“They are all in the lily-bed, cuddled close together—
Purple, Yellow-cap, and little Baby-blue;
How they ever got there you must ask the April weather,
The morning and the evening winds, the sunshine and the dew.”
Pansies are one of the first flowers of spring and I’m seeing them everywhere… I’ve always thought they were such pretty flowers… Little charmers.
I didn’t know this but the pansy is my birth flower (February), which is perfect really, because the name pansy comes from the French word pensée which means thought. Pansies represent free-thought, love and remembrance, and holding good thoughts for others. Give a pansy flower to whom you hold dear to your heart.
“Pray you, love, remember. And there is pansies, that’s for
thoughts.”
Pansies are also completely edible and have healing properties that help treat colds, flus, coughs and sore throats. (They are also anti-aging and found in many home-made beauty products).
So the pretty pansy is the perfect flower for 2021.
A few years ago I painted pansies (Blue and Yellow, and Blue and Yellow #2) for my flower series paintings. I made a little video documenting my process from start to finish and showing the process of making fine art into wearable art.
The Pansy Market Tote bag
My latest pansy creation is my new large-size market tote bag. These bags are perfect for over-night travel, as carry-on luggage, beach bags, diaper bags, and of course, perfect for taking to market!
Get the unlined basic tote to use for shopping, or choose the lined option (with inner pockets including a zipper pocket) for travel.
And since pansies are for giving, (and my official flower for 2021), I’m making all Pansy items in my store 10% off for the rest of the year... Just use the code: PANSY2021 at checkout.
“Heart’s ease or pansy, pleasure or thought, Which would the picture give us of these? Surely the heart that conceived it sought Heart’s ease.”