handmade illustrations and prints

The winter series

Escape to a cosy cabin in the snow…

Cards and gifts for winter, Christmas and beyond – this first series surrenders to starry nights, moonlit mountains and silent fir trees.

Two square lino-print Christmas cards of a cabin under a starry night sky, standing on a wooden shelf
Winter series

Christmas cards

Five hand-printed lino cut designs. Buy them individually or as a pack of five.

Each card is carved, inked and pressed by hand, so no two prints are quite the same.

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On Etsy from 9 October

A framed fine-liner drawing of the letter D with a cabin, pine trees and a crescent moon inside
Winter series

Alphabet wall art

A personalised letter from A to Z, drawn by hand in fine liner. 26 cosy cabins – each letter has its own unique design.

A perfect gift for a new baby, a godchild or anyone who dreams of escaping to the mountains.

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On Etsy from 9 October

Every letter from A to Z

Whose initial will you choose?

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
Lydia in a woolly hat and blue coat, smiling on a wooden terrace with snowy mountains behind her

Hello, I'm Lydia

Illustrator, print-maker, art lover, full-time dreamer. Based in Surrey, UK.

Born on Earth Day, I've always felt an affinity with nature, especially the sun and the moon. I've been drawing little cabins for years, they always felt to me like an antidote to the chaos of modern life. A way to escape, my own tiny slice of calm.

A few years ago I started turning them into gifts for my goddaughters, niece and nephew, and now I want to share them with more folks. So far, the sun always seems to be sleeping in my art – hence the name.

All my work is designed by me, and starts off as a scrappy little drawing in my sketchbook. Everything is then handmade and finished so it feels unique, whimsical and wonderfully analogue. I hope it spreads a little joy and light in the world, and brings the same sense of peace to others that it does for me.