Message from the Artist: While contemplating my list of titles for this painting, words I’ve written down while working… I hit upon “Soul Memory” and my spirit leapt! I think of a mother's soul and how it never forgets her child. Holding her five children close to her face, her spirit soaks them in. A deep memory of them against her. Even when a mother's children are taken away from her, and she longs to be reunited for years... when the mother child reunion comes, she doesn't waiver in the intensity of her undying love. A mother's heart doesn't forget her children, and her body will always have a place to tuck them in.

In this painting the mother wraps her whole heart-shaped body around her 5 children. All of them together in one warm embrace. The eldest children are spellbound by their mama, seeing her with wide open eyes and feeling accepted and welcomed into her arms after being apart. The mother holds them all as tight and close as possible. As they all meld together, the new baby is the little key to their future, an interlocking piece pulling them together into one close and loving unit.

Looking for something a little different? Choose an Embellished Print to personalize eye color and/or hair color accents or Contact Katie if you can't find what you are looking for. See more details below.

In the CHOOSE PRINT SIZE box above, select:

~a Hand-Embellished & Signed Art Print (not available with all images)
~a Signed Art Print on Paper
~or a Stretched Canvas Art Print

All prints are created from original Katie m. Berggren paintings. Learn more about types of prints below.

Types of Art Prints:

Your Art Print will be created onto premium-quality heavyweight paper with an 8-ink process for vibrant, fade-proof color that illuminates YOUR space. Your smooth matte Archival Print will be hand-signed and carefully packaged for safe travels into your hands. I use archival materials so your ready-to-frame artwork will have 100+ beautiful years to inspire tender memories and touch hearts. Even when mom says she doesn't want anything, she may yearn for recognition of her motherhood journey.

Prints 12x12 or smaller are bagged to ship in a sturdy mailer, the title of the Art Print is written on the backing board. Most Art Prints have a small 1/8-inch border and fit standard frames. THICK MARGIN and EMBELLISHED Prints have 3/4-inch borders. 

 ••Hand-Embellished and Signed Art Prints••

A 12x12 Thick Margin Print is hand-accented with paint for brush-stroke texture. I take your print to my clean work table and add an artist’s touch to make your embellished Art Print one-of-a-kind and collectible. I autograph the front and sign and date the back of your Embellished print. Your print is then packaged in an acid free bag with a backing board, and gift wrapped before shipping in a sturdy mailer.

An Embellished Print allows for eye color changes, or color accents added to hair. I can darken or lighten hair, or add some facial hair, all with paint. I can even add names or dates, written with fine marker. Provide notes at check-out if you'd like your Embellished Print personalized with eye or hair color adjustments.

Allow 2 days before shipping, for creation and drying time.

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