flower/flour

A photoshoot I did in May painted as an oriental vase:

It was strange and enjoyable.

It took 5 hours to paint me and another 3 for the shoot.

Standing still for 5 hours was incredibly draining.

It was very cold in the studio.

When I got home I didn't want to wash the paint off.

It was my new skin.

I liked the feeling that my body had been offered up for someone else's art.

So I stayed in it for a little while.

Blue paint doesn't go well with white sheets.
So I had to shower.
The blue water ran down the drain for a very long time.
I thought it looked beautiful.

This is something I would definitely love to do again.

[Body art by Kelly Ren. Photography by Stacey Simpkin.]