The Butterfly Collector

My VIDA designs!

My first collection of designs created from my paintings are ready to pre-order on the amazing Vida website. It's so exciting to see my work as wearable art! Everything Vida produces from Artists like me supports Makers around the globe and provides Literacy programs for each of them as well! More designs coming in the next few days!
http://shopvida.com/collections/voices/shae-leviston

Create!

Create!
Today is the day to listen to your creative muse. She's whispering ideas in your mind, for you to create from your heart and with your magnificent hands!

Just start, it doesn't have to be perfect, we are all here to express ourselves. Find the way that speaks to you and begin. You might even have to try out a few things to find your favorite thing/s. You can dance, paint, sing, weave, sew, knit, create a collage, draw, act, sculpt and colour and so much more!

This illustration is taken from a set of oracle/inspiration cards I am currently working on!

It can be found now in my Etsy Store as an instant downloadable printable Art Print ... HERE!

Wild and Free... New Art Prints!

Dear Butterfly Friends, I have a new little Shop at Boom Boom Prints and I'm excited about it because its especially for Mum's and little ones! I have started putting pretty things in there ...birds and words and blossoms. I would love you to visit and see all the other amazing artists in there too! Boom Boom make art prints for kids rooms and baby nursery's and they also make bibs, tshirts, onesies, lunch bags, tote bags, cards and maternity tees! You can visit my Shop here ... http://www.boomboomprints.com/Shop/Artist/thebutterflycollector/

 

 

Magical Tree Mural!

A couple of months ago I was delighted when I was asked to paint a magical tree mural on a little girl's bedroom wall! I was so excited to paint my first mural and her parents were also very excited to give their daughter something beautiful to wake up under everyday ....AND they told me it would have a real door in it so she and her sister could crawl through to each others rooms!

Mia asked me to include a bunny rabbit and lots of blue blossoms, it was wonderful dreaming up a design and great to be able to paint on such a large scale in her new bedroom in their brand new house in country Victoria. Big thanks to this beautiful family for having me in their home to paint. I do hope I can do some more of these in the future!
 Until soon Butterfly Friends, I have some Owls and Birds and Angels to show you! Shae xo

 

 

And lastly here is Mia peeking through her little door!

Pink and Sparkles!

Good Evening Butterfly Friends, It's all pink and sparkles over here at the moment! So many fun projects to share and new paintings too! Above I have doing some great tutorials playing with my profile pics on the PicMonkey site on how to create double exposures and turn your photographs into illustrations ...you can try it HERE too!

"In pink fields she wandered, softly sunlit,
sparkling with rain and sure to find her way home again"
words and artwork copyright shae leviston 2015

 

I have been painting quite a lot the last few weeks on small canvas's and on watercolour paper too! Rain Deer decided to show up on my dining table one night and I have started creating her a lovely boyfriend too with an aqua background!

She has skipped over to play in my Society6 Shop where I have turned her into lots of great homewares and such ,,,you can see them all HERE!

"She wore flowers in her hair,
to remind her that nature is all around,
that beauty can always be found"
words and artwork copyright shae leviston 2015

I am also continuing my long traditional of painting girls! She Wore Flowers in Her Hair can be found HERE!

 

I made this crazy little print using one of my paintings as a background. I was listening to other amazing creative painters speak about their craft and I was thinking about when I watch other people view my paintings and see their faces light up...it's a whole new language of spirit and love, of joy and wonder and of sharing my soul. Its now in my Society6 Shop too!

 

"I Wonder What It Would Be Like To Float Away Like A Balloon?"
An Illustration for my DreamSpun Colouring Book I've turned into this pretty Print and lots of other playful things too! I love watching the kids colour this in  ...in All the Colours!!! Homewares are HERE and Colouring Books are ready and waiting for eager and happy pencils HERE!!!

 

I have also been fortunate enough to be asked to design these wonderful Chai Tea Packages for Diversitat Wholefoods who do wonderful things in my town to help others!

And I have another fabulous job creating stoybook readers for younger classes at a Steiner primary school ...lots of wonderful washy watercolours and bakery scenes!

New pink and orange things on my desk and a Unicorn for a special little girl's birthday!

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And last but not least I participated in the Toms Without Shoes photograph challenge ... as a result of so many people joining in they are giving away nearly 300,000 pairs of shoes! Yay for TOMS and lilac nail polish!

I will be back shortly with a cool blue and aqua post! Until soon, Happy Daydreaming and adorn yourself with some sparkles this week! Shae xo

She Wore Feathers In Her Hair!

