Wrapped in Love: Celebrating Motherhood with Son de Flor
This Mother's Day, at Son de Flor, our hearts turned to something both profoundly simple and simply profound. Not a new creation, but a quiet companion that has been with us for years: our oversized linen shawl, Palisandra.
At first glance, the Palisandra Shawl is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship - soft yet strong, made from natural linen, generously sized to wrap, protect, and comfort. But as we reflected more deeply, we realized: a shawl is so much more than fabric. It is warmth when we most need it, a shelter against the storms, a soothing presence without words. It is the soft embrace of safety, the quiet reassurance that we are loved, seen, and held - just like a mother's touch.
It was along this journey of reflection that something magical happened. We remembered that long ago, perhaps as early as 2017, we had named this beloved shawl Palisandra — almost intuitively, without much analysis. Only now, years later, did we truly explore the meaning behind this name.
Palisandra is another word for rosewood - a tree known not just for its beauty, but for its symbolic power. In cultures around the world, rosewood is seen as a sacred material. It is associated with healing, protection, comfort, and maternal energy. It carries a vibration of nurturing strength, offering both grounding and softness - the very essence of what mothering represents. Some even say rosewood encourages the heart to open, invites emotional balance, and fosters spiritual growth - much like the unseen gifts a mother offers to her child across a lifetime.
The more we learned, the clearer it became: the Palisandra Shawl had been carrying this spirit all along. Without even fully realizing it, we had been wrapping our community in a symbol of motherhood, unconditional love, and timeless protection.
It was as if the shawl itself had known its purpose - patiently waiting for us to listen more closely.
This year, we choose to honor all the mother figures in our lives - those who birthed us, those who raised us, those who nurtured us with love in a thousand unseen ways. Through the Palisandra Shawl, we celebrate the sacred act of mothering in all its forms: fierce and tender, visible and invisible, simple and infinite.
We invite you to celebrate with us. Whether you choose to gift a Palisandra Shawl, or simply take a cherished shawl from your wardrobe to honor a mother figure, the true gift is in the gesture of wrapping - in saying, without words, "You are loved. You are safe. You are held."
This Mother's Day, let us wrap each other in gratitude, in remembrance, and in the eternal embrace that only love can weave.
Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Son de Flor.
