inside out - the creative cycle

my grandmothers sewing machine - taken by Taryn Newland

thinking about today's inside out post, and with Mother's Day so close, I thought it would be nice to reflect on what the word Mother means to me..... In my world, the word Mother represents a cycle of creativity........

My mother had a major influence she had on my own creativity. A very fine seamstress, she was always whipping up something on her machine, and I remember vividly falling asleep as a young child to the hum on the sewing machine at night.

my grandmothers sewing machine - taken by Taryn Newland

She sat patiently and taught each of her four daughters how to sew, just as her mother had done with her many years before. Now, I can't sew at all, I obviously didn't get that gene from her, but would she did impart was a sense that being creative was a normal part of daily life, something that I live everyday. A few years ago, when my grandmother passed away, we had these lovely photographs taken, and it's not surprising to see that many of them were of the 'creative' things in her life.

my grandmothers knitting magazines - taken by Taryn Newland

I think warmly of those retailers at our markets with small children who will be up late at night this week, trying to finish off products for Sunday's market and know that if they haven't already, they will at some point impart their skills and knowledge onto their children and foster a new generation of creativity.

my grandmothers Knitting needles - taken by Taryn Newland

So as my role as a mother to my own children, it's important to me to continue to nurture that sense that being creative has no boundaries, no limitations and allowing them to reach into their imaginations and just give it a go! I wish all the retailers at our markets with children a happy Mother's day for Sunday, and I thank them for keeping the cycle of creativity alive and well!

Happy Mother's day!