Working girl - Tribute

Don't go all weird on me, but this image is a tribute to my grandmother, Evelyn Wetzel, who recently passed away. (Hence the reason you are not seeing any new work... my headspace just isn't right right now.)
Anyhow, my grandmother (a WWII crane operator) was widely thought to be the inspiration for the "Rosie the Riveter" "We can do it!" propaganda posters of the 1940s, and she was also very supportive of me throughout my life as I bounced from student to cop to artist.
This image, which is from a series I shot 2 years ago with Miss Pinky, reminds me quite a bit of the photographs of my grandmother from those times. She was very special to me and I will miss her a lot. (My grandmother, not Pinky. Pinky is fine and due to give birth to a baby girl in June.) Anyhow, the other reason I chose this image is because it's well, NOT nude, which would be a bit creepy considering.

Model: Pinky Sui
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