Happy Mother’s Day if you are celebrating it in your corner of the world.
My kids celebrate me on the Swedish date, May 26th; but, I’m thinking of you — and my family abroad.
To Moms, daughters, sisters and friends, “you’ve got this.”
I’ve been thinking a lot about the everyday beauty of parenting — fundamental and foundational small, passing moments — as I’ve used sprigs of heather from my front lawn to make this mother moment. The process behind choosing one sprig or another flower; carefully looking for just the right tones —- shaking, scattering flowers and moving them around, petal by petal — to find “just the right piece. ” This made me think of parenting and of being a Mother. I’m thinking of you: doing your best with what you have in your own hands to raise kids creatively every day in you own unique and beautiful ways. You’ve got this, Moms.
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If there’s one thing I know about parenting, it’s that there are no instructions; just raw ingredients for each of us to combine these “petals + stems” creatively.
Wishing you the best today.
Something you might like:
- If you need a very last minute printable gift tag for Mom, did you get these? HERE
- 20+ Nature Projects to make with kids | I had a period of time where I worked painting portraits professionally but, I started creating these floral portraits with my kids. We’d collect and gather and just be creativity together — and sometimes, I just wanted to make them laugh. I think nature crafts are really fun because they usually mean side-by-side time with kids outdoors that then leads to connection through creativity. | HERE
- If you’d like to explore more flower petal art, click HERE and the #willowdayflowerproject hashtag.
(New) SHOP
This past week, I added a three prints. These print on archival paper and are printed locally for a the most gentle touch on the planet, shipping worldwide. These are listed in my store in 2 square sizes but, I have these available from 8 x 10s to Poster sizes; along with giclee + many other topknots in the series.
More Art Prints + Bookshop (here) | art you’re seen on Instagram (here) or special request or commission, please drop me a line at willowtweet (at) gmail (com) com
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