The art that offers ample food for thought and linked to current events must always be rewarded. For some time now, this has been what Shawna X has been trying to do, an illustrator who lives and works in New York and who has recently become a mother. 

The new life that fills her days has not only had a strong impact on her daily life but also on her work. In her latest works, we can clearly distinguish between female subjects, women who are breastfeeding or who are living a pregnancy, but also moments of intimate tenderness between an infant and her mother. The psychedelic and colorful style of the illustrations succeeds in making it even more special and succeeds in emphasizing the topic touched upon. 

With her drawings, Shawna X clears an issue that has not been adequately addressed, namely the change that a woman experiences during pregnancy and after the birth of a child. Obviously this is only a starting point to deepen what is the role of women in today’s society and what it should be.