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Notes from the garden, the studio, and a creative life in the Smoky Mountains.
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Every story since 2022, newest first.
By: Bonnie Christine
Story Adapted From Pattern Magazine – Volume 2
Pattern Magazine is Bonnie Christine's quarterly print and digital publication for surface pattern designers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs who believe that how you live shapes what you make. This story first appeared in Volume 2, Rooted Rhythms, the autumn 2025 issue.
Lessons in presence, possibility, and planting seeds for the future.
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