Julie

Lai

Julie mixes traditional and digital techniques, drawing inspiration from urban and natural landscapes with fluidity and expression, capturing the feelings and emotions associated with environments, spaces and nature. Julie was born and raised in Hong Kong and studied illustration at Falmouth University, her work lends itself to a broad range of outputs from editorial to packaging and branding.

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Organic shapes feel natural and comforting, it feels cohesive when painted with fluid marks.

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It’s incredibly satisfying to see your work manifest into physical form with packaging, it’s as if you’ve breathed life into the object.

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Murals connect your work and practice with the outside world and community. It creates a serendipitous moment of connection with others.

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I’m interested in using illustration to explore both urban and natural environments, finding ways to express stories through a subjective and emotive way.

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Aaron Marin

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Contact

Grand Matter

Studio 101
The Fisheries
1 Mentmore Terrace
London | E8 3PN