07/09/2026
In January I spent many evenings painting this with blankets wrapped across my lap. It was the first piece I’ve painted (since I was a teenager) that was personal, emotional and full of my own imagination. At the time I was worrying a lot about the idea of being a mum and all of the difficulties that come with it. On a walk in the woods one day this image flashed into my mind and suddenly I saw things completely differently. I envisioned all of the places, treasures and nature experiences that I could share with them as they grew and a lot of the anxiety seemed to leave after I started this painting. I decided there and then that the original would hang on their nursery wall and it filled me with excitement and joy.
Finally, as we’re on the cusp of Summer ending and the darker months approaching, I’ve come back to this painting and all of the words and feelings it conjured up! I spend a lot of time overthinking the future and everything that could go wrong, but it’s nice to spend some time imagining a future that went very right for once. Hopefully this will be a complete work of art soon (even if it does take almost a year to make it). Prints and cards will definitely be available once it is, for all of the gentle, wild and beautiful mums out there raising little nature babes 🌿✨
