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MILLY_D 

ARTISTS STATEMENT
This was my first foray into producing naked art - or really producing art at all! I've never seen myself as a hugely creative person, but I also wholly reject the idea that you've got to be an "artist" to create, or that art should always be beautiful and easy on the eye. After I finished the shoot I realised, for me, it wasn't about "making" art - it was about understanding that my body IS art! All the tattoos, curves, piercings and stretch marks on my body paint a perfect tapestry of me. I'm a freaking walking masterpiece! I chose to participate in ishotmyself for me - to explore my sense of identity and sexuality in a brand new way - and sharing my folio on ishotmyself is my way of fully accepting the beauty of my body and hopefully allowing others to see the beauty in all bodies, too, even if they don't fit the bill of mainstream "beauty".

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Milly_D 'sleepy_eyes'
25 Aug 23
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ARTIST PROFILE
birthplace: Dorset, UK
occupation: Wine Waiter
age: 26
starsign: Sagittarius
biggest passion in my life: Working hospitality! Some people might think I'm mad for loving it, but being able to bring people great food and wine and facilitating a good time for others really brings me joy
I like to listen to: Customer's conversations at work! The aim is to be as unobtrusive as possible when you're a waiter, so people tend to forget you've still got ears and continue chatting
I like to watch: Lava lamps. Why has everything terrible about the 90's come back in fashion but there's no lava lamp resurgence?
I like to smell: Sea spray, particularly in the morning or on grey days - I grew up on the coast and the best times to go to the beach was first thing in the morning
I like to taste: Cadbury Creme Eggs! They're my absolute favourite chocolate, and I'd eat them year round if they were available. (I eat as much choc first, then save the fondant filling for last, obvs)
I like to feel: My cat when she purrs on my lap. Apparently the frequency of a cat's purr helps reduce stress, and I believe it!
favourite part of my body: Where my blunt cut bob reveals my nape and decolletage. A hairdresser friend of mine once said he thinks the sexiest part of a woman's body is her neck, and whilst I'm not much of an exhibitionist (lol, really) I love how exposed mine is
favourite part of someone else's body: I love how people express themselves through their hair - especially because it can be (literally) chopped and changed at any moment. It's so freeing and personal
Why i shot myself: I shot myself to prove to myself that my body is beautiful and worthy of being the centre of attention!
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: Donald Trump. The less of him the better
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: Zendaya. Cus who wouldn't want to see that??
Most outrageous thing I have done: Probably this shoot?! To anyone who knows me it would seem a pretty out of character move, but that's exactly why I did it
Bands I like: L'Enterloop, Little Simz and Architects! I'm never tied to one genre, as long as there's a big beat and I can sing along (terribly) I'm in!
Books I like: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes
Films I like: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Peanut Butter Falcon


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