Birth Art Mandalas – Amy Swagman

“Cocoon”

16 Sep 2010 5 Comments

by amybirthingbody in Birth, Breastfeeding, Cesarean, Figurative, Floral, Midwifery, Nature Tags: Birth, Birth Art, breastfeeding, c-section, cesarean, cesarean section, childbirth, cocoon, doula, echinacea, mandalas, midwifery, orange blossom

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Purchase options:

6×6 Digital “Mini Print”: $20

8×8 Digital print (100 in a series):  $50
12×12 Giclee Print (50 in a series):  $150

Original (12×12 inches):  N/A

For more information about the types of printing please go here.

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This is a piece done for a friend of mine who had a cesarean.  The flowers around the outside are orange blossoms (which neroli aromatherapy is from) and echinacea to symbolize healing.  The poem, by Karyn Peabody who also had a cesarean, reads as follows:

A Birth Story for Asher

You were not born in the way that I had intended.

We did not meet in the way that I had hoped.

You cried with confusion and hunger.
I cried with confusion and pain.

We returned to our cocoon together.
When we emerged – transformed.

Beautiful and with delight.

For we had fallen in love in the way I had dreamed.

View how it was made!