Mother-of-two Samantha Waterhouse thrived during her pregnancies – they were times when she was most comfortable in her body.
“I didn’t have any aches or pains like some women do, so I felt lucky that it was a time in my life that I really enjoyed,” says the Hong Kong-based South African, who has two girls: Ella, aged four, and Izzy, two. “And I loved the look and feel of my round tummy.”
She loved her baby bump so much that she considered getting a bespoke pregnancy sculpture. Such keepsakes capture a woman’s unique curves and creases during pregnancy and turn them into pieces of art using 3D scanning technology.
Waterhouse says that, at the time, the service was only available in the UK and Australia, and not in her adopted city.
“I wasn’t going to fly to the UK to get it done, but I held on to the concept, which I think is really beautiful, really special.”
Last month, she took the idea a step further by launching The Bump Collective, a studio that offers these one-of-a-kind sculptures in Hong Kong.