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It was almost 2 weeks ago at midnight I was mindlessly watching insta stories and a potter shared a few snails in her garden. The story was gone in a blink of an eye but after those few seconds the snail image was engrained into my mind. “You have to make a snail.” The thought over powered me and I had no idea why. I’ve always thought snails were cute, I always adored Gary but snails never had a true meaning to me.... or so I thought. I sat in my office and viciously sketched a snail and after a few google images for reference, I looked down to see the cutest little thing. I didn’t have a moment to make it until the next afternoon but the second I had that moment it was the only thing on my mind. The entire time I was sawing, stamping and soldering this little thing I just kept repeating “Slow down.” Not meaning in that moment, but in life.
As many of you know I announced on here a month ago my family had quite a scary medical emergency. I’m keeping it private for the sake of my family but for the sake of the snail I will tell you it involved my dad. A man who was always half a mile ahead of the family... literally. A city trip with my dad meant we all had to power walk to keep up because there was no looking back to see if we were keeping up. After this incident my dad was hospitalized and put into rehabilitation for about 3 weeks total. Walking wasn’t even possible for the first few weeks but our family motto became “one day at a time” and “we have to take it slow”. My dads recovery has been incredible for the severity of the condition and is currently walking, making his own breakfast and going up and down stairs with supervision. It’s because he is determined and has my saint of a mother (who had scheduled surgery 2 weeks after this incident and is also currently healing) reminding him that we have to take it one day at a time. The small victories are the biggest victories right now and that’s what we need to focus on. Not next month, not next year but today. We must go at a snails pace because regardless of the speed, we will get there with determination and patience... and maybe a little bit of slime because life is too short to not have some fun
Exciting NEWS !! Our special collection JORIS HOEFNAGEL will be available shortly (from our web store only!) - check it out NOW ... and I met Kate Mulgrew (me being the one in the back of Sineads post... )
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More snails have been added to my shop and there are 3 colors to choose from. Hope you like them! ❤️❤️
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I was inspired to shoot this because of the image I saw yesterday on @mollyddunham I can't remember how I came across Molly's account but it is one that I visit frequently just to read her captions. She pours her heart into her posts and I connect emotionally to what she has to share. I like her honest and vulnerable writing that makes me think about my own existence on this earth and confront truths that might make me uncomfortable. Isn't that what great writing is supposed to do?
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“We never thought we could feel such love for a snail, but Rachel Hudson Illustration has most definitely changed our minds...” .
I’m one of seven illustrators to be featured in the #ProudlyPrinted blog this week - The Animal Edition. Thanks @printedcom
Head over to https://blog.printed.com/proudlyprinted-the-animal-edition/
Incidentally, this slippery little guy is in my current exhibition and I have a feeling he’s returning home with me next week! Framed snail for your own wall anyone?
I love snails and I have been trying to make snail earrings for more than a year and I finally made something I like. Hope you guys like them too!
The green shell is actually dried moss in there!
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