our creatives
Here are the portfolios of our creative collective members so far. Their work is unique to them, deserving of appreciation, and we know you will like it too!
Mullein green is our in house illustrator! Printmaker, painter and as of 2020 has been a self taught digital illustrator has illustrated with little living room publication issue 2! She is always continuing to experiment and refine her work and has expressed her gratitude and feel lucky to connect with a wonderful mix of creatives here!
@mullein.green
Mullein Green
Image of Mullein standing on a walkway above a river.
Becca Gallacher
Becca is a writer, poet, contemporary artist, songbird and eternal romantic. Since studying BAHons in fine art at DJCAD she has travelled and taught abroad to find home, explore herself and how to express her voice. She has volunteered in art therapy with Cross reach and has studied counselling skills in Edinburgh since realising her need to further understand active listening and self care. Becca has since made a platform for fellow creatives seeking connection with little living room as of June 2019 as CEO and Editor in chief.
Instagram @becca.gallacher.art
playful multicolour painting of a man smiling, looking up, with hand raised in joy surrounded by loosely painted flowers in and surrounded by multicolour of red and yellow and green and blue
close up painting of a couple kissing on a dancefloor of black surrounded by forms of crystallised oestrogen and testosterone. figures are painted in bright multicolour illustrating body temperature infrared
playful multicolour painting of a man smiling, looking up, with hand raised in joy surrounded by loosely painted flowers in and surrounded by multicolour of red and yellow and green and blue
Gabi Gikyte
Gabriele Gikyte is an independent Lithuanian artist, now based in Edinburgh. She finished her studies at the Vilnius Academy of Arts where she studied graphics and printmaking. During her four years at the VAA she ventured broadly in many different types and styles of visual art. Nowadays Gabriele explores a bold approach to ink drawing using a mind flow technique. Art has always been a coping mechanism and a self-therapy to her, yet in this period of her life she believes that engaging in a dialogue is a lot more important.
@gabi_gikart
black and white digitally drawn illustration depicting the sun rays and playful little illustrations of what reminds gabi of her home in portobello, sea gulls, seashells, boars, flowers and more decorate the border
Emma Alice Jane
Emma, our in house Graphic Designer, is a self-proclaimed renaissance woman of creativity. A Caledophile based in London, she is an theatre marketer and freelance graphic designer by day and a poet, author and artist by night. Emma is a graduate of the Warwick Writing Programme and designer for little living room.
Instagram @sappho_design
digital drawing of hands reaching to one another in a warm orange and subtle black outline
digital drawing of hands reaching to one another in a warm orange and subtle black outline
Cassandra Harrison
Cassandra Harrison is a freelance artist, illustrator and art educator living and working in Edinburgh. Cassandra graduated with honours in Fine Art and Art Education and has been delivering art lessons to children and adults for nearly two decades. With an interest in Art History, most of her sessions visit great and forgotten figures in art history, making relevant today the artistic discoveries of the past. One of her greatest joys is showing children how to make cool stuff in art and seeing what they create. It is such a joy to see how excited children are when they create something they are proud of. Cassandra loves a good collaboration, teaming up with other artists such as Bookbinding with Cass, 3Theatre and Edinburgh Sketcher to deliver interesting, vibrant and fun workshops to children and grownups. Cassandra’s work has been featured in the Royal Academy Open Exhibition, in local shops, The Edinburgh Art Book and on walls and mantel pieces of homes and flats across the land.
Drawn from her love of history Cassandra captures her city in digital illustrations.
Drawn from her love of history Cassandra captures her city in digital illustrations.
Drawn from her love of history Cassandra captures her city in digital illustrations.
Drawn from her love of history Cassandra captures her city in digital illustrations.
Hannah Lingard
Hannah’s love for art first took her to the University of Edinburgh to study History of Art. She has since focused on expanding her own practical work, inspired by the artists she has studied. After completing a painting course at Leith School of Art, she is now pursuing a career in painting by building on this current body of work. Her aim is to create artworks that bring joy and excitement to the viewer through the use of bright colours. Hannah’s choice of colour palettes stems from her background in art history, in particular her research into the Scottish Colourists, such as John Duncan Fergusson.
image of purple rocks forming the foreground of a beach scene. the golden sand extends to the background on the left side and meets the red-coloured water in the middle of the print. the sky has purple grey clouds lighter than the rocks of the foreground.
drawn, colour filled image face on looking at a woman holding a cell phone up to in her left hand to her left ear. her eyes are closed, her skin is golden, hair is purple, and the background is red. she is wearing a hooded baggy purple sweatshirt.
technicolour filled drawn images of man sitting in an office chair at a desk in front of a computer. the man faces toward the window, with golden colours on the surfaces facing the window.
image of purple rocks forming the foreground of a beach scene. the golden sand extends to the background on the left side and meets the red-coloured water in the middle of the print. the sky has purple grey clouds lighter than the rocks of the foreground.
