Carrie Gruschow

“May your weeds be wildflowers”

From: Avon, NY

About this piece: We have been stuck in a difficult season during this pandemic and it is so easy to feel like we are "in the weeds". Yet, we can find the silver linings, in the wildflowers, in difficult times if we look closer. It might be more time with our families, an opportunity to re-assess our current roles and responsibilities, or just to practice gratitude for our simplest blessings. So the next time a "weed" pops up, just remember that it can become a beautiful wildflower.

Where they find inspiration: I find inspiration all around me. As a natural observer, sometimes inspiration comes from a word, a mood, an interaction, a gesture, other artists, a song or a season.