Quiet Inheritance

Quiet Inheritance

8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm)

Quiet Inheritance is part of Inherited Blooms — a deeply personal limited edition collection created in quiet collaboration with my late mother, an accomplished textile artist. The floral center of this piece was shaped and appliquéd entirely by her hand. I have completed each composition with layered fabric, beadwork, and crystal accents — her work and mine meeting in a shared space of memory, material, and meaning. Only 19 pieces remain in this collection.

A single lady's slipper orchid rises from the center of the composition with the quiet, grounded dignity of one of nature's most botanically precise and quietly extraordinary flowers — its form constructed from inherited fabrics with an accuracy and care that honors both the flower and the hands that first shaped it. Two sweeping burgundy and deep plum fabric petals extend outward from the upper bloom with elegant, wing-like grace, their edges densely traced with Czech glass beads that shift between deep teal and silver depending on the angle of light — a quality of iridescent, living shimmer that makes the bead work feel like something between dew and starlight. At the crown of the bloom, two crystals catch the light with quiet brilliance — small, precise, and luminous. The golden yellow slipper pouch hangs below with the rounded, generous form that gives this flower its beloved name — its surface densely filled with Czech glass beads in warm ivory and cream that cover the entire form with a soft, tactile luminosity like a tiny lantern held gently. Dark forest green and sage fabric leaves fan outward from the deep brown fabric stem in multiple layers — each leaf distinct in fabric and tone, their edges traced with the same iridescent teal and silver Czech glass beads that appear throughout the composition, tying the entire piece together in a quiet, cohesive shimmer. The inner background is a warm cream and gold swirl pattern fabric — soft, organic, and deeply complementary to the botanical precision of the bloom it holds. The outer border is a soft cream and grey geometric cross pattern fabric — refined, restrained, and quietly perfect for a piece that asks only to be seen with care and attention.

This piece is both intimate and enduring — a reflection of how something once held can be reshaped into something newly alive. Presented in a light white wash floating frame, ready to hang. This piece is part of the Inherited Blooms Collection — a limited edition of only 19 remaining pieces.

Details:

• Artwork Size: 8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm)
• Medium: Inherited appliquéd fabric, layered fabric, Czech glass beads, and crystals on cradled birch panel
• Floral center appliquéd by the artist's late mother
• Czech glass bead burgundy petal edge detail — iridescent teal and silver
• Dense Czech glass bead golden slipper pouch in warm ivory and cream
• Czech glass bead leaf edge detail — iridescent teal and silver
• Two crystal crown embellishments
• Deep brown fabric stem
• Warm cream and gold swirl pattern inner background fabric
• Soft cream and grey geometric cross pattern outer border fabric
• Light white wash floating frame included
• Cradled birch panel
• Ready to hang
• Limited edition — only 19 pieces remaining in the Inherited Blooms Collection
• One of a kind original artwork
• Signed by the artist