Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 65
Posted on October 6, 2025
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 #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion and love.”
— Jane Goodall
Inspiration of the week: Oilily
I was introduced to the GORGEOUS catalogs by this brand years ago by my friend, Amy Butler. I LOVE the use of pattern and color!!
Oilily was founded in the Netherlands in 1963 by Willem and Marieke Olsthoorn, who wanted to create cheerful, colorful clothes for children that stood out from the monotonous fashion of the time. Inspired by traditional folk costumes and vibrant international styles, Marieke developed the brand’s signature look of bold colors, unexpected details, and mixes of materials. The brand experienced bankruptcy in 2009 but was bought back by the founders and is now run by their family, maintaining its unique, creative, and increasingly sustainable approach to fashion for children and women.






Hand lettering inspiration of the week:
I just watched a movie called “Daliland” and was so intrigued with this… Les 687 Tres Riches Signatures de Salvador Dali (originally Les 678 Tres Riches Signatures de Salvador Dali)
- Author: Captain John Peter Moore
- Content: This book illustrates how Salvador Dalí’s signature changed frequently, with the goal of showing how almost any scribble of “D-A-L-I” could be genuine.
- Published: 1984 by the Collectors Club of Vienna.





Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 171
Posted on October 3, 2025


Nick Cave
Have you heard about his show at the Smithsonian. I would LOVE to see this!!!
Harriet Riddell
Have you seen her feed??? I am swooning over her stitched images often made on-site. Amazing to watch her create!


Erik Speer
OH MY GOSH!!! Have you seen the fiber creations by this artist?? I am IN LOVE with the variety of texture. YUM!
Laura Honse
This artist from San Miguel de Allende creates the most beautiful, colorful jewelry. I SOOOO WANT!!!!



Balance Art Exhibition Opening!!
Posted on October 1, 2025
This Friday 6-9
Longworth Hall/ RM Living/ Cincinnati, OH

I am one of 9 Women all interpreting the theme of BALANCE for an exhibition. We would all LOVE to invite you to the opening this Friday!!!
I created three true labors of love…. A large painting, a heavily embroidered textile piece and a sculpture.



There are some beautiful works by the other 8 women. I hope you can join us!!

Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 64
Posted on September 29, 2025
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 #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
Being creative makes you a weird little beast because everything seems so bloody interesting for some strange reason.
Inspirational Artist of the week: Mary Delany
Mary Delany began making paper collages, or ‘mosaicks’ as she called them, at the age of 72. The idea came to her while staying with her companion, Margaret Bentinck, duchess of Portland, at Bulstrode in Buckinghamshire. She had noticed the similarity of color between a geranium and a piece of red paper that was on her bedside table. Taking up her scissors she imitated the petals. Upon entering the room, the Duchess mistook them for real: ‘Her approbation was such a sanction to my undertaking… and gave me courage to go on with confidence’. Delany later wrote that her work was intended as an imitation of a hortus siccus or collection of dried flowers.






Hand lettering artist of the week: Cymone Wilder
Cymone Wilder is a senior art director and lettering artist based in Nashville. Since 2013 she has collaborated with amazing clients (Netflix, Nickelodeon, HBO Max, Cosmopolitan, Planned Parenthood and New Belgium) — creating custom lettering artwork for established brands, books, apparel and much more. She is fiercely passionate about producing meaningful and long-lasting work, drawing inspiration from the black experience.






Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 170
Posted on September 26, 2025


Travel journal retreat to Ireland! With Kenzie and I!!
This trip is now guaranteed!!! We still have a few spots left!! We are SOOOO EXCITED! Want to join us next March??
Travel Journal retreat to Mexico City… with me!!! Next Feb.!!
I CANNOT WAIT to visit the Frida Kahlo Museum and experience all of the color!!! I have 6 Spots left for this one!


REBLOOM: Mind, Body, Spirit retreat!! May 4-7 2026
We are hosting our second annual women’s gathering. The first year was AMAZING!!! We CANNOT wait to pamper, support and inspire once again!!! Registration is LIVE!
Wearable art retreat next October in Connecticut!!!
I have been wanting to teach this kind of a retreat FOREVER!!! Let’s create artful fashion items together!!!



Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 63
Posted on September 22, 2025
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 #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Play is the highest form of research”
—Albert Einstein
Inspirational artist of the week: Nathalie Lété
Nathalie Lété was born in 1964. She lives and works in Paris. She works in many ways, mixing different techniques and mediums, illustration, ceramics, textile and painting… She is inspired by her travels, but also by the mixing of vintage toys and old engravings of flowers and animals.
Her work is colourful, naive and poetic, sometimes strange, to the point of tending towards art brut. Her world is nurtured by popular and folk art from her both origins (her chinese father and her german mother).
She produces children’s and graphic’s books, knitted and stuffed toys, glass pictures, patterned dishes, but also postcards, ceramic sculptures, silkscreen printed t-shirts, rugs and jewels in limited edition… both for herself and for commissions.






Hand lettered inspiration of the week: Snail mail
I absolutely LOVE getting mail from my artist friends!! Works of art on envelopes. Here are a few examples I found that I ADORE.





🍀 Just 2 Spots Left—Special Early Bird Offer plus an additional discount Ends when they are grabbed up
Posted on September 19, 2025
I have some exciting news to share!
✨ Trova Trip is offering something they rarely ever do—a special incentive just for our upcoming Art Journaling in Ireland retreat, March 16–21, 2026.
To help confirm our magical journey, they’ve given us 2 special coupons …each worth an additional $200 off—for the final 2 early bird spots! But here’s the catch: this offer is only available for one week and then it disappears.

