As a forty-three year old plus size woman and artist who just gave birth to her second child, I felt an irresistible need to photograph myself. Navigating motherhood is a unique experience, one that I wasn’t prepared for but one that I have thoroughly embraced. I’ve always had a strained relationship with my body, but once my daughters were born that relationship changed. I grew new life inside of me and now I was nourishing them from my body. I’m still amazed that I was able to create an entirely new life inside of myself and that my body knew exactly what to do to make that happen. These photographs capture the various facets of motherhood and the toll it has on the body.
