#colormyflaws

Hey here is a page from the Lil Niña Isa children's book. My wife and I created this book for our daughter so that she can see someone like her in the many books we own. In the book Isa is a multiracial and bilingual little girl showing children the differences in her family. This page shows the many different skin tones of the people Isa loves. Almost done illustrating all the pages this has been such a wonderful struggle.

Taking it back to 2008. This was done before my first year as an Illustration major. For obvious reasons I'm posting it today. At this point I had just turned 20 about 14 days previous so I was leaving my teens behind. It was and still is my fav quote by Dr.King. . . #colormyflaws #mlk #martinlutherkingjr

Where it all started. My book is on sale on amazon.com if your interested in coloring different body types. "Color it in how ever you like, you are already a masterpiece." #colormyflaws #coloringbook #Bodypositivity #bodyimage #effyourbeautystandards #effyourbodystandards #product #mybook #books

One of my newer "Taking up space" pieces. Being able to take up space and feel safe in that space is important. My baby girl was delivered to my wife and I via C-section it was rough and painful for her. I cherish the struggle that brought my daughter into my life. . . #colormyflaws #flawless #childbirth #giftoflife #surgery #csection #birth #life #takingupspace #bodylove #selflove #bodypositive #bodypositivity #skin

Wanted to shout out this amazing person. @paramoart . Love love love the work it inspires me constantly to push my own farther. We align with similiar work and speaking for myself it comes from within. I am a body made up of "flaws" and I try and put myself in many of my pieces. I appreciate beauty in every soul and I feel this is someone who can relate.. . . #colormyflaws #bodypositive #bopo #man #male #thick #fatpositive #hair #self #selflove #shoutout #appreciation #inspiration

Okay I know I’m opening a can of worms here but follow me with this one . It’s been over a year now since I started Color My Flaws and its had it’s ups and downs. When I began I was deep in the middle of a really hard mental health crisis and in and out of contemplating suicide, I was losing my shit. I was on the tail end of a really bad medical issue ($$no insurance by the way$$) and looking to do something positive with my time and life. Long story short I attached myself to the body positive movement and it has been awesome. I’ve seen people really doing alot to improve the outlook on their own and other peoples natural body. I soaked it all up and really believed in what I was seeing people do. Fast forward to now and I’m just not about that movement much anymore. I find it is over saturated with people tagging #bodypositive and all they are posting is a picture of their ass eating up a thong claiming how insecure they are. Oh and lets not forget not far from the hashtag is a link to get unlimited access to their snapchat or manyvids. I’m kinda sick of seeing that. Like real feed up with it. I get it if you are a cam model or anything like that it’s perfectly fine if that’s what you do and people pay you for it ya know #getmoney. What I’m getting at is the rotten group that spoils it for the bunch. I’m talking about the people who know that they don’t really support body positivity and just use the term and tag to hustle their personal content without being shammed for posting something a little too risky on Instagram. What you are doing is watering down the amazing content and breakthroughs of some really awesome sauce people. In the past few month I’ve been unfollowing a ton of people and distancing myself from the label. I’m not saying posting a sexy picture of yourself can’t be “Body Positive” it very well can be if it helps you see yourself as a beautiful and sexy human being specially when you normally feel ugly in your skin. What I’m pointing my finger at are the people who use it as a purely a promotional tool and marketing for their porn. I don’t see the need in doing that to such a beautiful movement. I feel like sex sells as is and if you want to push your snapchat go on ahead just do it in the name of being a sexy beast trying to pay those bills. I want to believe the movement is still going strong and I will keep my hopes up and thank body positive thoughts but it just seems like it’s taking a turn in the wrong direction. I don’t know tell me what you think? Oh and because it feels like the perfect place to put this Go cop a Color My Flaws Body Positive Adult Coloring Book on amazon. There is Ass in it.

Okay awesome followers so if you didn’t know already my wife and I have been working on a children’s book. It’s about a Bi-racial and bi-lingual little girl who is proud to come from two different cultures. We started this book because we had or first child just shy of a year ago. We had a baby shower and one of the things we asked for was if everyone could bring a book. Well we got a ton of awesome books some classics and some new but what we didn’t see were any books that dealt with being mixed or multiracial. So we created Lil Nina Isa and started making a book for her to read when shes older. I had this idea rolling around in my head for awhile because I’m a huge Steven universe fan and I thought a Bi-racial child would really dig Garnet. My baby girl is made of love and shes stronger than you lol.

Watching Moana for the millionth time this scene reminded me of this photo. You go Iesha Evans. Someone call the Rock up we have to find the heart of these white people.