My Story

My journey into this work came from a profound shift in my own life. I was working as the editor of a magazine and struggling to balance life as a single mum with my career. After years of pushing myself too hard, living with stress and anxiety, I was given a life-changing wake-up call when I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 28.

Everything suddenly came into perspective. I saw how much time I had spent disconnected from myself, caught in fear, burnout, people pleasing and overwhelm. I knew something had to change. Suddenly I was aware of how precious time is and I wanted to spend my time, my life doing work that was fulfilling and creative.

After a year of intense treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation, a single mastectomy and a year of hormone treatment, I made the decision to step away from the life that was making me unwell and fully return to my creativity. I painted through everything - the pain, the healing, the growth, and in doing so, I began to reconnect with myself in a way I never had before.

That journey taught me self-love. Not as a concept, but as a daily practice. I learned how to make choices from love instead of fear, and that shift changed everything. I rediscovered tools like meditation, breathwork, regulating my nervous system and crystals were a huge part of that process.

I founded The Lion and Sunflower in 2020 merging my artwork with my love of spirituality and creating.

Every piece I create, whether it’s jewellery, artwork, it is designed to support women on their own journey back to themselves. To remind them of their strength, their worth, and their ability to create a life that feels aligned and true.

Because I know what it feels like to be disconnected from yourself. And I also know how powerful it is when you find your way back.