Hello! Welcome to Art Muse: the literary home of my arts practice. My name is Liana Berry, I am artist and illustrator and an art therapist on indefinite sabbatical. I started my art-muse account in 2023 whilst still running my private practice Sunflower and Ivy but after ten years as an art therapist, I decided to take a extended break in pursuit of my own creative journey and also spend time roaming the east coast of Australia in 2024. I would like to say the salty air, balmy evenings and many an hour with paintbrush in hand led me to more certainty about who I am and what my future holds, but quite the opposite has happened. I arrived back in my hometown in Western Australia (some 14,000km’s later) in the spring with a van full of questions and a head full of even more ideas. So whilst i continue to allow myself to create in a way that doesn’t fit into boxes; you will find me writing here. Dreaming, formulating and connecting.
This will be little corner of the internet where i love to muse on the complexities of life and nuanced ways that art making supports, inspires and enriches our lives. Where i will probably have more questions than answers and where i share my latest art and illustration projects. It’s best to have a read of my writing to see if it speaks to you. But if I were to describe myself it would be that I have a gentle and nurturing nature with a fiery heart. My art is vibrant and focused and my communication style is eager, warm and inclusive. I like to think my writing blends all three.
I am so glad your here.
You can find more of my art and illustration www.lianaberryart.com.au