If you want to grab one of these spots… use coupon code : TT200IRELAND
Imagine yourself journaling against Ireland’s breathtaking landscapes, soaking in inspiration from rolling green hills, dramatic coastlines, and the rich culture that surrounds us. This retreat is about creativity, connection, and renewal—and now, you have the chance to join us with a little bonus savings. 🌿✏️

If Ireland has been calling to you, now is the moment to say yes. Don’t wait—these final two discounted spots will be gone quickly!
coupon code : TT200IRELAND
We cannot wait to share this adventure with you. 🍀
With joy,
Lori and Kenzie
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 62
Posted on September 15, 2025
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 #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Don’t you love people that are like a weird little secret door? You are not meant to live like the others. You are meant to live like yourself.”
—Vincent Van Gogh
Inspirational Artist of the week: Hisui Sugiura
Sugiura (杉浦 非水, Sugiura Hisui, May 15, 1876 – August 18, 1965) was a Japanese graphic designer who was a pioneer of modern Japanese graphic design.
ca39a…He went to Europe to study modern graphic design from 1922 to 1924. Having returned to Japan, he formed “Hichininsha,” a group to study posters, in 1925. He designed the poster of the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line opening to traffic in 1927. It can be said that his works during this period led the early stages of Japanese commercial design.
He became design department chief of Imperial School of Fine Arts (present Musashino Art University) in 1929. He is one of the founders of the Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakko (present Tama Art University) in 1935.




Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Luke Edward Hall
Luke Edward Hall is an English artist, designer and columnist. Luke’s philosophy is shaped by his love of storytelling and fantasy. His colourful work is often inspired by history, filtered through a lens of irreverent romanticism.
Luke established his studio in the autumn of 2015 and since then has continuously split his time working on a broad range of projects and across multiple disciplines. He exhibits his drawings and paintings internationally with Athens-based gallery The Breeder, and works as an interior designer, creating and art directing hotels, bars and restaurants. In 2020 Luke’s first large project opened in Paris: a thirty-eight-bedroom hotel and bistro in the city’s 10th arrondissement.
Luke is the Creative Director of Chateau Orlando, a new fashion and homewares brand, which he co-founded in 2022. Chateau Orlando is based between Milan and London, and manufactures its collections in the Veneto region of Italy.
Luke collaborates with a variety of companies and historic institutions, often creating limited edition collections of clothing, homewares and accessories. He produces porcelain and home fragrance ranges with Ginori 1735, a collection of interior fabrics with Rubelli, and furniture with The Lacquer Company. His previous clients include Burberry, Lanvin, Svenskt Tenn, Diptyque, Christie’s, Royal Academy of Arts, and the V&A.
In March 2019 Luke joined the Financial Times as a columnist in FT Weekend, answering readers’ questions on interior design and living well. Luke has authored three books: Greco Disco: The Art & Design of Luke Edward Hall, published by teNeues, A Kind of Magic: The Kaleidoscopic World of Luke Edward Hall, published by Vendome, and 300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World, published by Penguin.




Let’s go explore Ireland!
Posted on September 12, 2025
I have something really exciting to share…I’m now teaching in Ireland with my daughter, Kenzie (Snippets of Whimsy)!
Next March, Kenzie and I will be leading an art retreat in Ireland, and we’d love for you to join us! As a mother-daughter duo, we’ve always found so much joy in creating and exploring together, so it only makes sense for the two of us to also lead art retreats together!
Come with us on a 6-day creative retreat across Ireland.
We’ll travel from Dublin to Killarney, and document our trip in our own personal travel journals. (And guess what…we’ll be there on St. Patrick’s Day!) Throughout the retreat, we’ll be sharing our favorite travel art journaling techniques to help you capture the magic of the moment, in your own unique way.
This isn’t about being “good at art.” It’s about slowing down, being present, and creating alongside kindred spirits. Whether you’re new to art journaling or have shelves full of sketchbooks, there’s space for you at our table.

Some trip highlights:
🇮🇪 A walking tour of Dublin
🍺 A Guinness Storehouse visit,
🏰 A visit to the Cashel Castle
🐑 A scenic tour of the Ring of Kerry on its winding path through the countryside
🥃 An Irish Whiskey and cheese tasting
🎨 Creative sketchbook sessions
When: March 16-21, 2026
Where: Dublin → Killarney
Who: You, me, and a small group of kindred spirits
Why: Because you deserve a little adventure

Space is limited! Snag one of the 3 remaining early bird spots before they run out! (A $100 savings)
Price: $2995 $3095 First 8 spots save $100! Selling fast, only 6 left!
Only 25% down is needed to claim your spot and payment plans are available. Just select ‘pay over time’ at booking and apply to finance your trip.
Let’s go explore Ireland!
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 61
Posted on September 8, 2025
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 #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.”
— Anni Albers
Inspiring artist of the week: Karl Lagerfeld
Lagerfeld began his career in fashion in the 1950s, working for several top fashion houses including Balmain, Patou, and Chloé before joining Chanel in 1983. As the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death, he oversaw every aspect of the fashion house’s creative output, from designing collections to photographing advertising campaigns and arranging store displays. He was instrumental in revitalizing the Chanel brand, helping it regain its position as one of the top fashion houses in the world. He was also creative director of the Italian fur and leather goods fashion house Fendi, as well as his own eponymous fashion label. Throughout his career, he collaborated on numerous fashion, design, and art-related projects, and his photography was exhibited in galleries and collected in published volumes.
Lagerfeld was recognized for his signature white hair, black sunglasses, fingerless gloves, and high-starched detachable collars.






Hand lettering inspiration of the week:I’m in France teaching!!!
I LOVE taking pictures or type everywhere I travel. Here’s a few !!!






