I love drawing, painting and generally being artistic when I have the time and have recently become more interested in birth art. There are some fantastic artists out there who focus their art around pregnancy and birth, my current favourite being Amy Swagman (themandalajourney.com).
Recently I won a voucher to buy midwifery books (exciting!) and one of the books I chose is 'The Art and Soul of Midwifery' by Lorna Davis which I have now been reading with passion. So far birth art through history and using birth art as part of antenatal classes has been discussed, both very interesting and something I would be interested in using in the future.
I create art surrounding birth because it is something that I love and will be always a part of my life. The art I create reflect my own views of birth: the setting is usually in nature, the women nude and free. Nature to me symbolises life, peace and happiness. To be in nature, a beach, forests, grass, water, brings me joy. I spent most my childhood outside and am so grateful for that! I believe that pregnancy and birth should be embraced as a natural part of life, not a medical condition and women and their families should be supported and well informed, not treated as patients and expected to follow the medical professionals ‘blindly’.
This is my most recent piece, it’s not a masterpiece but just something I enjoyed making! I hope you enjoy :)
Recently I won a voucher to buy midwifery books (exciting!) and one of the books I chose is 'The Art and Soul of Midwifery' by Lorna Davis which I have now been reading with passion. So far birth art through history and using birth art as part of antenatal classes has been discussed, both very interesting and something I would be interested in using in the future.
I create art surrounding birth because it is something that I love and will be always a part of my life. The art I create reflect my own views of birth: the setting is usually in nature, the women nude and free. Nature to me symbolises life, peace and happiness. To be in nature, a beach, forests, grass, water, brings me joy. I spent most my childhood outside and am so grateful for that! I believe that pregnancy and birth should be embraced as a natural part of life, not a medical condition and women and their families should be supported and well informed, not treated as patients and expected to follow the medical professionals ‘blindly’.
This is my most recent piece, it’s not a masterpiece but just something I enjoyed making! I hope you enjoy :)
