ELEVEN SIX WOMEN | MOTHERHOOD MUSINGS
Christene wears the Sienna Sweater in Ivory + Black | See ELEVEN SIX WOMEN Feature HERE
CHRISTENE BARBERICH
Writer | Editor | Brand Consultant | Author of "A Tiny Apt" Substack
"This holiday is about moms but maybe more so the act of really showing up for the ones you love... or maybe the ones you don't even know. Being a mother has taught me that caregiving takes many forms and many styles, but unconditional love is always where it's at."
Jodie wears the Tia Tank + Sally Skirt in Soft Lavender | See ELEVEN SIX WOMEN Feature HERE
JODIE PATTERSON
Author | Diversity Activist
"As a mother of 5 curiously different kids, I believe mothering is building. It's similar to architecture - where each person helps create and sustain the structure. Where each of us is relevant. Where not one child (or mother) can be left behind. How do we all co-exist? It takes a 3D, architectural and very creative perspective. I've been constructing my own little city for years. Full of diversity of thought. Happy Builder's Day!"
Odette wears the Ruby Cardi in Black | See ELEVEN SIX WOMEN Feature HERE
ODETTE WILLIAMS
Cook | Food Writer | Author of DEVOUR Substack
"I always knew I wanted to be a mother. It's the best choice I've made, other than marrying Nick. But I'm not going to sugar coat it. There have been times where parenthood has brought me to my knees. I'm learning that parenthood is a marathon, and if you're a good one, you're never off the hook. I've watched my 85-year-old mother-in-law and 75-year-old mum navigate difficult parenting moments this past year. No matter how much you'd like to control an outcome, you can't. You can only show up and do your best."
Anna wears the Camila Sweater + Lea Skirt in Claret | See ELEVEN SIX WOMEN Feature HERE
ANNA WOOD
Actor
"It's a wild and wonderful thought that I grew my best friends in my belly. It sort of blows my mind daily."
Sarah wears the Fara Cardi in Ivory | See ELEVEN SIX WOMEN Feature HERE
SARAH BOYTS YODER
Artist | Collaboration Partner
"Motherhood is a binary state of being and a total comedy of errors, with positive and negative effects. It's structure and improvisation, shape and chaos, innovation and restraint, adherence and aggression. And, it's also like attempting to do the splits on a tightrope. Except the tighrope is this beautiful, unbreakable, gossamer thread that is your purest love. It never really works exactly as you plan, you can never do it. And yet the inability to find balance somehow also equals solid ground. Contorted grace."
Ashley wears the Helene Sweater + Carrie Tube Skirt in Tomato | See ELEVEN SIX WOMEN Feature HERE
ASHLEY RUPRECHT
Marketing Consultant | Co-Founder of Laurel & Ash
"Motherhood has stretched my patience, softened my edges, and filled me with a joy I never knew existed. Seeing the world through my son's eyes makes everything feel new again."
Catherine wears the Kara Top + Isa Skirt in Ivory
CATHERINE CARNEVALE
Co-Founder of ELEVEN SIX
"Being the Mother is one of the most profoundly gratifiying, all-encompassing and challenging experiences of my life! It is now the biggest connection I have with my past, dear Mother. Until becoming a Mother it is hard to understand the power of the deepest love you will ever feel, literally wearing your heart outside of yourself. The depth of love one feels for a child has taught me truly what sacrificing oneself means and also to feel the deepest gratitude for being given the greatest gift of my life: two incredible children.<3"