Summer Solstice due date
Summer Solstice due date: this baby is due when the hours of daylight are at the maximum. In preparation for this session I pondered the power of the Sun, and also the Moon. So many women find symbolism in the moon phases,marking the time as the moon shifts.
Included in the design is a feeling of motion, depicted in the waves of water, flowing with the movement. “All that falls shall rise again" This concept has become a common request, to honor that some things are being born anew, and old things leaving, dying.
Some mamas hold grief along with the joy of birth.
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I sit with this new mama’s intentions and visions, and adorn, petal by petal. Weaving in the meaningful symbols requested and hearing the stories behind them.
It feels like such a blessing, to get to be an artist that creates such meaningful art - both to myself and the receiver.
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This beautiful new mama returned for photos a few days after henna application and we began in the studio, then traveled to a gorgeous local trail.
Recently in Boulder we've had hazy skies due to a fire in Canada. You can see some smoky Flatirons and the foothills. I find beauty in all weather!
Natural henna stains peak in color after 2 to 3 days and photo sessions aren't delayed due to the weather- though in this case we didn't stay out too long in the smoky air.
Still, she is glowing, the flowers are blooming, the sage is fresh and new.
Whatever is happening in the world, I will still be meeting with mamas to honor their passage into Motherhood.
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