YESTERDAY I STOOD IN MAGIC - A NOTE FROM MY JOURNAL Yesterday when I was on my soul walk, I stood in magic. And no it wasn’t the dog poo that litters the path I walk, I stood amongst hundreds of dragonflies! If you have been reading my newsletter for a while you know that dragonflies are one of my spirit animals. (And if you have only just joined me here you now know they … Continue reading YESTERDAY I STOOD IN MAGIC
P R E O R D E R S N O W O P E N Pre orders are now open for the 2022 LilliBean Designs Art Calendar! Each month features a print of an original art work by LilliBean Designs all of which are brand new and have never been in a previous calendar. This years calendar will feature paintings from my art journalling practice, from my water colour play, from the minis that … Continue reading 2022 Art Calendar
As a child of the 80's and a child of rural NSW in the 80's the Australian Classic TV show Play School and their useful box has greatly inspired me for years. For anyone unfamiliar with Play School the useful box was a magical box full of items like cereal boxes, egg cartons, plastic lids, and other things that you could collect at home and repurpose in art or craft projects. It was simple and … Continue reading Wee Beasties and an Easter Display
MAKE A TERRARIUM. The one thing I hear the most often about my Wee Beasties after I am told how damn cute they are is "What do you do with them?" During Julys virtual Handmade Canberra Market I made a quick video about five ways you may use a wee beastie and I thought I would do a little series of posts about what you may do with a wee beastie - that is what … Continue reading What DO you do with Wee Beasties?
The Queen Series ended up being a series of paintings that just seemed to magically flow from my paint brush. Not one of the queens gave me grief, or had me second guessing my colour choices. And when people ask me which one is my favourite, I can honestly say I love all of this series. So the other week (pre the holy shit my computer has just died, what am I going to have … Continue reading The Queens: NIX
I found this very beautiful painting of a Native American warhorse, the red, blue and white war paint dotted and circled the horses face. It’s mane braided with eagle feathers. Fierce. Brave. Warrior. And I wanted to paint one of my girls just like that. Fierce. Brave. Warrior. With paint on her face and feathers on her hair. But as so often happens in my painting journeys, the original vision for the painting transformed. While … Continue reading The Warrior Beneath
Mermaids have always been a favourite of mine to paint. When I was little SPLASH with Darryl Hannah and Tom Hanks was my favourite movie. I cannot tell you how many times I watched that movie (but I could quote it line for line!) My sister and cousin would play 'splash' for hours in the summer in my grandparents pool, swimming like mermaids, making that high pitched 'eeeeeee' noise that Maddison did. And when winter … Continue reading The Mermies are in da house!
