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Market of Stars – Tote – Momento

$60.00

Designed on Vancouver Island
Fair Trade

55% linen, 45% viscose

“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.”
— Robert Herrick

“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”
― R. Tagore

“Forever is composed of nows.”
— Emily Dickinson

Availability: 2 in stock

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We make poetry you can wear — and now we make poetry you can carry, too! Tote your daily essentials around town with our super-cool new Market bags. Made from the same luxe linen blend as our Artist Pants, these totes are soft and slouchy with wide straps that sit comfortably on your shoulder. We’ve designed them to be travel-friendly too! Fold them up and secure with the snap to bring along as an extra bag when you’re out shopping or running errands. Wherever you roam, our Market Totes will add some stardust to your adventure — and your outfit 😉

About the Print:

A beautiful reminder to seize the day — to be fully, tenderly, alive in this very moment. Momento is our reimagining of the traditional memento mori — a phrase once used to remind us of life’s impermanence. Instead of dwelling on what fades, this piece turns its gaze toward what endures: love, truth, wonder… the beauty of the life we’re living right now. At the heart of our design are two starlings, silhouetted against a luminous full moon — companions in flight, moving together through the dark. Gathered around them are time-honoured symbols: a skull softened by flowers, luna moths and butterflies mid-transformation, sheaves of wheat, snakes winding between roses, and sparrows nestled among the branches. Beneath it all, a banner reads Memento Vivere: remember to live. The layered artwork in this collection is a collage of original illustrations by celebrated artist Jessica Roux, whose hand brings warmth and gentleness to everything she creates. In her world, each element becomes a little talisman — a reminder of cycles, change, and the fragile, luminous beauty of being alive. Created as a piece for those who find meaning in moonlight, in wings, in wildflowers pressed between pages, Momento is a reminder to savour what is fleeting, to hold what matters close — and to live boldly and joyfully while we can.

55% linen, 45% viscose. Handwash, hang to dry.

Approximate Measurements: width 47cm, height 42cm (without strap), strap height 26cm (from top of bag to top of shoulder). Interior pocket 17cm x 17cm.

Our Muse

The witness, the luminous heart. Women who stay awake to the beauty of being alive, who carry wonder with them through every season. Women who remember to live.

More Inspo

The tradition known as memento mori has appeared in art for centuries, especially in European painting and illustration from the 16th and 17th centuries. These works often included everyday symbols — flowers, birds, insects, wheat, books, hourglasses and sometimes a skull — woven into scenes of daily life. Rather than being meant as something dark or morbid, they served as subtle reminders of life’s fleeting nature, encouraging the viewer to notice beauty, cherish time, and live with intention.

In many historical still lifes, these symbols sat alongside ripe fruit, handwritten notes, or musical instruments — objects meant to be used and enjoyed. The message was simple and human: nothing lasts forever, and that is precisely what makes each moment precious. Over time, this artistic language became less about endings, and more about presence — an invitation to pause, to feel, and to savour what is here.

With Momento, we were inspired by this tradition, but chose to turn it even more toward hope. By replacing memento mori with memento vivere — remember to live — the images shift from cautionary to celebratory. Moths and butterflies speak to transformation, wheat to nourishment and continuity, birds to companionship and movement. Even the skull, softened by flowers and moonlight, becomes not a warning, but a quiet reminder: this moment matters. Be here for it 🙂

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