It's getting close to Christmas so I wanted to share some of my arty gift ideas to inspire you...

One of my most popular gift ideas this season is this very pretty Art Nouveau style greyhounds hanging ornament, which would make the perfect little stocking filler...
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You can also get inspired by browsing all my artwork here...

Or browsing my stockists here...

I'm very excited that lots more Lotti Brown 'Moments' have arrived in the Momentful app this week - the Momentful app is a greetings app that allows you to send a special message to friends and family...

Make it loving, make it funny, make it caring, make it thoughtful... definitely make it personal. Momentful has all kinds of colourful and quirky little messages ready for you to send - ideal for when you're struggling to put it into words on your own or just want to send a virtual hug or giggle.

The new Lotti Brown Moments are now available and have a message for every occasion - all based around my artworks that the Momentful team have given some really cool tweaks to! There are even Moments with music! Check them out to see for yourself!

You can check out just a few of my new Momentful 'Moments' here...

To find my designs from within the Momentful app, use the 'search' function to access the 'browse artists' section, then find me by name, Lotti Brown. Meet the app here!

Have fun and spread some cheer!

Enjoy the ride! In this modern world, where we can have, and must have, everything faster, bigger, better, brighter, louder, overdosing on experience… these three words ‘enjoy the ride’ always seem to evoke a rollercoaster-like experience. Fast – adrenalin-pumping, thrill-filled, awesome – enjoy the ride…

Living life in the fast lane isn’t for everyone though. For me – and perhaps for you, too – the ride is more enjoyable at a slower pace...

Especially now, 18 months into the pandemic, I believe that by living 'slow' we can gain the respite and perspective we need to recover and heal - as it's been a difficult period for us all in some way, no matter our individual circumstances.

Whilst I do believe we shouldn’t waste whatever life-time has been allotted to us, I don’t, personally, think that life in the fast lane enables us to experience life to its fullest glories.

‘Slow’ is always seen as a poor cousin to the glorious ‘fast’ – but living life in the slow lane allows us to really appreciate and connect with what’s going on around us – whether it’s our significant relationships, or feeling a deeper connection with our natural world.

Living life in the slow lane is the artists’ way – taking a little more time to notice and connect with all the wonderful things that most people completely miss...

Celtic Otters art plus a look at the Celtic folklores, myths and meanings around otters... 

Graceful and playful, the otter is one of our rarest, but most cherished wild animals…

I’ve only been lucky enough to see one otter in the wild – busy eating a fish on a rock by the shore on the remote island of Jura in the west coast of Scotland. A very special sighting and memory!

Celtic deer art - plus a look at the myths, meaning and folklore around the female deer - the hind or doe...

Celtic stag art - plus a look at the fascinating history, symbolism, folklore & meaning around the stag - a special relationship for at least 10,000 years!!

This artwork is one of a pair - this is the stag/hart, the other is the doe/hind. You can see the other, plus read the general introduction to deer meaning here - don't forget to come straight back! (I'll also give you the link at the end, if you prefer.)
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Celtic Deer Art – Stag & Hind – plus folklore, symbolism, myth & meaning...

The deer is one of our ancient magical creatures of Britain – considered as sacred, and linked to the Otherworld for thousands of years…

Even today, the deer is an animal that we still think of as special and who still features in folklore, stories and legends as part of humanity’s unique connection with nature.

I’m going to explore some of our history with deer, the myths and legends we’ve woven around them, and how we relate to them and take meaning from them.
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I’ll also be sharing my two Celtic deer artworks – a very handsome stag and a pretty doe…

There's a short general introduction to our history with deer on this page, including myth, folklore and meaning - then I go into much more detail on the stag (hart) and doe (hind) on their respective pages, too...

Let's start in the world of myth, with the deer of the classical world...
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Creating my art and spending quiet time in nature is very important to me. It’s one of the ways in which I’m able to take time and space to process my thoughts and feelings so that I can come back to what I call ‘my true self’, that inner authentic self.

For me, time in nature is time spent away from the expectations of society. There seems something weighty about the expectations and teachings of society that sometimes does not quite seem to be always for my higher good.

It feels vital that I should be able to take some quiet time to just ‘be’ in the natural world so that I can work out which are the ideas and thoughts coming from my own ‘true self’ and which are the ones that I have learned by rote from society.

Colourful 'Arts and Crafts' or 'Craftsman' style artwork - Celtic Geese with Summer Strawberries - art prints, home wares, cushions, throws, bedding, T-shirts, stationery, accessories...

I thought I'd have a bit of colourful summer fun with this charming artwork with a pair of gorgeous geese reaching up to some tempting sweet summer strawberries, lots of pretty flowers and some swirling art nouveau or arts and crafts style Celtic knotwork...

The rich colours are warm and striking and give a cosy look suitable for traditional period houses, cosy cottages and relaxed family homes.

​I make my art digitally (with Adobe Illustrator) from pen and pencil drawings - here's how I made this piece...

I love living in the countryside. I think green and natural spaces are essential to mankind, and our need for them shouldn’t be down-played or side-lined…

People living close to green spaces, or having regular access to them, show increased happiness, and better mental and physical health – quite startlingly so in fact!

And I think with the 2020-21 lockdowns, we've all become suddenly far more aware of our need for time in nature and that this should be a right for all, as it's a basic need for us as people...

People are meant to live in nature. Did you know we can see significantly more shades of green than any other colour? This is because, evolutionarily, we needed to be able to identify leaves and plants, for our survival – so we are physically evolved to live in nature.