I'm still thinking about Akmuo and this new project. She told a story about how it came about that she wanted to become a florist: "For as long as I remember, I’ve been surrounded by flowers. My mum, my grandmother and my aunt have always been passionate about their gardens and used to always talk about flowers for hours and walk each other through all of the new changes they’ve made or the new plants they’ve bought. My great grandmother was a herbalist who has unintentionally shared her passion with my gran.
I never realized how much my environment has shaped me into who I am and what my passions are. My love for nature and flowers has always been with me but I never explored it further.
Only now have I realized how truly happy I am when I am around flowers or get to pick wild blooms on my walk. When rational people start planning their wedding, they think location, photographer, etc. I contacted my favourite florist first. I’ve always admired people who knew who they were and who have found their path in life. I think it might have always been with me but I didn’t know until now. I want to plant, take care of, admire, arrange, photograph, share and live a florist’s life. I’d love to be a florist.
Now let me try, make mistakes, pick myself up, fail, regret, ponder, try again, work hard and hopefully become who I was too scared to be. A FLORIST
Meet my new baby
@_umifloral and please be kind as I navigate through what it takes to become a real flower girl."
She wrote this about Akmuo:
It's funny, because she also said recently, that she changes her tastes and style all the time. It seems like she makes
tit up as she goes along. Whatever sounds good and suits her at the moment.
She also said she would grow Akmuo as a business, which she denies now:
She didn't do any of this.