Hi, I’m Petal. Yes, I’m a pig. Yes, I love mud. And no, I’m not messy, I’m expressive.
See, where others saw dirt, I saw a canvas. Where others saw a mess, I found meaning.

I paint with mud. Because not everything beautiful comes clean. Here are my 3 muddy-unapologetically joyful truths about self-expression:

1. Create Anyway

I didn’t wait for perfect paint or polished tools.
I used what I had, mud and a wild little spark inside me.
Art isn’t about being tidy.
It’s about being true.

Make your thing. Even if it’s clumsy. Even if it’s weird. Even if people raise their eyebrows and say, “That’s not how it’s done.” Do it anyway.
The world doesn’t need more polished. It needs to be more real.

3. Joy Doesn’t Need Permission

Some watched me and laughed. Some judged.
But others watched… and started painting too.
Turns out joy is contagious, especially the kind that’s fearless.

You don’t need approval to enjoy your life. You just need to give yourself permission.

Final Thought from Petal

You don’t have to be pristine to be powerful.
You don’t have to wait to be understood before you express yourself. So today, make something honest. own your mess. play in your joy.
Because beauty Sometimes it’s not framed, It’s splattered in the mud, signed with a happy heart.