my mother doesn’t identify with sadness and the range of her emotions was hard to interpret, but i learned quickly. i taught myself emotional intelligence, but she taught me how to live. she couldn’t quite instruct me on how not to die in all the little ways that unprocessed emotions can kill you. i have found out on my own. but she taught me what to do when it feels good. you eat, you shop, you dance, you laugh until you cry, you love, and you live. your piece reminded me that through her stoicism and through what is too painful to face, is a woman who SEES beauty. and taught me to see it too. she named me after a piece of Monet’s. she herself is adorned in beauty. thank you for helping me see my mother in a different and beautiful light. it’s been a journey. i am @un.packing on instagram. i commented about my gemini mom! thank you for leading me here. i feel at home!
“the art of remembering” feels like the purest motivation for creativity. I think art promises that we can keep something. Your mother making your life beautiful was so poetic and you hold that in the heart of everything you make and on and on beauty is found and memorialized and shared again and. Wow.
Your words put life and flame behind dreams/imagination/callings in my heart that I sometimes lack the words to describe. Such a treasure more than you know!
thinking of my own mother while reading this piece makes your writing the beauty that it is — personal. thank you for putting to words the love for the women in my own life, and the ones to hopefully come in future motherhood. your writing is magic — the Beautiful Creator’s hand is behind every word.
my mother doesn’t identify with sadness and the range of her emotions was hard to interpret, but i learned quickly. i taught myself emotional intelligence, but she taught me how to live. she couldn’t quite instruct me on how not to die in all the little ways that unprocessed emotions can kill you. i have found out on my own. but she taught me what to do when it feels good. you eat, you shop, you dance, you laugh until you cry, you love, and you live. your piece reminded me that through her stoicism and through what is too painful to face, is a woman who SEES beauty. and taught me to see it too. she named me after a piece of Monet’s. she herself is adorned in beauty. thank you for helping me see my mother in a different and beautiful light. it’s been a journey. i am @un.packing on instagram. i commented about my gemini mom! thank you for leading me here. i feel at home!
“the art of remembering” feels like the purest motivation for creativity. I think art promises that we can keep something. Your mother making your life beautiful was so poetic and you hold that in the heart of everything you make and on and on beauty is found and memorialized and shared again and. Wow.
Gorgeous!
It’s so lovely to know every part of this but hear it in a different way xox
Adore you x
Me thinking * I can’t just leave the same comments on all of Tess’s work saying how amazing I think it is*
Reads another one of your posts
THIS IS AMAZING. I’m so into it. Thank you
Ever faithful reader x
Your words put life and flame behind dreams/imagination/callings in my heart that I sometimes lack the words to describe. Such a treasure more than you know!
Such generous words. Thanks for taking time to read but not just that, encourage my practice in the most thoughtful way. I appreciate you here x
Ohh I adore ! Seeing little Tess and beautiful mama . Cannot wait to soak up your piece next week . I really love the line “ancestral hand me down “
You know how some lines just stand out . This one did for me . Love your ways as always x
I love hearing which lines land. Thanks for always showing up in the art. Your encouragement is treasure to this new practice x
thinking of my own mother while reading this piece makes your writing the beauty that it is — personal. thank you for putting to words the love for the women in my own life, and the ones to hopefully come in future motherhood. your writing is magic — the Beautiful Creator’s hand is behind every word.
Such a beautiful reflection from you. Thank you so much for pausing to read. I look forward to sharing part one and two that adjoin to this one x
I finished reading with gooseys all over
Thank you so much for reading x
There IS beauty...your gentle words are landing in me. Thank you
Thank you so much for reading. Means so much x
LOVED. THIS. one of my fav pieces of yours ever. i, too, strive to infuse my children's life with WONDER & AWE just like my momma taught me.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and for your beautiful rich words of encouragement. I really enjoyed writing this. So much love to you x
Little Tess 🥹
Teeny tiny me ❤️🔥