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Planter - You need some water, too.

To remind men to love and take care of themselves, I made this paper-mache planter. From the skin color and the face structure, you could assume the character is Asian. In Mongolia, where I came from, many men suffer from toxic masculinity - take most of the family and financial burden. Therefore, to demonstrate those people, I made the character wrinkly, muscular, with huge cheekbones, and a collar of Mongolian traditional costume as a saucer.

As of used materials, I made paper mache clay by mixing recycled paper with white glue, drywall joint compound, and some white flour, used plastic and aluminum litters to build the armature, and painted the planter with gouache.

If you search “self-love” or “self-care,” you will most likely see articles, illustrations, and photos of WOMEN. Although it is true that women need to know how to love themselves, they are not the only ones: MEN NEED IT EITHER.

If you search “self-love” or “self-care,” you will most likely see articles, illustrations, and photos of WOMEN. Although it is true that women need to know how to love themselves, they are not the only ones: MEN NEED IT EITHER.