All Roads Lead To Mother Private View
Thu 03 Jul
|Swan Hill Studios
An exhibition by Mother Sam Pooley Stride and Daughter Daisy Pooley Tolkien Williams


Time & Location
03 Jul 2025, 17:00 – 22:00
Swan Hill Studios, 17A Swan Hill, Shrewsbury SY1 1NL, UK
About the event
In a bold and intimately personal exhibition, All Roads Lead to Motherpresents a deeply layered exploration of motherhood through the intertwined perspectives of mother and daughter artists, Sam Pooley Stride and Daisy Pooley Tolkien Williams. Spanning painting, sculpture, embroidery, ceramics, and assemblages of cherished objets d’art. This multimedia show is both a confessional and a celebration; a life’s work forged through shared experience and creative kinship.
The exhibition traces the complex, often unspoken dimensions of maternal identity: the vulnerability of teenage pregnancy, the grief of baby loss, the invisible battle of endometriosis, the yearning to become a mother, the complexities of parenting both within and outside of partnership, and the transformation of self through menopause.
In baring their souls, the artists transcend the personal, inviting audiences into a space of reflection, recognition, and healing. All Roads Lead to Mother is not only a tribute to the journey of motherhood but…