About Lisa
I am an artist living in a small seaside town in the South of England. My life is currently made up of cuddles with my son, growing vegetables and flowers, filling bird feeders, walking through forests, lazy baking and savouring solitary moments.
I create artwork inspired by my passion for living gently and compassionately, being kind to ourselves, our Earth and the animals we share it with. My work illustrates my own journey through 10 years of plant based sustainable living, my transition in to motherhood and the mental health challenges I have faced and continue to work through.
ReKINDle by Lisa is not just a shop. It is a little corner of the internet where I can share my thoughts and feelings, educate, create and develop a kind online community of like minded people.
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Charity Work
Since I started Rekindle By Lisa in 2017, giving has been an important part of my work.
I love to support the charities, organisations and sanctuaries that are close to my heart. This can come in the form of donations, using some of the profit from specific art pieces that I make with a charity in mind. It can be donating artwork to raffles and auctions. It can be talking about specific organisations and raising awareness for them.
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Sustainability
Sustainability is at the heart of everything I do, not just within my business, but in my personal life too. I have been a vegan for 10 years, I grow my own veg, I avoid waste, support organic and local when I can afford to, I refill, reduce, recycle whenever possible. I make meals from scratch and I have been making my own deodorant, cleaning products and face creams for almost a decade now! To keep my business environmentally friendly I do the following:
1. Create art using reclaimed or second hand materials whenever possible.
For many of my wall hangings, I use reclaimed hardboard which prevents unwanted off cuts from entering landfill and makes use of what already is.
My jackets are always second hand. I DO NOT SUPPORT FAST FASHION. The materials used to decorate the jackets are also second hand, including any sequins or beads. They are always found in charity shops, car boot sales or on online auction or pre loved sites. Using second hand items encourages a circular economy, gives new life to old clothes and prevents the need to create new products.
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2. Use recycled materials
I use 100% recycled card stock for all of my prints and part recycled part FSC watercolour paper for my watercolour paintings.
I also like to reuse packaging when I can.
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3. Plastic Free Packaging
I use paper bags or compostable mailers to send jackets.
I use compostable sleeves and hard backed paper envelopes for my prints
Other artwork is usually wrapped in brown paper or tissue paper and send in hard backed envelopes.
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4. I educate
I use my art and my online platforms to educate people about how to live sustainably. I create art and content showing how to make paint based meals, how to grow your own veg in an Earth friendly way, how to create wildlife habitats, how to make your own toiletries and cleaning products how to reduce waste and so much more!​​
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