Mama Bear

I feel like a mama bear just coming out of her burrow after a long hibernation. I've been spending this winter season being very creative and reflecting on my art from the past several months. I'm very excited to share what I've been up to! 

 Mid-winter is the time that the sun warms the ground enough that mama bears come out of their hibernation. Every other winter they give birth to cubs during the darkest time of the year - reminding us that these dark times can be ripe with fertility. Now they emerge and search out the first foods of late winter. Apparently, Bear Garlic is one that comes up this time of year and is a digestive aid for bears. Bears care for their cubs for 18 months and during their fertile years, they give birth every other winter. 

I have adorned a few women's pregnant bellies with bears, and this morning I looked back through my files to find this mama from 2018... her sweet bear cub must be turning 7 this year. I feel so grateful for all the women I've had the chance to get to know over the 20+ years of my henna art. It's been such a blessing in my life to honor women in this way. 

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