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A Little Bit About Me
I get my inspiration for my unique paintings from my surroundings; I have a deep connection with the outdoors and Mother Nature, spending much time walking, running and gardening.
Hi, I'm Miriam Vincent, the creator behind Minnie La La Designs. I wanted to share with you a little bit about myself:
I live with my husband, two children,
bearded dragon and two cats, in a small village which is set in the rolling hills of the beautiful Welsh borders.
My love of colour is evident throughout my work and I am always searching the hedgerows for hidden jewels for new colour inspiration.
The Happy Artist
I'm becoming known as 'The Happy Artist' which is a fabulous accolade to have because who doesn't want to make people happier?
However, it is only through my heartbreaking experience of losing my darling mother that I arrived to that.
When my mother died very suddenly, to dreaded Cancer, my grief was all consuming and it was as though my life had lost all meaning.
All joy and beauty in my world had vanished.
Of course this was not true because I had a young gorgeous family to look after, so in order to navigate through my grief I found solace in the great outdoors.
It was only after spending much time walking and running in all kinds of weather, that I slowly started to notice the changing of the seasons; the colours of the leaves on the trees, seeds pushing fresh green shoots out of the soil, shapes of clouds, sunsets and rises, new moons and full, stars in the sky, that I found I could see beauty in the world again.
Which lead to me remembering all the wonderful years I had spent with my mother. Making me realise just how lucky I had been to have had such a fabulous mother.
So instead of feeling sad to have lost her, I began to feel the joy and
love that my mother had given me. It was then that I began to paint and I painted without purpose at first, just to create and the results were bright, colourful pieces of work.
I'm is passionate about sharing my story of grief, to help others connect with nature and to create spaces for people to unleash their creativity and find themselves through art .
"I run workshops because I feel a great need and desire to share with others what I have learnt. Art and nature have played a huge part of my recovery and it is a part of my everyday life." Miriam
Learn more about my art workshops
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