Mother's Day: a gift guide 

Mother's day is always a day that is really hard for me—I have an amazing mom and I want to spoil her! Let us help you out this year with a little art inspiration for your hard working mom.

For the fun-loving, spunky mama there are colorful popsicles by Betsy Enzensberger. Betsy makes these good-enough-to-eat pops in all sorts of colors and filled with glitter. Sweet and filled with personality, just like your spunky mom! She even makes fun balloons that would look incredible next to her desk or in her work area because, let's be honest here, she's probably been looking at that same picture of you from halloween when you were six for way too long. Give her something else to make her think of you at work!

For the nostalgic mama, A Mother's Prayer by Andrea Ferrigno. Andrea is known for her abstract statements on emotion, memories and interpretation. I love this piece because it is out of the norm for her in that it is black and white and filled with mesmerizing lines. Because it is black and white, it will go with any room that mom wants to put it in! She can put it in her blue kitchen or her yellow office or her gray powder room and it will look incredible in every single one. Your mama has been caring for you and looking after you from the moment that you two first met—let her see how much you’ve noticed.

For the earthy mama, Stacking Stones by Taelor Fisher. Taelor made these beautiful, delicate little paintings that are perfect for any little space that your mom can find. They are simple enough that they can be placed in a gallery wall, but sweet enough that they could be displayed on their own. The colors Taelor used evokes memories of calm rivers and a steady breeze. They bring the quiet of a sweet spring day onto paper and are a great addition to a Magnolia Farms inspired garden shed, an end table next to mom's favorite chair or next to her teapot in the kitchen. These are the perfect way to let mom know she is the calm among the storm; she is someone you can count on no matter the circumstance.

For the mama who is also your best friend there are Kintsugi Eggshells by Elisa Sheehan. Elisa makes works that are small and easy to find a place for, but she also makes large statement pieces that mom will have a hard time not to talk about. She paints these eggshells with all different shades and colors and accents them with gold. The reason she has gold on these eggshells is based on the Kintsugi method of mending things that are broken with a beautiful and valuable metal making them more beautiful than they were before they were broken. Moms do a lot more than put bandaids on our skinned knees, they can heal wounds of the heart as well, making us more beautiful because of it.

For the mama with her head in the clouds, Blue Sky 5 by our newest artist Rachel Walter! Rachel creates stunning realistic paintings that revolve around her love of constellations, lightning storms, sunrises and billowy, white clouds. Your dreamer mama will love the peek into a bright blue, sunny day, where anything can happen and the world is her oyster! She is a thinker, dreamer, doer and this gorgeous painting is an excellent way to show her that the sky is the limit; she can do anything she sets her mind to. She is always encouraging you, now is your chance to encourage her.