Gail L - Artistic Director, Bowen Island, BC

My mom always told me to imagine her with flowers. She would encourage me to see her taking care of her flowers and, in that moment to capture a mental image of her, because that is how she would like me to remember her after she dies. I think that it is a beautiful thing for mothers to nourish their daughters with a sense of themselves alone on this planet after their mothers pass. It really is so hard to consider being in this world without the woman who gave you life, so a bit of fortitude feels essential and appropriate. I love how my mother still takes care of me in this and many other ways even though I am now in my 40s.