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North Wales:

Seibiant Tea and Coffee Specialists, 8 Lancaster Square, Conwy

Nice Things, 41 High St, Menai Bridge

The Emporium, 35 Conwy Road, Llandudno Junction

London:

We Built This City, 56B Carnaby Street

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India Em Sustainable Concept Store: https://indiaem.co.uk

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So happy to share this lovely piece I’ve been working on for @wonderingwillowtherapy. I’m always happiest when drawing leaves ☺️🌿 the willow tree represents strength and flexibility, something we all need in this time and the perfect symbol for Rachaels work.

I’ve found social media all a bit noisy amidst this strangeness but just wanted to come and say hello. I hope you’re okay. Thank you to those who are sharing their creativity and beautiful ideas on here still. It’s now more than ever that we need it and a welcome respite from the uncertainty of the news. Sending lots of love to you all.

Just wanted to pop on and say thanks lovelies for entering my give away that finished today. As a thank you for entering I’ve popped 50% off on the three Lokta moon prints until midnight tonight. A little moonbeam of light amidst these unusual times. 🌜 The prompt for today’s #marchmeetthemaker is self care which seems very apt in these anxious days, when our self care practices and rituals are what can help us through. I could probably write an essay on self care, it’s a really important subject to me, but for now I thought I’d share a little bit about the moon and how it’s become a part of my self care practice. 🌜 I first heard about the use of moon cycles when my brother was studying biodynamic agriculture and I thought it sounded nuts. Why would the moon affect when you should plant or pick vegetables? But when you think about how the moon affects the ocean tides, it makes a little more sense how the water in the soil or the plant would be affected by the moon. And then if we think about how we are mostly made up of water it makes sense that we would also be affected by the waxing and waning of the moon. For me to follow something it has to make sense on a more cerebral level too. 🌜 Following the moon cycle has given me a greater sense of myself as a part of nature. We are natural cyclical beings and many frustrations can come from us not honouring this part of ourselves. When we have a new moon I take some time to myself to rest and think about what I would like to work towards over the next month. This week focusing more on rest than action gives me the energy needed for the more action orientated spring-like energy following the first quarter moon. The full moon is the height of the cycle, a chance to check that we’re on the right path to what we planned at the new moon and to weed out anything that’s not quite working. We then begin to wane, tie up any loose ends and get ready to harvest what we’ve worked upon. And the cycle begins again as we enter a new dark moon. 🌜 I’ve learned so much more recently from the wonderful @mylkymoonlab about the moon travelling through each sign and how that effects us too. What’s your biggest self care act?

Today’s prompt of Current Project has fallen on the perfect day as I’ve spent the morning putting together an idea that was sown a few weeks ago by my friend @walkinglantern 🌱 I love the simplicity of black and white but many people have said they’d love to colour in my drawings so I’ve put together the beginnings of a colouring book. My mind is alive with ideas of how to expand on this further but I’ve just uploaded a 12 page pdf seedling of this project. Suitable for children 7+ and perfect for adults too. The pages are both for colouring in and also building your own patterns and backgrounds. Might go and draw one in myself ☺️ Available now in my Etsy shop, I’ve started with a low price just to see how it goes but I feel like this is a project that’s going to keep on growing 🌿🌷 . . . . #marchmeetthemaker2020 #marchmeetthemakerday14 #currentproject #distractionsandinspirations #colouringbookforadults #ilovecoloring #colouringcommunity #colouringbook #antistresscolouringbook #blackandwhite #monochrome #illustratorsofig #doodleart #zendoodle #arttherapy #printsandpatterns #mumlife #motherhood #mumsquad

The beauty of a small business or creative is their inevitable uniqueness. Today’s prompt is -Unique Selling Point- and what is unique is what keeps life interesting, that we’re all different, rare and one of a kind. The way we see the world, the marks we make, the way we capture light and express and untangle thoughts into words. My unique selling point is me and the drawings I create from the things I’ve seen. And well I just kind of hope you like them and might want one hanging on your wall 😉🌱 . . . #marchmeetthemaker2020 #marchmeetthemakerday13 #aquietstyle #welshartist #postitfortheaesthetic #creativepreneur #pursuepretty #distractionsandinspirations #etsyseller #makersmovement #botanicaldaydreams #asecondofwhimsy #joyspotting #makingmyhaven #createinwinter #lostinthelight #creating_boldly #smallbusiness #introvertsunite #asecondofwhimsy #fadingbeauty #houseplantclub #dayofsmallthings #homeisacupoftea

