Andrea Kimberley, owner of LivingTree.creative, is an international artist perpetually on the lookout for her next artistic adventure. Her unique style, which she calls “contained blown glass”, emerged after she developed an allergy to acrylic paint, which was her primary medium. Andrea discovered that liquid watercolor offered the vibrancy and versatility she craved. However, she felt that watercolor images themselves lacked the structure and precision she found satisfying. On a whim, she incorporated black lines into the images and found she could hide little drawings in plain sight. The combination of watercolor and ink lends itself beautifully, capturing both the felt sense and the structure of symbols. Her work has been featured multiple times in New York, Western Canada, Ecuador, and on murals around her hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Her paradoxical nature of joyful-structured flow shines through in the pieces she creates.

Stemming from her passion for foraging, mushrooms are Andrea’s muse. She sees mushrooms as miniature aliens arriving in unexpected places that awaken her inner child’s curiosity. There is so much unpredictability in how the fungi kingdoms behave and interact with their surroundings, including the human psyche. Magic mushrooms create profound insights and imagery for people, and Andrea enjoys capturing these experiences on paper. Her artwork lends itself exceptionally well to the task. The 9×12 watercolor images typically feature a primary symbol with hidden meanings inside based on the journeyer’s experiences. These images may be digitally altered afterward, resulting in entirely unique and intricate pieces.