They say it’s art. I believe them just have to smile anytime I see a picture like this one.

A bellymask is an heirloom sculpture created right on your pregnant torso in a simple one-hour process. Made of plaster gauze, it is an exact replica of your pregnant form.

Women are making bellymasks as a celebration and honoring of the profound experience of creating human life.

A bellymask is a powerful art form; a personal icon of the union of mother and child.

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