June Mood Board

Lately I’ve felt as though I’m moving through a fog, the thick, heavy kind that hangs below the trees and feels tethered to the earth and makes indiscernible the edges of the road and the moments that reside just a few yards ahead. It’s a fog that feels self-imposed, protective, a response to overwhelm and the sense that I’m being pulled into too many different directions, coming apart at the seams.

But fine, for now.

At home we’ve been longing for something else, just up the river. Space, fresh air, free parking. I’ve been stifled by the city before, exhausted by the charm of its crowded streets and subway delays. But this time feels like a shift, an honest readiness to be somewhere else and an acceptance of what feels like an inevitable departure from, and severing of, the part of my identity that feels tied to being a resident of New York City.

For now, I’m here, and finding ways to engage with the things that energize my mind and allow my nervous system to rest. Flowers are a part of that, both designing with them and admiring the incredible work of others like Iris & Fig, a Seattle-based florist, and artist Nicola Kloosterman, a collage artist whose work I was originally introduced to through her series, Shadowplay. Both are featured above.

I’ve been drawn to the deep, muddy greens and browns of summer, to delicate blooms, to pieces and fragments. The murky tones and blurred movement honors where I am this month, and captures both the sweltering stillness and the free, joyful movement of the season.

Image credit from top to bottom, left to right: Pinterest; Mia Carameros (Texas-based artist); UK Vogue; Nicola Kloosterman; Tapis Rouge; Pinterest; Elle Singapore; Esters Canon; Pinterest; Iris & Fig.