Standing in the hallway,the dark cut in halfas yellow light slips under the door
No sound at all.
Unlike before,I’m barely here.I know the place I goto disappear
The big trees look strong;the little ones look like me —struggling to belong.
Winter lays its blanket over everything,inviting me to close my eyes.Sometimes winter can be kind
It won’t be longThe flowers will come,and colour will return.
A mother for mothers,the seasons guide
Seeds sleepthen push their way into the light,taking back the land and the space
I only just fit into this place.
Hayley anne montague
launching jan 2026
new collection
Collection details
BACK TO LIFE is a deeply personal collection born from stillness and renewal. It explores the quiet process of finding balance again, of stepping away from what’s heavy and learning to walk back into your own light.
Through soft colour palettes of clay, blush, sage, and smoke, these works hold the feeling of gentle strength — the kind that comes not from defiance, but from peace. They are about the moments we pause, breathe, and realise that happiness can be quiet, that healing doesn’t always need witnesses.
Permission
Acrylic on Canvas
100cm x 100cm
after life
Acylic on Canvas
100cm x 100cm
first light
Acrylic on Canvas
100cm x 100cm
ONLY WHEN mirrors a slow awakening of warmth returning, light shifting through layers of shadow.
An echo of hope rising quietly within stillness. The BACK TO LIFE collection is about quiet recovery and the slow, private act of returning to yourself.
before the fall
Acrylic on Canvas
90cm x 60cm
