Lisa Lee | Foeniculum and Paeonia 2026

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A R E   Y O U   O K ?

Life isn’t always rainbows and unicorns.

Some days everything fades to grey – weighty, dull and dour.

 FOENICULUM + PAEONIA came from a place of compassion – a concept I sketched a few months ago.

We often hide our deepest emotions to protect ourselves.

Concealment.

We all fall on difficult times, that is the nature of life.

Some retreat behind a veil only they can see.

They shield themselves from the world.

Others meet that barrier with empathy, choosing to see past it instead of judging.

But conversation breaks down all barriers.

During World War II, the Birdcage veil rose in popularity -part necessity, part style. With fabric scarce , longer veils became more costly and the shorter length offered a practical elegance; poised even in the hard years.

The Foeniculum flower represents PROTECTION.

The Paeonia symbolises COMPASSION.

Flowers speak their own language.