Lilly Mai Designs
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Lilly Mai Designs is dedicated to creating bespoke abstract artworks that are custom-made to compliment any interior space. In addition to my personalised art design services, I offer a range of complementary offerings including Art Therapy, Art Workshops, and a Framing Consultancy Service. Whether you're looking to enhance your home with unique art pieces or seeking therapeutic and creative experiences through art, Lilly Mai Designs provides a holistic approach to art and design tailored to your needs.
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Brand Photography by Andreea Tufescu. Click onto the image to see her beautiful work.
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No. 1
Let's Have a Chat
Send Your Photo: Email a photo of the blank wall and a few details about your interior design, such as color schemes, furniture, and overall style.
Discuss Your Vision: Share any ideas, preferences, or themes you have in mind for the space. This will help me tailor the artwork to suit your vision. Receive Personalised Recommendations: I’ll review the photo and provide suggestions on artwork styles, sizes, and placement to complement your space beautifully. |
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Style and Colour
Share Your Preferences: After sending me a photo of your blank wall and details about your interior, I will ask you to provide a few photos of your favourite styles of paintings from my portfolio. Additionally, let me know your preferred color palette.
Personalised Mood Board: I will then create a mood board that combines your chosen styles and colours. This mood board will help visualise how the artwork will fit into your space, confirming the style and color choices we’ve discussed. Final Design: Once the mood board is approved, I will proceed with creating the artwork, tailored to your preferences and the unique characteristics of your space. |
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Size and Scale
Provide Dimensions: Once we’ve discussed your preferred style and color palette, please send me the dimensions of the canvas you would like for your wall. This ensures the piece will be the right size for your space.
Receive Progress Photos: Throughout the creation of your commission, I will send you progress photos. This allows you to see how the piece is coming together and make any adjustments or add changes to colours during the creative process. Finalise the Artwork: Based on your feedback and the final adjustments, I will complete the artwork to your satisfaction. |
From Mood Board to Finished Piece...
"For a while I had been looking for the perfect abstract painting. A friend had that perfect piece and when I enquired I was given Lilly’s website. I was blown away by Lilly’s designs and thought the idea of having something created uniquely for me was a fabulous idea. I am now the proud owner of such a unique piece of art. Lilly was so helpful and guided me through the whole process and my artwork was hand delivered to me! It brings such vibrancy to my room and is much admired. Lilly is a very talented artist. I just wish I could find room for another! Thank you Lilly!"
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Meet Lilly
Artist Statement
I am grateful for the time that I create, fundamentally the paintings illustrate a period of time where I have responded to deeply felt pain and connection. Then, through this messy, energetic process I find my own way back to a state of belonging, which is so often represented through a dream like landscape.
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.
I have specialised working in bereavement for five years and I currently work at a children’s bereavement service. My art making continues to run parallel to my work in bereavement. Similar to grief, the act of creating is a time to surrender to the unknown and an experience of total immersion. It is a safe place for me release the tensions of my own experience working in bereavement and to reflect on the clinical work.
Often when I have created an abstract form, I take time away from the piece. I notice this is similar to being in grief; we need time to emotionally connect to grief and equally we need to be in the land of living.
Nature and being outdoors has always supported me in grounding myself in this clinical setting. Witnessing nature is a time where I can come home to myself. This is expressed through my art works, because often when I return to the painting, I see landscapes within the composition.
Often these landscapes aren’t places I have necessarily visited, they are an amalgamation of memories and emotions. Similar to bereavement, they are a place with no clearly marked paths; an exploration of new territory.
“Whatever pain you can’t get rid of, make it your creative offering.”
― Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Recognition's and Awards
Represented by Degree Art www.degreeart.com/artwork
About Lilly Meikle by Degree Art https://degreeart.com/artists/lilly-meikle
My work has been presented in three shows; The Old Fire Station Gallery, Camden Image Gallery and Cloisters Gallery. I have also displayed works in interior showrooms such as Anne Haimes Interiors and Studio 12 Interior Design.
Showcasing art works at Riverstone Living, Fulham for International Women's Day: www.riverstoneliving.com/updates/events/216-upcoming-events/644-international-women-s-day-open-day-events
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
About Lilly Meikle by Degree Art https://degreeart.com/artists/lilly-meikle
My work has been presented in three shows; The Old Fire Station Gallery, Camden Image Gallery and Cloisters Gallery. I have also displayed works in interior showrooms such as Anne Haimes Interiors and Studio 12 Interior Design.
Showcasing art works at Riverstone Living, Fulham for International Women's Day: www.riverstoneliving.com/updates/events/216-upcoming-events/644-international-women-s-day-open-day-events
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