Katy Lawrence
Katy is an eternally humble creative who paints in watercolour to thersapise in her spare time. She is a passionate environmentalist who in her early 20's founded carbon footprint awareness company E-mission. Committed to working with companies like friends of the earth to do what she can to make this planet one we want to live in. She is your friendly neighbourhood hobbit and lover of all things fantastical. She can often be found wondering in and around Edinburgh
@katyylawrence
Ozge Spike
Ozge is a playright, jewellery maker and wonderful human being. You can find her written piece about how 'O with the dots' her company was founded and how she found herself in Edinburgh - in issue 2 of little living room. Ozge's jewellery captures moments for people to wear as beautiful statement pieces.
"... perfectly imperfect..." polymer clay jewellery hand-made by Özge
@owiththedots
lajeen
Lajeen is an extremely talented artist who specialises in a contemporary take to realistic pencil rendered drawings of landscapes, architecture and portraitds. Her work is almost magical with soft rendering and striking contrast with a truly ethereal take to reflection in particular.
lajeen_art
realistic sketch of a womans face with the outline of her hands placed in a relaxed fashion on either side of her neck, an outline with suggestion of hair surrounding the black and white face
photo of a sketch in pencil from the drawers perspective. featuring a realistic pencil drawing of a small island
section of a building sketched in a realistic style in pencil
realistic sketch of a womans face with the outline of her hands placed in a relaxed fashion on either side of her neck, an outline with suggestion of hair surrounding the black and white face
Chelsea Bunyan
A Canadian born artist, theatre practitioner, teacher, and craft beer enthusiast that travelled a long way to find a home. Chelsea found happiness in sketching the beautiful buildings and wildlife around her, often while enjoying a dark cup of coffee and a lemon yogurt.
@drawinganddrinking
Anna Farerra
Gifted illustrator AnnaFarerra brings cover of issue 4 to you! Anna's illustrations are impressively creative and original, each one depicting her self portraits. She draws many versions of herself into character for her audience
@giallosardina
Amy Liston
multimedia artist and jewellery maker Amy Liston now brings christmas decorations and bookmarks to you! Amy's work is so beautiful and full of joy - the perfect colourful gifts or decorations for this christmas!
@alistondesigns
Rebecca Sumina
Rebecca is 24 and has been living in Edinburgh for almost 2 years now. She was born in northern Italy to Croatian parents. In August 2019, she studied Art and Design for the first time, after a foundation year working with different media, from printmaking to performance. Now she is studying Interior and Spatial Design at university. Since the start of the pandemic she’s been enjoying doing illustrations, initially as a way to practice and improve her drawing skills, but now as something she really enjoys and through which she can express herself.
@beccasofi_
illustration in playful colours of a young woman standing in an airport beside her luggae pearing out the window to the airplanes dreaming of scotland as seen by a thought bubble above her head of the scottish flag. she wears a green jumper, red skirt and a yellow rucksack over her shoulder and has long brown hair. the words 'dream travel become' are drawn in gold green and blue next to her on the illustration, arrows pointing in front of her and behind illustrating her movement from the past
illustration in playful colours of a young woman standing in an airport beside her luggae pearing out the window to the airplanes dreaming of scotland as seen by a thought bubble above her head of the scottish flag. she wears a green jumper, red skirt and a yellow rucksack over her shoulder and has long brown hair. the words 'dream travel become' are drawn in gold green and blue next to her on the illustration, arrows pointing in front of her and behind illustrating her movement from the past
Josh Clark
Gratis Quo artist AKA Josh is a self taught street artist who works mainly in monocrome using black or white markers. He prefers on-site pieces, to connect the energy and rythm of the work to the space! For example Josh has now performed with Pako Vega and Mel DJing at leith police box with little living room and now for sounds_of_ogigia at Sneak Pete's! mainly direct message for commissions or buy giclee prints and originals in our online shop
@gratisquo