{"product_id":"i-thought-that-was-simply-what-parents-did","title":"I Thought That Was Simply What Parents Did","description":"\u003cp\u003eARTWORK DESCRIPTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI THOUGHT THAT WAS SIMPLY WHAT PARENTS DID\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a point in adulthood when we begin to see our parents differently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs children, we rarely question the things they do for us. They remember what we forget. They wait. They worry. They find another five minutes when there seems to be no time left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe simply think: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat is what parents do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then we grow up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps we begin caring for someone else. Perhaps life simply becomes complicated enough for us to understand how much effort those ordinary acts must sometimes have taken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuddenly, we see not only Mum or Dad, but the person behind the role. Someone who must have been tired too. Someone with worries, responsibilities and a life beyond ours — who still found ways to put our needs before their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe personalised photograph sits within a simple portrait frame surrounded by weathered wood, warm-ivory paper, graphite-inspired marks and broad painterly passages, turning the poem into a thank-you meant for one particular person.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Thought That Was Simply What Parents Did\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is about one of the quieter realisations of growing up:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esome of the things we once thought were simply part of childhood were, in fact, acts of love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd sometimes it takes becoming an adult to finally say—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethank you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA personalised digital \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFine Art Literary Keepsake by Surreal Mindscapes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, created through a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emixed-media-inspired approach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combining your own photograph, original poetry, painterly imagery, graphite-inspired drawing, expressive texture and restrained typography within one carefully balanced composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted as a museum-quality \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiclée Fine Art print on Hahnemühle German Etching 310 gsm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — a beautifully textured, heavyweight archival paper chosen to complement the warmth of the personal photograph, expressive painterly passages and delicate graphite-inspired detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYOUR PHOTOGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA personal photograph is required for this artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease provide \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone photograph featuring the parent you would like this keepsake to celebrate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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