‘Florescence’ is a celebration of blooming and process of flowering - defined as the process of developing richly and fully. In the creation of the calendar’s mixed media illustrations, I have been inspired by my own garden - its growth and evolution when lockdown can make time feel static. I will always be in awe of flowers - that such beauty can be grown from from the earth beneath us. There is nothing more rewarding than planting a seed and watching a flower bloom - a very real metaphor for hope for the future! When the world can seem turbulent, the beauty of something so simple is incredibly comforting to me.