Field Notes

Visual evidence of my evolution 🌹 The first picture is the roses Alex got me for Mother’s Day five years ago (from The Wild Rose, too 👀) I distinctly remember this... Read more...

A Soft Place to Land

Sacred rebel move of the day: bringing my late grandmother’s couch right into the middle of my shop. Grandma lived in Minnesota but she loved The Wild Rose. She followed... Read more...

On My Windowsill

I used to think I was superior to signage with words and sayings. Turns out, I just don’t resonate with the ones that feel generic to me. Lately I’ve been... Read more...

Deeper Than Pretty Flowers

My favorite compliment to receive after doing funeral work, or really any floral design, is “it was exactly what we wanted.” People don’t just say that casually. They might say... Read more...

The Whole Arc

I don’t love my work because it’s “fun” or “easy” but because it reflects all of my values. Beauty, care, connection to nature, grief and healing, emotional health, art and creation, a little bit of fashion and decoration. It holds all of me in one place. It’s actually not always fun or easy. Some weeks it’s so much work and my feet hurt, some weeks it’s so slow I wonder if I can sustain it long term I think you’ll find that anywhere in life. It’s part of the rhythm.... Read more...