Earth Song Festival Retreat

08/26/2026

No gatekeeping here. Just a resource we genuinely love and want to pass along to fellow creators and our beautiful collectors! ✨

We’ve been teaming up with an incredible local North American partner for our reproductions, and it has completely changed how we share our art.

Few reasons why we love them...

* Printed in Montreal & New York, meaning zero unexpected customs duties or shipping delays.

* Total Quality & Choice: Available in Wood, Acrylic, Metal, Giclée, Canvas, and now clocks!

* Free shipping across the US and Canada, complete with official Letters of Authenticity.

* Visualize Before You Buy: They feature an amazing room visualizer tool so you can preview the artwork on any wall.

If you have questions about this piece, how we do things, or want the direct link? Comment "DUCK" or comment below or send us a DM and we’ll happily drop it right to you! 🦆👇

We believe in building together instead of competing.
There is truly enough room for everyone in the art world.

This is art with giveback, that story coming next...
Shane & Kim,
Studio SHIM

08/12/2026

Still feeling all the feels from this weekend. Wowwwwwwww

It's like we just got back from conscious camp lol such an intimate gathering. Thank you, more please!!!
Earth Song Festival Retreat

08/12/2026

Asked the kids at Earth Song Festival Retreat to share a message, this is what they wrote...

08/12/2026

Along the way to the Earth Song Festival Retreat there was a beautiful sunflower field.
Did anyone else see this too?

Also here's some fun sunflower facts thanks to our Friend g😀😀gle...

Biologists have discovered that sunflowers do not literally hug or face each other in the dark, but they do support the collective field.

1. They Communicate to Avoid Shading Each Other

A study published in the journal Science revealed that sunflowers grown closely together are highly aware of their neighbors. They perceive light signals from neighboring plants and purposefully grow away from each other’s shadows.

2. The "Crowded Dance Party"

Instead of growing perfectly straight up and blocking each other's light, sunflowers take random, micro-steps in their growth. They zig-zag their single stems into alternating positions. Scientists compare this to a packed dance floor: the flowers actively move around to give everyone enough space, which maximizes photosynthesis for the whole group.

3. Underground Teamwork

Beneath the soil, sunflowers cooperate instead of competing fiercely. When grown hemmed close together, they actually decrease their root length within shared patches. This intentional root-sharing leaves enough room and nutrients for their neighbors to grow strong, thick stalks that won't fall over.

4. The Real Sun-Tracking (Heliotropism)

In reality, only young sunflowers move. An internal circadian clock triggers growth hormones on the shaded side of the stem, pushing the flower head to track the sun from East to West. On cloudy days, they simply stay facing East, waiting patiently for the sun to return.

How many did you know? Or are these myths?

Share your flowers 🌻

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