Two weeks ago our little family was changed forever. On a cold and rainy Saturday Mac popped over to the neighbouring town and came home with Mac’s and my best-kept secret! Previous to this Saturday afternoon, the terrible trio has for months been asking, pleading and slyly pointing out that we need a pet. Bean […]
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After I finished my Sheltered painting I was bitten by the big canvas bug! I really enjoyed the freedom that a bigger canvas was able to afford me, and seeing my big eyed girls on such a large scale was super exciting. So I had been thinking about a series of paintings that were inspired
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It’s nearing the end of winter here at LilliBean Designs studio, a winter of clear blue skies and savage morning frosts. My hope of growing frangipani’s away from the humid coast took a battering but we are still limping along….just. My first solo exhibition comes to a close in two days which means I have
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Beatrix and the butterfly The stories of Beatrix have been flying out on the canvas this year. Have you meet her yet? Let me introduce you to Beatrix – the little unicorn who when she was very small she was separated from her family and caught by some trolls. A king from a small magical
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When I began LilliBean Designs I decided that I wanted this space to be one of whimsy and beauty. I wanted to inspire and delight you. I wanted to encourage you to dream big too. After all LilliBean Designs exists because I wanted to inspire my own children to follow their dreams by working
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Sheltered was a painting that really pushed some of my boundaries. She was a new painting – this is always a little daunting to begin with! She was a size I have never painted before – I mean she was BIG. Her hair was newish for me – I hadn’t ever really painted braid before
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TODAY is a very exciting day in the LilliBean Designs Studio… Firstly I hanging my very first solo exhibition at the Cowra Japanese Gardens which I have been planning for almost two years now! I am super excited and my assistant (my mum) and I are heading up early to set everything up! Secondly today
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august 2018 it seems that August is going to be even more crazy than July, but there is a secret part of me that thrives on the challenges. And I am super excited about everything that is happening this month, albeit slightly nervous To begin with from August 1st for the entire month I will
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JULY 2018: THINGS I LOVE TODAY MY KIDS ARE OFF ON BIG CITY ADVENTURES AND MAMA GETS TO PLAY IN HER STUDIO CATCHING UP WITH CITY COUSINS IN OUR BACKYARD Ever since my very first itouch and Apple opened its podcast store, I have been obsessed. From the early days where I would listen to