Mural of a forest clearing with a winding path and large angel wings painted on room walls.

paint a nursery mural. First a wash of sky, then trees that stretch up the corners like sentinels. A patch of wildflowers where the crib will sit. A winding path curling around the closet door. And then wings. Two massive, vibrant wings — not attached to a bird or a creature, but as if they’ve just passed through the wall and left their impression behind. The feathers are pale blue, edged with lavender, scattered with flecks of silver. The kind of wings that don’t belong to anything of this See more