The Naming: Pregnancy/Childbirth #20

Nicole Rose Gelormino

Pregnancy/Childbirth #20

2018

oil on canvas panel

6 x 4”

The crowning is a tender, quiet and cathartic moment and it is the last opportunity to pause in labor before the final stretch. It was the first time I saw her, and yet she still appeared as part of my own body. The crowning motivated me to persevere until my baby was fully born.