A Collaboration by Holly Christine Callaghan & Afif El-Khuffash

Afif El Khuffash, a neonatologist and digital artist whose work explores the emotional reality of early parenthood, collaborates with Holly Christine Callaghan, a Wicklow based artist known for her detailed portraiture and depiction of strong feminine forms.

“Expecting” celebrates the quiet power of pregnancy. A mother holds her growing bump in a heart shaped embrace. The gentle lines and warm colours wrap around her like a cocoon.

This piece depicts a baby in utero gently holding its mother’s heart, a simple line drawing that captures their profound symbiosis. During pregnancy, fetal stem cells actually migrate to the mother and help heal her heart — a quiet, extraordinary exchange of love and repair. The tethered hearts honour that unseen bond.

A meaningful gift for expectant parents or anyone who wants to honour the beauty and resilience of pregnancy.

Printed on premium archival stock with crisp gold foil linework and strictly limited to 100, making every piece a genuine collaboration and a one of one within the series. The Frame size is 229×229mm, print size is 120×120mm.