Learn with mother

SKILLS, PASSIONS AND LIFELONG PHILOSOPHIES – THESE WOMEN HAVE EACH INHERITED UNIQUE QUALITIES FROM THEIR MOTHERS, WITH CHILDHOOD LESSONS CARRIED INTO THEIR ADULT LIVES

JO TINSLEY

“Mum refused to throw things out. For ages I thought that everyone had seven spinning wheels in their home” Growing up in a bungalow in Dorset surrounded by canvases, sewing machines and stacks of fabric, Zosia Brett – an artist, naturalist and workshop leader – didn't think anything of the craft materials she played with. Nor the way her mother refused to throw anything useful away, or how they never moved. “For a long time, I thought everyone had seven spinning wheels in their home. Looking back, I think my mum had such a transient start to life, she needed to stay still and to keep things.” Born in a Polish air raid shelter seven days after the Second World War broke out, Zosia's mother, Barbara, had a traumatic start…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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