The Story of Lilly Mai Designs
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I first engaged with painting when I started my Art Psychotherapy training at Roehampton University. We were asked to creatively respond to our clinical work, I found the act of abstract painting very therapeutic. For me, the creative process has become a meditative time where I can translate my emotions into colour and pattern. This is why perhaps the compositions and uses of material are so diverse. This evolved when I created the concept of creating bespoke pieces for interiors. I love the communication I have with my clients and hearing the story behind why they would like a particular piece in their interior and what they hope for it to contribute to the space.
“Whatever pain you can’t get rid of, make it your creative offering.” ― Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole 
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Recognitions & Awards
Awarded 'Compassionate and Empowering Award' as part of the Bereavement (Adult and Children) and Spiritual Care Team at St Christopher's Hospice in 2022
Awarded the Beepurple Santander Start-Up Grant in 2020 and the Santander LaunchPad Business Start-Up Grant in 2021 Santander Community and Engagement Award, ’recognised outstanding contributions in the fields of volunteering and community engagement undertaken by current University of Brighton students during the academic year 2015-16’ Photographer of the Year at Oxford Brookes University Interviewed by Alison Gibb, a talented interiors feature writer and stylist: www.greatscottishindoors.com/interiors/lilly-meikle-art/ Showcasing Riverstone’s approach to wellbeing and health: www.riverstoneliving.com/updates/in-conversation/197-updates/666-showcasing-riverstone-s-approach-to-well-being-and-health Riverstone Living: 5 minute Coffee Break with Artist, Lilly Meikle https://www.riverstoneliving.com/updates/in-conversation/197-updates/701-5-minute-coffee-break-with-artist-lilly-mai |
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