This block print explores the quiet emotions that can come long before motherhood ever arrives.
The fetus is connected by an umbilical cord spelling the word “mother,” symbolizing the deep connection many women feel to motherhood — even while still waiting, questioning, hoping, or grieving. Surrounding the figure are lilies, flowers often associated with fertility, purity, and new life.
I created this piece to reflect the complicated emotions many women carry: the longing to become a mother, the fear of whether it will happen, the weight of uncertainty, and even the fear that can come with motherhood itself.
There is so much vulnerability tied to this subject that often goes unspoken. For many women, these thoughts exist quietly beneath the surface for years before a child is ever held in their arms.
My hope for this piece is that it creates space for those emotions to be seen with tenderness instead of shame. Waiting, hoping, grieving, and wondering are all deeply human experiences — and none of them make a woman any less whole.
This block print explores the quiet emotions that can come long before motherhood ever arrives.
The fetus is connected by an umbilical cord spelling the word “mother,” symbolizing the deep connection many women feel to motherhood — even while still waiting, questioning, hoping, or grieving. Surrounding the figure are lilies, flowers often associated with fertility, purity, and new life.
I created this piece to reflect the complicated emotions many women carry: the longing to become a mother, the fear of whether it will happen, the weight of uncertainty, and even the fear that can come with motherhood itself.
There is so much vulnerability tied to this subject that often goes unspoken. For many women, these thoughts exist quietly beneath the surface for years before a child is ever held in their arms.
My hope for this piece is that it creates space for those emotions to be seen with tenderness instead of shame. Waiting, hoping, grieving, and wondering are all deeply human experiences — and none of them make a woman any less whole.
