THE BREAST OF WHAT’S AROUND
Text by Paul Lowe
Photography by Meg Spielman
A while back I got an email from Meg Spielman who
wanted to show me her new book No Lumps, Thank You.
I opened up the images and stared laughing so hard that
my morning coffee exploded though my nose and all
over the computer. (It was quite the clean up.)
Looking closer into her images I was amazed at her creativity
and drive and could sense that what she sent me was
something close to her heart.
I love this story from her book:
“It was around 1974-ish. Sitting at the dinner table as a
teenager with my two older brothers and mother... my father
joined us in a white tank undershirt after mowing the lawn. Mom
quickly whipped off her blouse and sat there confidently in her
bra, saying, ‘If he can show up for dinner in his underwear... so
can I.’ Dad went and got a shirt.”
“There is a universal vibe of humor surrounding these
garments that lift and separate our breasts. It crosses gender,
age, and culture,” Meg explained to me. “It’s good medicine for
all of us to let down our guard and laugh. My hope is to bring
a smile to your spirit and a chuckle to your heart with these
images, by sharing my interpretations of the silly terms that
become associated with bras and breasts.”
A portion of the proceeds
from the sale of her artwork
and book will go to breast
cancer charities. Visit
nolumpsthankyou.com to
purchase a copy.
