Body
Casting
I offer a variety of body casting services, including breast, vulva, and penis casting. Get your body cast and turned into a celebratory sculpture. I serve clients who want to preserve a moment in time. Body casting is an amazing and healing way to celebrate and honor your body.
Breast Casts
Embark on a transformative journey of self-expression with a personalized breast casting. Boob casts make stunning display pieces. Perfect to capture your breasts before and after mastectomy, lumpectomy, or breast reduction surgery, or just to honor your body and journey and celebrate what makes you you.
Vulva Casts
Vulva casting is my specialty! Connect with this stigma ridden, powerful part of yourself with a custom vulva cast. I offer custom free standing sculpture, drinkable coffee mugs and more! Vulva casts can be a powerful way to reclaim your body after sexual assault. Popular gifts before and after childbirth, gender affirming bottom surgery and labiaplasties, vulva castings are empowering for anyone looking to celebrate all parts of themselves.
Penis Casts
Queer inclusivity means casting a diverse range of bodies. Penis castings are currently reserved for gender non-conforming people. This includes trans and non-binary individuals. Penis castings are a great way to process gender dysphoria, capture yourself before or after bottom surgery and reconnect with your sexuality and gender expression.
Inclusive, Personalized & Empathetic
After leaving a sexually abusive relationship I turned to art to reclaim my power, space and body. Live casting became a way for me to include others in my art healing journey, creating what I now see as my collective art healing community. My studio is a safe space for those looking to reconnect with themselves. Queer and trans people, people facing the difficult reality of breast cancer, and survivors of sexual assault all find solace in my studio.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Body Casting?
Body casting, also known as live casting, is the art of creating sculptural work of some ones body by capturing or 'casting' it. In my own personal practice, it means transforming bodies into celebratory artwork. I use a skin safe material called alginate (it is what dentists use to take molds of teeth) to cast vulvas, breasts, nipples and penises. Once the body part is cast with the alginate, the mold is cast using plaster to create the 'positive' sculpture.
Why schedule a body casting session?
Scheduling a body casting session is a powerful way to celebrate and honor your unique journey. Casting your form and transforming it into artwork helps improve your relationship with your body, and boosts self esteem. Every person who steps into my studio has a unique story and reason for wanting to get cast. Whether you're preparing for a mastectomy, seeking to preserve your body before or after surgery, or a queer individual embracing your identity, body casting transforms your experience into healing art. It serves as a profound act of self-love and empowerment, especially for those healing from trauma, such as sexual assault. By capturing your form in a custom sculpture, you create a lasting tribute to your resilience, beauty, and strength.
Can you create custom body casting pieces not listed ?
I am open to casting pretty much anywhere on consenting adults. If you have something in mind that you do not see currently listed on my website please contact me and/ or schedule a FREE commission consultation.
Where are casting sessions held?
I have a home studio in Vancouver, WA that I work out of. The alginate material I currently use has a limited lifespan that makes it difficult to travel far distances. I am however gaining experience with body safe silicone that does not degrade, potentially making traveling casting sessions more feasible. Due to the messy and intimate nature of body casting, working out of my studio is best to ensure quality artwork. If you'd like to talk about scheduling a traveling casting session contact me and lets chat!
What is Live Cast Ceramic Work?
I offer something really unique and special. Custom made, live cast ceramic work. This entails not only getting a body cast done, but turning that cast into functional, beautiful and colorful ceramic work. I am a potter with over 9 years of ceramic experience, and so this is where I feel my skill set as an artist really shine.
