The Naming: Pregnancy/Childbirth #6

Nicole Rose Gelormino

Pregnancy/Childbirth #6

2018

oil on canvas panel

6 x 4”

A black silhouette of a figure kneels on all fours, fingers curling, against a pale yellow background. Wine-colored parentheses radiate from her center. For me, contractions felt like a comforting and unequalled hurt, as my body confidently moved me through labor.