"Trusting in the wisdom of her ancestors,
Embracing the flow of the universe,
Following the trail of inspiration,
Placing herself grounded in the beloved garden of earth
and walking her illuminated path with love and confidence"

She Wore Feathers In Her Hair is my new small painting this week! I have had a lot of fun placing her in my Society6 Shop and putting her on lots of fun products ...she looks great as a cushion and haha ... a shower curtain too!

You can find the Original on Quality Textured paper in my Etsy Shop Here!

And also beautiful Prints, Printed Canvas's, T-shirts and Homewares in my Society6 Shop HERE!

I have also had lots of fun working on new projects over the past few weeks ...I"ve been privileged to paint a mural in my son's classroom, painted my first basketball hoop with lots of gorgeous kids to help, started making wonderful books for children who are learning to read and I also completed this Magical Tree mural below in a beautiful little girl's room ... soon I will be able to show you the final result... more pics to come! Until Soon, Happy Friday Butterfly Friends, Shae xo

art and words copyright Shae Leviston 2015

Winter Rose!

"She was the daughter of the Sun, the Rain and the Snow,
She was Pale and Passionate dressed in a crown of thistles and thorns,
She flew on the wings of the Wrens, She blessed the Moon, She loved with an Open Heart,
She was Wild and Delicate and Free "

Winter is here ...I decided to celebrate by wearing a different coloured scarf every day this week, drinking Chai, having an apple pie night with my boys and by finishing this painting and starting a few new ones too!

Winter Rose is an original mixed media piece on quality watercolour paper. I have used acrylic paint, pencils and fabulous silver paint to create this piece!

The original is available in my ETSY SHOP and she is also available in my Society6 Shop in many sizes as a Print, Printed Canvas and so many other great useful things ...cushions, mugs and now even a Duvet Cover ( also known as a Doona Cover here in Australia) !!! She would look beautiful framed in a little girls room!

Happy June my Butterfly Friends ...I am looking forward to showing you more great projects I have been working on soon!

Make A Wish!

 

abstract work in progress. shae leviston. 2015

 

Dear Butterfly Friends, I've moved into my new studio and home!

It's been wonderful and exhausting and now it's just starting to feel like home... especially now I have starting putting my artwork on the walls and placing treasured possessions and collected aqua things in rooms! It's also wonderful to pick up paint brushes again and work on large canvas's! I am a lucky girl to be surrounded by lovely gardens and lots of light streaming in too!

 

 

mayan priestess. work in progress. shae leviston 2015

 

 

studio. shae leviston. 2015

 

she came from the stars. work in progress. shae leviston 2015

And to celebrate my big move and my childhood dream of illustrating a BOOK coming true!!! I am giving you a Free Printable today ...Make A Wish!!! They really do come true!

Double click on the picture below and save it to your computer... 

Please Note ... these Printables are for personal use only,

please do contact me if you have something else wonderful

or commercial in mind! Copyright Shae Leviston 2015

 

Why Goldfish Never Die!

Over the past few years I have been creating illustrations for an Amazing Book called Why Goldfish Never Die created by author and my dear friend Brian McCully.

We are so excited to now see it swim into the world!

It asks the Big questions ...Where did we come from ?and Why are we here ?

Here's a little paragraph or two from the book! ...

"Have you ever stopped to think how special you are? Or to wonder how amazing it is that you got to be here as you are - that you were born where you were and that after all the many things that have happened in the world, you're still here as you are now, alive and well?
It's staggering isn't it?
Yes it's true - for here you are. It means that all the things that have ever happened - not just since you were born, but in all the time leading up to that moment throughout history - all must have somehow played out in just the right way to let you work out perfectly. In all the many generations of lives lived, the right couples have somehow met and amidst all the uncertainty and chance of life around them, came together in just the right way, 
and at just the right time to create you.
Just as you are.
Literally, a one off, once in a million, once in a lifetime, special you."

It's Available Now on Amazon.com ... click HERE!

and also in paperback at Fishpond ... click HERE!

 

Fairies, Blossom, Sprinkling Magic...Free Printable Friday!

Dear Butterfly Friends, Today has been so wonderful! Winter is coming to an end, we have had beautiful sunshine all day and blossoms are starting to emerge from their buds too! I have been having some fun sketching fairies for an upcoming colouring book, putting together a fabulous giveaway of my products for Spring on my Facebook page ( stay tuned, it's coming soon!) and I have also been playing with clay to learn how to make pendant necklaces with my images on them!

And to celebrate my first range of Colouring Poster Packs going into their first retail stores this week I have made you a Free Printable Colouring Page for Friday! Have a beautiful weekend, sprinkle your magic like the fairy below and don't forget to look for folk of the other realms when you are out and about! Shae xo 

Double click on the picture above and save it to your computer... 

Please Note ... these Printables are for personal use only,

please do contact me if you have something else wonderful

or commercial in mind! Copyright Shae Leviston 2014