A therapist in Durango, Joanie Trussell, came up with the idea while reading about the significance of the scale on the NEDAW website. Trussell understands, through her work with disordered eaters, that the bathroom scale can become a powerful symbol and determinant of self-worth. She appreciated the idea that "the scale could be changed from being the judge and jury about ourselves to something more positive, that the art could change our thinking about it a bit."
One artist highlighted the arbitrariness of numbers by showing our relative weight on different planets of the solar system. Another contributor emphasized the distortive nature of the scale with shards of broken glass. A third local artist, Margaret Pacheco, chose to display a loving and positive message when a person would stand on the scale. She expressed her hope for her piece: "When anyone steps on the scale, I hope they will take the statement, 'Blessings and Peace to Anyone Who Steps Here,' to heart and feel that whatever their weight, they are just right, and can feel blessed and peaceful." (Source: www.durangotelegraph.com)
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