly the most exciting, exhilarating and intense time in my life. For many years after I thought nothing could ever match it, but as I have finally matured(!) I’m at last able to appreciate an abundance from the adult life I have created for myself. As a teenagerContinue reading “Body Positive Life Drawing for Teenagers”
The Male Gaze in Life Drawing
It’s 2018 and we need to call time on life drawing groups that operate too much along the lines of the male gaze. To be clear, while this is about what heterosexual men typically fantasise about, so ingrained in our society’s psyche is this paradigm (patriarchy has been dominant for the last several thousand years)Continue reading “The Male Gaze in Life Drawing”
The Power of saying ‘No’
Spirited Bodies presents the next Stories of Women event, featuring co-founder Morimda, a professional life model of over 20 years experience. This will be held on Tuesday September 25th, 7pm – 9pm at The Feminist Library. From being an extremely shy person, it was through life modelling that Morimda emerged – found out whoContinue reading “The Power of saying ‘No’”
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