Maternal Costs…and Benefits
He finally got it!!
It’s only taken five and a half months but he did it. Peter finally claims to understand how much an expectant mother sacrifices during pregnancy, the toll it takes on her body, as well as the miracle of carrying a living being in her womb. This past weekend, we were sitting there and he rubs my belly – note that this was the first time since I became pregnant. He looks at me, shakes his head, and tells me he can’t believe I’m carrying around another human being. He said I deserved a present! He suggested a painting by Vladamir Kush. I like his “Red Purse.”
Critics suggest that Kush “infuses into his image a certain irony: greed and excessive accumulation of wealth could lead to the separation of lovers”:
[The] purse is a symbol of wealth and accumulation. But only love is the master key … This symbolism corresponds to the color of the purse. Red means love and passion in the first place, although purses are used to have the colors of earth or gold. But we employ red also in cases when we want to emphasize the symbolism of luxury and wealth. In China, red is considered to be the color of happiness and good luck. It is the color of the wedding attire too.
I’m so excited! “Red Purse” would be our second Vladamir Kush. We recently purchased the artist’s “Fauna in La Mancha” which positions giant butterflies atop windmill platforms in a “mad” play on Cervantes’ Don Quixote. I can’t wait for it to arrive.
Tags: Fauna in La Mancha, gifts for giving birth, Red Purse, the physical costs of pregnancy, Vladamir Kush
July 6th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
All I can say is it must be nice…Ted’s mom gave me a bathrobe when Reiley was born, but I think that’s about all I have to show for my efforts, other than four healthy children, of course.
July 6th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
That’s Funny, a bathrobe! Do you still have it?
July 8th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Until very recently, I did. It’s been 13 years, though, and white just doesn’t age well
. I finally donated it to the Salvation Army.