Mother's Day is a holiday that I love to celebrate with henna! A few days beforehand I sat down to think about my design, and realized that instead of the usual flowers and leaves that I often adorn myself with,that I was feeling the energy of the goose and I wanted to incorporate that. Here in Boulder, Colorado this is the time of year that the geese have their goslings, and I love to watch them during our nature walks. There is something about this bird-family energy that really touched my heart this Mother's Day and I wanted to incorporate that feeling in my tattoo. I began my henna design by painting a goose, and as you can see, it's not a realistic goose, but a playful doodle of one. Then I spent the next 3 hours doodling up and down my art ~ this is my idea of fun. I slept with the paste on and rubbed it of the next moring. I absolutely love having  a full sleeve of henna! I feel so powerful, wearing my dreams, my vision ~

And of course... we must have photos of me with 2 of my daughters! They are such a blessing in my life. 

Melody came to my home studio in Boulder (Colorado) for some breastfeeding henna, and requested an owl. I really had fun with this one! I love how the owl is tilting its head. The henna on my arm is bright orange because I'd just applied the henna the day before. This is my Mother's Day henna sleeve! 

After 3 days the henna had oxidized and was a beautiful brown color, peaking in darkness. We started in the studio for some photos under the lights, and then headed outside. I am so grateful it's warm enough now to do this outside! I take pregnancy pictures year round but for breastfeeding, I really like to wait until it's warm enough for everyone to feel comfortable. In the photo below, you can see my henna peaking too! 

It was warm on this day, but the day before, Mother's Day, it actually SNOWED and you can still see some on the mountains. I love to capture the beauty of mothers nourishing their babies!