Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 85
Posted on February 23, 2026
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together.”
— Marilyn Monroe
Inspirational artist of the week: Conner Nesbit
Conner Nesbit is an acclaimed floral designer best known for winning HBO Max’s floral design competition series Full Bloom, taking home the $100,000 grand prize by creating innovative, storytelling-driven floral work that impressed the judges.
He first fell into the world of floristry around 2010 at age 18 when he took a job delivering flowers out of financial necessity after high school and quickly became obsessed with the craft, learning names, techniques, and floral design along the way.
Conner’s journey hasn’t been without challenges: in 2014 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and shortly afterward lost his mother to ovarian cancer. These experiences deepened his connection to the symbolic nature of flowers and influence his aesthetic, which often explores contrasts and emotional nuance.






Hand lettering artist of the week: Hatch Show Print
From the restrikes, or historical reprints, of posters for classic films and advertisements for circuses and state fairs, to the custom orders printed in the shop today, the products of Hatch Show Print have always been designed and printed by hand in Nashville, Tennessee.
The shop’s enduring design and production approach is a handmade mainstay in a world of digital design. Specializing in limited-runs of posters in which one designer oversees the entire process from start to finish, including the packing and shipping of the posters, Hatch Show Print’s history of commercial printing continues with the commemorative works of art printed in the shop today.
Sharing long-standing relationships with Grand Ole Opry stars and the Ryman Auditorium, among other historic Nashville landmarks, Hatch Show Print’s posters are woven into the fabric of Music City and beyond. The shop’s reach extends as far as the touring musicians who have traveled with their show posters and as far as the music venues throughout the country and internationally that have ordered their prints for upcoming performances. To see a poster from Hatch Show Print is to see the visual history of Nashville, Tennessee, the Southern United States, and the nation as a whole.






Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 185
Posted on February 20, 2026


Come join the Rebloom gathering of women… May 4-7!!! Register before Feb. 28 and receive 20% OFF!!
It is inspiring speakers,creative sessions, networking, and a VERY SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY!!! Come with yourself, your gal pals… your favorite women!!!
Smiley Manse in July!
Come join me in July for Floral Junk assemblage in Vermont! If you sign up by March 1… you save $100.00. Use SMILEY100 at checkout


Need a virtual assistant?
I would like to recommend Lindsay Shelton. She is AMAZING! She has been working with us on the Rebloom conference and she goes above and beyond!
Lidiia Marinchuk
This feed will brighten your day and make you smile!!! I would LOVE to own one of her whimsical toys!!!



Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 84
Posted on February 16, 2026
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“This is why art is so important. Because it can get us to places that we can’t get to any other way.”
— Andrew Garfield
Inspirational artist of the week: Dora Batty
Dora Margaret Batty (12 January 1891 – 10 July 1966) was a British designer, working in illustration, poster design, pottery and textiles.
Batty was born in Colchester, Essex, the youngest of three daughters of Rev. Thomas Batty and Elizabeth Cooke Hopwood Batty. She attended the Chelmsford School of Science and Art.
Batty designed posters for the Underground Group and for London Transport between 1921 and 1938, producing over 50 different designs in a variety of different styles. From 1932, she taught in the School of Textiles at the Central School of Arts and Crafts.In 1950, she was appointed the Head of School, apost she held until she retired in 1958.
Batty also designed textiles for Helios and ceramics for the Poole Pottery and for Carter & Co, as well as advertisements for Mac Fisheries and K Shoes.She also worked as a book illustrator. She lived in London for many years, but died in Essex in 1966.