Today’s #marchmeetthemaker prompt is -learning curve- and I must say I’m going through a bit of one at the moment: to just keep showing up even when you don’t feel like it. Today is one of those days and as a huge introvert I find that balance between my love of people and connection versus my absolute need for quiet solitude and space to think a difficult one to strike. Consistently showing up to share your work and story can be draining but it’s also absolute magic. ✨ . . . . #marchmeetthemaker2020 #marchmeetthemakerday12 #aquietstyle #welshartist #postitfortheaesthetic #creativepreneur #pursuepretty #distractionsandinspirations #etsyseller #makersmovement #botanicaldaydreams #asecondofwhimsy #joyspotting #makingmyhaven #createinwinter #lostinthelight #creating_boldly #smallbusiness #introvertsunite #asecondofwhimsy #fadingbeauty #houseplantclub #dayofsmallthings #homeisacupoftea

Day 11 of #marchmeetthemaker is -Range- so I thought I’d share my latest collection of cards with you today. I only recently started selling cards and they’ve been a joy to create. After recycling the Christmas cards I was sent I felt saddened at the waste by what is really a joyful thing, there’s nothing quite as lovely as receiving a card in the post. I really wanted to create a collection that could be kept as keepsakes, something lovely enough that it might be saved and framed, so I’ve kept them all occasion free as you might not want something up on your wall all year that says “merry Christmas”. Printed on recycled card, they come with a kraft brown envelope and are all available in my Etsy shop (link in bio) and if you buy 3 cards you get one free. Just add any selection of four cards to your basket and use the code ILOVECARDS and the fourth one will be free ☺️ Which one is your favourite? . . . . #marchmeetthemaker2020 #marchmeetthemakerday11 #cardrange #illustration #dailydoseofpaper #stationaryaddict #welshartist #botanicallyinspired #handdrawn #makersgonnamake #postitfortheaesthetic #creativepreneur #pursuepretty #justacard #etsyseller #makersmovement #botanicaldaydreams #asecondofwhimsy #aquietstyle #joyspotting #makingmyhaven #allthingspaper #createinwinter #lostinthelight #creating_boldly #smallbusiness #zerowasteclub #dayofsmallthings #homeisacupoftea

🌜✨**Edit: GIVEAWAY Now Closed**✨🌛 🌑🌔🌓🌒🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑 To celebrate last nights full moon in Virgo I though I’d do a little giveaway of my favourite moon cycle print on this beautiful Lokta paper. I’ll announce the winner on 16th March (the night of the last quarter moon!) 🌙 For your chance to win you just need to be: ✨following me & ✨leave a comment with your favourite emoji 🌿 For extra points: ✨tag a friend or enemy who you think would love to win this too, each tag is an extra entry ✨share in your stories (don’t forget to @ me so that I see the share!) 💫Good luck ✨🌝 . . . . #giveaway #distractionsandinspirations #mooncycle #cyclicalliving #fullmoon #moonmusings #mindbodysoul #loktapaper #15minutemagic #asecondofwhimsy #slowsimpleseasonal #gothictonic #showmeyourstyled #intuitiveliving #contestgiveaway #contestagram #instagiveaway #entergiveaway #internationalgiveaway

-Rough/Mock Up- Most of the time I head straight to paper with an idea, sometimes an idea starts life in my sketchbook or if I’m working on a very precise drawing I’ll sketch out in pencil before heading in with a fine liner pen. Everything is hand drawn so there’s always lots of paper scattered around the studio (which then eventually gets blitzed up to make new paper). I then scan in and do a little editing on photoshop. It’s a grim grey day here and I find I’m less inclined to work when the weather is like this. But I know if I just get myself over to the studio and start drawing then I get into the flow and stop wishing I was at home with a cuppa. How do you get yourself motivated on days when you’d rather be on the sofa? For me self motivation is the toughest task of being self employed. . . . . #marchmeetthemaker2020 #marchmeetthemakerday8 #illustratorsofinstagram #chattycaptioncommunity #aquietstlye #processdrivenartist #emergingartist #observationaldrawing #drawingsofinstagram #arttips #draweverydamnday #illustratoroninstagram #freelanceillustrator #etsyseller #artistsofinstagram #artiststudio #behindthescenes #sketchbookpages #roughdraft #dailydoesofpaper

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