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" At a local art show in Orlando, FL, sketch artist SKIP and his fianc\u00E9, Tasha Copley, decided to put the &amp;quot;ideal woman&amp;quot; on display\u2014and brought audience members to tears. SKIP&amp;#039;s original idea for this project was to take a photograph of a woman posed with a stoic expression and scribble plastic surgery markings all over her body. He planned to title the work &amp;quot;The Ideal Woman,&amp;quot; but decided on &amp;quot;Franchise: The Ideal Woman&amp;quot; once Tasha became involved.          As part of the installation, the audience stood in front of a mirror where a sign hung above it that asked, &amp;quot;what do you see when you look in the mirror?&amp;quot;, then a second question attached to a comment card drop box asked them to, &amp;quot;Name something you find beautiful about yourself.&amp;quot; #cantstoptheidealwoman #franchise #seeskip #bodyimage #imagewellness #selflove #effyourbeautystandards #question #dropbox #installation #art #popart #commentcard #blackandwhite #theidealwoman #plasticsurgery A photo posted by Franchise:TheIdealWomanProject (@cantstoptheidealwoman) on Aug 5, 2014 at 2:13pm PDT      When Tasha began to collaborate with SKIP, she suggested that the same woman should be photographed once more, but the second time, she would strike a confident pose in flattering lighting that accented her curves and natural beauty. She also wanted to be the woman photographed. In an interview with Refinery29, SKIP said that although it was &amp;quot;touchy&amp;quot; for him to allow his fiance to be exposed to the world, Tasha insisted and said, &amp;quot;No\u2026 I don&amp;#039;t want anyone else to do it; I want to do it.&amp;quot;          As part of the installation, the audience stood in front of a mirror where a sign hung above it that asked, &amp;quot;what do you see when you look in the mirror?&amp;quot;, then a second question attached to a comment card drop box asked them to, &amp;quot;Name something you find beautiful about yourself.&amp;quot; #cantstoptheidealwoman #franchise #seeskip #bodyimage #imagewellness #selflove #effyourbeautystandards #question #dropbox #installation #art #popart #commentcard #blackandwhite #theidealwoman #plasticsurgery A photo posted by Franchise:TheIdealWomanProject (@cantstoptheidealwoman) on Aug 5, 2014 at 2:12pm PDT      Then, the couple added a third aspect to their show: They asked audience members to look at their reflections in a mirror placed between the two images of Tasha, and to &amp;quot;name something beautiful&amp;quot; they saw.          As part of the installation, the audience stood in front of a mirror where a sign hung above it that asked, &amp;quot;what do you see when you look in the mirror?&amp;quot;, then a second question attached to a comment card drop box asked them to, &amp;quot;Name something you find beautiful about yourself.&amp;quot; #cantstoptheidealwoman #franchise #seeskip #bodyimage #imagewellness #selflove #photography #question #dropbox #installation #art #popart #commentcard #blackandwhite #theidealwoman #plasticsurgery A photo posted by Franchise:TheIdealWomanProject (@cantstoptheidealwoman) on Aug 1, 2014 at 9:16am PDT      &amp;quot;The idea is that people would first see the [photo] on the left\u2014&amp;#039;Oh wow, here&amp;#039;s this beautiful woman, she&amp;#039;s strong and she&amp;#039;s powerful and she&amp;#039;s confident&amp;#039;\u2014and then look over to the right\u2026 and see this woman being dissected with all of her flaws, or perceived flaws,&amp;quot; SKIP said in the interview. &amp;quot;Then, they would look straight ahead and see themselves standing, looking back at themselves.&amp;quot; Audience members had mixed reactions, said SKIP. Some people cried and others stared into the mirror for several minutes. Here are some of the comments SKIP and Tasha received:          As part of the installation, the audience stood in front of a mirror where a sign hung above it that asked, &amp;quot;what do you see when you look in the mirror?&amp;quot;, then a second question attached to a comment card drop box asked them to, &amp;quot;Name something you find beautiful about yourself.&amp;quot; #cantstoptheidealwoman #franchise #seeskip #bodyimage #imagewellness #selflove #effyourbeautystandards #question #dropbox #installation #art #popart #commentcard #blackandwhite #theidealwoman #plasticsurgery A photo posted by Franchise:TheIdealWomanProject (@cantstoptheidealwoman) on Aug 9, 2014 at 9:35pm PDT             As part of the installation, the audience stood in front of a mirror where a sign hung above it that asked, &amp;quot;what do you see when you look in the mirror?&amp;quot;, then a second question attached to a comment card drop box asked them to, &amp;quot;Name something you find beautiful about yourself.&amp;quot; #cantstoptheidealwoman #franchise #seeskip #bodyimage #imagewellness #selflove #effyourbeautystandards #question #dropbox #installation #art #popart #commentcard #blackandwhite #theidealwoman #plasticsurgery A photo posted by Franchise:TheIdealWomanProject (@cantstoptheidealwoman) on Aug 5, 2014 at 2:10pm PDT             As part of the installation, the audience stood in front of a mirror where a sign hung above it that asked, &amp;quot;what do you see when you look in the mirror?&amp;quot;, then a second question attached to a comment card drop box asked them to, &amp;quot;Name something you find beautiful about yourself.&amp;quot; #cantstoptheidealwoman #franchise #seeskip #bodyimage #imagewellness #selflove #photography #question #dropbox #installation #art #popart #commentcard #blackandwhite #theidealwoman #plasticsurgery A photo posted by Franchise:TheIdealWomanProject (@cantstoptheidealwoman) on Aug 3, 2014 at 2:04pm PDT      We&amp;#039;re moved by this artistic expression of what beauty truely is, and by the project&amp;#039;s motto: &amp;quot;Name something that you find beautiful about yourself.&amp;quot; What do you discover? 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