Hand lettering artist of the week: Dr. Atl
Gerardo Murillo Coronado, also known by his signature “Dr. Atl” (October 3, 1875 – August 15, 1964), was a Mexican painter, writer and intellectual. He is most famous for his works inspired by the Mexican landscape, particularly volcanoes, and for being one of the early figures of modern Mexican art.
Dr. Atl was a key figure in the development of Mexican muralism in the early 20th century, alongside artists like Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. His painting style was heavily influenced by the romanticism of the natural world, focusing on depicting Mexico’s volcanic and montainous terrain.
In addition to his work as a painter, Dr. Atl was a strong advocate for the cultural and political identity of Mexico, emphasizing the importance of indigenous roots and the country’s natural beauty. He was a prominent intellectual figure and made contributions to the Mexican artistic and political spheres during the early 20th century.
Dr. Atl was also known for his contributions to the development of modern Mexican art education, as well as his writing. His legacy as an artist and cultural figure remains significant in Mexican art history.






🌸 Galentine’s Gift: 20% Off Rebloom (Bring Your Kindreds!)
Posted on February 13, 2026
What if this Galentine’s Day, instead of another dinner reservation or a box of chocolates… you gave yourselves something deeper?
Something nourishing.
Something beautiful.
Something shared.
Rebloom is a gathering for women ready to reconnect …with themselves and with kindred spirits. It’s a space to exhale. To laugh. To reflect. It’s a time for remembering who you are becoming.
And it’s even sweeter when shared.
From February 14–28…we’re offering 20% off registration for Rebloom… because growth feels better when you don’t do it alone.
Bring a sister.
Invite your best friend.
Call that woman who always says, “We should do something together.”
Or come solo and find your kindreds waiting. Many women came alone last year and left with many new friends!!!
There is something powerful that happens when women gather with intention.
Stories are shared.
Creativity reawakens.
New seasons begin.
This Galentine’s …give yourselves permission to step away from the noise and into something meaningful.
Valid February 14–28 only.
Let this be the year you don’t just celebrate friendship … We Rebloom together.
With warmth,
Cara, Lori and Colleen
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 83
Posted on February 9, 2026
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”
— Maya Angelou
Inspirational artist of the week: Nadia Yaron
Nadia Yaron is a Brazilian-born American artist of Russian and Italian descent. She lives and works in upstate New York where she sculpts with wood, stone, and metal to reflect themes of fragility, impermanence, and oneness with nature, often informed by her idyllic rural surroundings. Yaron demonstrates impermanence by honoring small transient events such as a fallen leaf, a gust of wind, a flower blooming, or a pink cloud.
Yaron creates vertical structures that represent the lay of the land as she sees it. Grass, cornfields, trees, mountains, and moon are abstract documentations. She assembles wood and stone to create a magnified slightly anthropomorphic portrait of a flower depicting the sacredness and uniqueness of every flower and furthermore every being.
Yaron honors the beauty of the universe by embracing the perfection and inherent truth of its natural materials. She works in collaboration with nature. Her wood is intentionally and locally sourced and as a way of giving back, every year she plants native hardwood trees.






Hand lettering artist of the week: Sarah La Puerta
Sarah La Puerta, née Sarah Gautier, is a musician, calligrapher and writer working in different dimensions. She lives in New York.



Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 184
Posted on February 6, 2026


Retreats in 2027
I am currently in planning for next year!!! Two retreats in Spring and two in the Fall!!! SO EXCITING!! Stay tuned for more details!
Wearable Art Retreat Connecticut this Oct.!!
We will create shirts or jackets, pants, clay pins and shoes in a variety of techniques!!! And end with a runway shoe!


Retreat in Vermont in July!
Come make assemblage flowers with me at the Smiley Manse!!! And we will visit the BEST antique mall!!! Yay!
Want to recharge and treat yourself?
Join us this May for an uplifting, soul filling gathering of women!!!


Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 82
Posted on February 2, 2026
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
give the world the best you’ve got anyway.”
— Mother Teresa
Inspirational artist of the week: Gustav Marisch
Gustav Marisch (1887–?, Austrian) was a graphic designer and glass designer who studied in Vienna. He was associated with the Vienna Secession and participated in the Wiener Werkstätte, contributing to the development of modern Austrian design through work that bridged graphic clarity and refined material craftsmanship.





