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SPOTLIGHT by eugenie

Artist

Bree Hietala, Mother of Pearl

Dates

February 2026

Spotlight

Rooted in the soil of Detroit, Bree Hietala’s floral practice unfolds through acts of care, attention, and reverence for the fleeting. As the co-founder of Ghost Acre, an urban farm she began with her husband in 2013, Bree’s relationship to flowers is inseparable from place, time, and community. What began as a commitment to food justice has since blossomed into Mother of Pearl, a floral design studio shaped by shared labor and the slow rhythms of the land.

Sourcing exclusively from their own farm and a close network of regional growers, Mother of Pearl’s arrangements resist the globalized floral industry in favor of something more intimate and responsive. Each composition captures a moment in time as buds break open, petals unfurl, and foliage turns, embracing impermanence as a form of beauty rather than something to be resisted. Bree’s work honors not only the bloom at its peak, but also the quiet poetry of its passing.

At the heart of Bree’s practice is adoration for the ecosystems that sustain us, for the collaborators and friends who make the work possible, and for the ever-changing seasons of life itself. As a grower, florist, and mother, she approaches flowers as companions within a broader creative ecosystem that continues to shift, soften, and expand. In this conversation, Bree reflects on building a practice rooted in relationship, designing in harmony with nature’s cycles, and finding meaning in what is temporary, tender, and deeply alive.

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