M is for Meerkat

At Lillunia we are busy little monkeys these days.

We have been painting alphabet letters and creating unique and beautiful custom name-art for families and we have been preparing like maniacs for the upcoming ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas!

O is for Ostrich

R is for Rabbit

G is for Giraffe

A is for Antelope

"MORGAN" and "JAKE" from our African Animal series will be on display as well as a host of our art (modern, mosaic, classic...etc). We can't wait! And we hope we will see you there!

The ABC Kids Expo will run from October 10-13 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.

N is for Nyala

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Loving What We Do!

We Love What We Do

We just received a lovely review of our art from Mommy Moment (www.mommymoment.ca) and we are very grateful for this. One thing was striking, the reviewer mentioned her daughter's reaction to the art now hanging in her room. She wrote:

"I know that Anya's Giraffes will be a part of our daughters bedroom decor for many years. Now she loves to say "Ni Night raffes" as we tuck her in each night. Years from now she may love to look at the Anya's Giraffe print and dream of seeing real giraffes like this in the wild."

There is nothing that means more to us than hearing from parents about their children's' responses to our work. We love animals and art and children...but at our core we want to educate and ignite children's imaginations. And we are finding...to our great excitement, that that is exactly what is happening.

Recently my partner Eve and I went to a trade show (7W baby & Kids Fair) here in NYC. For the show, Eve brought one of our mosaics: Sophia's Vervet Monkeys" http://www.lillunia.com/-MOSAIC-ART/Sophia-s-Vervet-Monkeys-p73.html. Apparently her daughter (who's bedroom they inhabit) was not so pleased about this. In fact, a bit of a tantrum ensued: tears, crying and screaming "don't take my monkeys mommy, don't take my monkeys!" At 2 years perhaps she is not quite familiar with the term "borrow" and was quite inconsolable.

Alas - her Monkeys have returned to their home where she can dream about them and their home far away in Africa.

Each time our art moves into the bedroom...into the imagination of a child we feel that; we feel a part of their lives and imaginations and this is extraordinary.

We are so grateful...

-Laura

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