Apac created her zine “Our Wounds: A Caring Zine About C Section Scars” after the birth of her daughter, using the project as a way to reconcile the anger she felt about her cesarean scar and provide comfort for others who have undergone a c-section. In detailed black-and-white illustrations, she depicts 12 characters with exposed cesarean scars. These characters look comfortable, welcoming, powerful — they hold our gaze with kindness and intensity as they pose in a variety of whimsical situations: their arms wreathed in vines or tentacles; surrounded by torrents of bees, bats, moths; running marathons with rabbits or painting guerilla artworks. Each character is paired with a quote from a user on one of the various subreddits (r/mommit, r/beyondthebump, r/babybump) that Apac read as they found community with other birth-givers — folks discussing their recoveries (some easy, others achy or infected), their feelings (anger, apathy, amazement), and the way their perspectives on their scars have changed. The combination of the illustrations with the quotes is empowering, and even as someone who doesn’t ever plan on giving birth, I found “Our Wounds” really incredible; I appreciate how it both celebrates the beauty of the human body, while still holding space for a variety of different thoughts and feelings surrounding the scars.