Eleanor Shipman
Eleanor Shipman
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Birth Words

Birth Words
Ellie Shipman
2025
Screenprint on cotton, hand embroidery

Birth Words embodies a collection of one word answers to the question 'How was the birth?' offered up by anonymous m/others. The words are carefully hand-embroidered in the original handwriting, maintaining the personal feel to these vulnerable and poignant answers. The cotton canvas is screen-printed using placental, bodily colours to create a collective and slightly messy gingham. 

All images and content unless otherwise stated are copyright: Eleanor Shipman.