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Posted 22 February 2008 at 4:31 pm

1,000 Pears

A close friend is pregnant. She was reading one of her books that talks about pregnancy, and on the same page it states two incongruous factoids: (1) normally, a woman’s uterus is the size and shape of an upside-down pear; and (2) during pregnancy, the uterus grows to 1,000 times it normal size.

Wait, what?

So this drawing of 100 pears is only 1/10 of the final size of my friend’s belly. I feel like I’m folding paper cranes, which I guess is appropriate: if these factoids are true, she’s going to need a lot of luck!

For Illustration Friday.

Tags: 1000 • green • IlloFriday • pear • pears • yellow
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this is an extremely clever take on the subject

Posted by neilornstein on 22 February 2008 at 4:41 pm

intriguing- and unsettling for those of us who have not yet had children

Posted by Shayla on 22 February 2008 at 5:17 pm

Fantastic! I want a print to put on my studio.

Posted by Andre on 22 February 2008 at 6:23 pm

The pears are wonderful and the concept is very clever. Try not to worry about your friend, billions of women have survived the ordeal, lol. It does blow your mind if you think about it too much though.

Posted by jane davila on 22 February 2008 at 8:53 pm

So very, very cool! Love the colors, the idea, the variety. You rock.

Posted by Digital Scott on 23 February 2008 at 8:54 am

Lots of pears end up in my wrk because I’m a pear fanatic! I also paint them to honor larger sized women :) Great job on multiple!

Posted by studio lolo on 23 February 2008 at 9:01 am

really wonderful!

Posted by murphy girl on 23 February 2008 at 3:34 pm

This IS really nice, I love the simplicity of the design, and the extra bit of learnin’ I’m sure will come in handy, 1000 times, whoa!

Posted by eli on 23 February 2008 at 10:14 pm

Thanks for all the kind words, everyone!

Here’s my deconstruction of the two facts I mention above: (1) the overall size and shape of a uterus is the size and shape of a pear– yes, I buy that; and (2) the space inside the uterus, which is much smaller than a whole pear, grows to 1,000 times its normal size during pregnancy.

The phrasing of the two facts would suggest that a woman’s uterus grows to 1,000 times the size of a pear, but if you think about that, it’s pretty much impossible. It does make for a fun thing to draw, though.

Posted by DUUH on 24 February 2008 at 10:43 am