“Daring to express oneself through painting, sculpting or poetry is a way a mother (or father) boldly says, ‘I made this, it’s about what I know, what I feel as a mother (or father). This is me’. This self expression, and the acknowledgment and validation given by the group, infuses mothers with new confidence and strength.” (p. xi, Birth From Within, Pam England).
I have loved the idea of birth art or expression. There is something about birth that can’t always be explained. I know I feel that way a lot of times when people ask me why I would choose to have a natural birth. I am sort of at a loss as to how to explain that. It comes from something deep inside of you…beyond the intellect or the physical. All I can say is that I have found great meaning in it. Most people look at me weird at this point. But I have found that sometimes art is able to touch that part of people that words can’t. Because of this, I have explored this idea a little bit more on my own blog. If you would like to take a look, I have set up an on-line art gallery centered around birth and motherhood. You can find it at http://journeyofbirth.blogspot.com/.