Where Gentle Joy Rests

Where Gentle Joy Rests

8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm)

Where Gentle Joy Rests 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.

Two soft pink blooms open side by side in a moment of quiet, unhurried beauty — their petals constructed from inherited pink polka dot fabric that carries both pattern and personal history in every layer. Each bloom is distinct yet harmonious, their rounded petals radiating outward with the gentle confidence of flowers that have always known exactly where they belong. Czech glass beads trace the curved stems in soft green and gold, guiding the eye naturally through the composition with a sense of movement and living grace. Crystal accents catch the light at each flower center — small, quiet points of brilliance that feel like memory itself, surfacing softly. A glass ladybug rests on the upper stem with the perfect stillness of a moment worth noticing — a small, unexpected visitor that rewards the careful observer and gives the piece an intimacy that belongs entirely to itself. The inner background is a soft natural linen fabric printed with delicate botanical seed head forms — quiet, airy, and deeply complementary to the blooms it holds. The outer border is a coordinating pink lattice fabric that frames the composition with warmth and intention, completing the piece as a finished and considered whole.

Softly playful and full of quiet charm, Where Gentle Joy Rests captures the gentle joy that lives in observation — in noticing, in pausing, and in the quiet connections that often go unseen. 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, crystals, and glass ladybug on cradled birch panel
• Floral center appliquéd by the artist's late mother
• Czech glass bead stem detail in soft green and gold
• Crystal flower center embellishment
• Glass ladybug detail
• Natural linen botanical seed head inner background fabric
• Pink lattice coordinating 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