Hand lettering artist of the week: Paul Bommer
Paul Bommer is a British artist and illustrator celebrated for his distinctive visual style, which blends traditional folk imagery with contemporary wit. Rooted in a deep appreciation for narrative, folklore, and historical design, his work spans a variety of media including prints, ceramics, textiles, and public art. Bommer is known for his strong draughtsmanship, hand-rendered typography, and richly layered symbolism, which often draw upon English heritage and vernacular art traditions.
Educated at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, Bommer refined a visual language that marries classical illustration techniques with a modern sensibility. His training provided a strong technical foundation and an openness to cross-disciplinary work, elements that have remained central to his practice.
Over the years, Bommer has built a reputation for works that are both playful and erudite. His linocuts and woodcuts frequently explore themes such as folklore, nautical mythology, religious iconography, and regional British customs. His visual storytelling is often infused with humour, irony, and a love for detail, making his work both accessible and intellectually engaging.




Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 81
Posted on January 26, 2026
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”
— Henry Ford
Inspirational artist of the week: The Netherland Hilton in Cincinnati
The Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, opened in 1931 as part of the Carew Tower complex, is a premier example of French Art Deco design and a National Historic Landmark. Developed by John J. Emery as a “city within a city,” it features rare Brazilian rosewood, German silver, and Rookwood Pottery. The hotel, which survived a major 1942 fire, joined Hilton in 2002.









Hand lettering artist of the week: Daria Gushchina
Daria is a mixed media artist and illustrator whose work celebrates the beauty of everyday life. Her art practice centers on sketching, plein air work, collage, and intuitive painting …often unfolding on the pages of her sketchbook. Deeply in love with color, she resists limitations, whether in palette, time, or materials. By allowing herself complete freedom and stepping beyond boundaries, she keeps her heart open to new explorations, nurturing a playful, childlike curiosity that keeps her creative process endlessly exciting.
Originally trained in architecture, Daria also has professional experience in the field. However, feeling unfulfilled, she chose to fully dedicate herself to art and illustration…her true passion. She now shares her work through her Etsy shop and on Instagram, where many people discover her and follow along with her artistic journey. On Instagram, she documents the evolution of her style and process and is deeply grateful for the kindness and support of her community, which continues to inspire her.






Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 183
Posted on January 23, 2026


Registration closes on Jan. 25
We still have 4 spots left for our trip to Ireland this March. Want to join Kenz and I for this adventure??
Helle Skaarup
OMG…. Just discovered this artist. Loving her use of free form stitching and texture. Very inspiring!!


Laura Hall
I’m so in love with the happy decor in the home of this creator. So colorful and uplifting. Just makes you smile!
Early bird price ends Jan. 25
I share my junk flower making process alongside several other artists sharing their craft in this on-line summit.



Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 80
Posted on January 19, 2026
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.”
— Maya Angelou
Inspirational artist of the week: Monika Forsberg
Monika is a Swedish born freelance illustrator and occasional animator based in North London. She studied art & filmmaking at the RCA. Her work is a quirky explosion of colour and humour. A technicolor world. Using pen, paper and paint her work is a fusion of everyday observation and fantasy. Recent clients include eeBoo, Anna Sui, NY Review, Liberty of London, Channel 4, UN, UNICEF, Anthropologie, Gorman Clothing, REDvalentino, URAX, Natur &Kultur, Quarto Publishing and Lagom Design.






Hand lettering artist of the week: E. Rollet
E. Rollet was an 18th-century calligrapher, (born around 1741), known for a surviving manuscript titled “Calligraphie du dix-huitième siècle” (18th-Century Calligraphy), featuring alphabets, texts, and calligraphic demonstrations, showcasing fine control of hand, providing valuable historical examples of script. The work serves as a valuable resource for studying 18th-century calligraphy styles and techniques.





