It took the scenic view of a beach in Hawaii thirty years ago to provoke me to action in my artwork. It wasn’t the beauty of the sand and water. No, I was sitting on a hill in the shade to protect my fair skin, a drawing pad on my knees sketching people. I noticed a woman enter the scene like walking skin and bones. She carefully set up her space with her beach towel. I could not avert my eyes as I drew quickly like she was my own model in a class. I was fascinated!
![Anorexic Sunbather drawings](https://i.etsystatic.com/isbi/586570/3905465803/isbi_fullxfull.3905465803_6i763b0i.jpg?version=0)
Afterwards I did my homework; knew what I saw did not seem healthy. Back then the research was just beginning to come out about anorexia and bulimia. I immersed myself and created an installation of work displayed in Gallery 1633 (Chicago) including an Altar piece, drawings of The Anorexic Sunbather and my booklet Liking Your Own Shape.
![Back cover of booklet](https://i.etsystatic.com/isbi/e689d2/3857921908/isbi_fullxfull.3857921908_24e9mtdz.jpg?version=0)
The Altar piece was destroyed by water damage in storage some years ago, but the drawings survived. The original booklet must have sold at the exhibit, but I came across a copy of it in my files recently. My thought is that this subject is still relevant, so I made copies of it to sell in my shop. Three sizes in fact!