Lena and the Sea

Lena and the Sea Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Lena and the Sea, Visual Arts, Liverpool.

I fell in love with print this year.There’s something about the process. It isn’t neat or refined. The lines wobble a li...
07/03/2026

I fell in love with print this year.

There’s something about the process. It isn’t neat or refined. The lines wobble a little. Ghost marks from previous prints linger underneath. Layers appear where you didn’t quite expect them. Every pull from the plate is slightly different. That’s the quiet magic of printmaking.

At first it feels unnecessary. Why not just paint the thing straight onto the paper or canvas?

But then you lift the plate and there is a softness and a depth. Something unexpected. Something that sings!

These pieces grew out of walks, deep breaths, and small pauses in the day. Coming home and making things has become part of the rhythm of life now. The routine of it.
Showing up whether anyone is watching or not. It feels like true work; the kind you do because you have to.

The process itself feels soothing. Meditative. Like pieces of a puzzle slowly settling into place.

I know I’m not the first person to experiment with print like this. It feels new and fresh to me because each piece is shaped by the choices I make. The placement, the colours, the layers. Blue over green over yellow over pink. Changing the order. Changing the size. Letting colours peek through one another.
Shapes appear and disappear again.

The work is so led by the process, so present in the moment of making, that the final image is always a surprise.

Unexpected.

And beautiful.

〰️

Four new pieces!

-In Passing
-As It Settles
-The Quiet Between
-Slowly Now

Acrylic on canvas

30x30x5cm

🙏
Lena
〰️

As usual I'm working on a few projects at once 😊 I've got 4 small canvas blocks that have had the first two layers added...
05/03/2026

As usual I'm working on a few projects at once 😊

I've got 4 small canvas blocks that have had the first two layers added. I'm going to sand them down today and then go back in with more gorgeous blues, greens, turquoises.

They poppin already!

Spring is springing here in Liverpool and I'm here for the sunshine and pops of colour emerging everywhere.

Buds, flowers and birds singing are the inspiration for today's work 🌷

Thanks for being here. Can't wait to show you more 🙏

Lena

〰️

My littlest turns 5 tomorrow And we are planning the sweetest day for the sweetest pea! Oh to be 5 😊I've been making. I'...
27/02/2026

My littlest turns 5 tomorrow 

And we are planning the sweetest day for the sweetest pea! Oh to be 5 😊

I've been making. I've not been sharing. Here's a few snippets for now 🙏

Lena

〰️

Come to my sea theme collage card making workshop and make your own cards to give (or keep 😊)

26 April
Clever Hands Aigburth Road Liverpool


Ask me about the small creatures 😊
When came to Liverpool

The first signs of spring always feel like a quiet exhale.Little colours returning to the edges of pavements and verges....
24/02/2026

The first signs of spring always feel like a quiet exhale.

Little colours returning to the edges of pavements and verges. Daffodils and snow drops in the park.

A reminder that nothing stays dormant forever 🖤

Spring is emerging 🌿🌷🌻

🙏
Lena
〰️

I try to take pauses in the day. A deep breath in a deep breath out. I notice the space I'm in. I remind myself there is...
23/02/2026

I try to take pauses in the day. A deep breath in a deep breath out. I notice the space I'm in. I remind myself there is no rush there is no rush there is no rush there is no rush.
Nobody needs me right now.

The greatest gift I can give the kids and the people around me in my life is a calmer nervous system.

Our car is broken and so we cycled to school and Nina sat in the child seat at my back and told me about the beautiful flowers she could see. We talked about daffodils and dandelions.

Fresh air after the intensity of half term.

And I came home and put another wash on and emptied the dishwasher listened to music and drank coffee and made this.

Lay horizontal for half an hour.

And did two haircuts and pedalled back to school.
In the rain this time.

Sometimes beautiful sometimes soggy, a metaphor for life 😆

🙏
Lena
〰️

First gelli prints on canvas!1m X 1mPulling layers. Pressing. Lifting. Letting the paint surprise me.I’ve been loving ex...
22/02/2026

First gelli prints on canvas!

1m X 1m

Pulling layers. Pressing. Lifting. Letting the paint surprise me.
I’ve been loving experimenting with printing, just learning all the time. Making marks that don't behave.

The same curiosity and sense of play.

it’s all about layers and what sits underneath.

I'm going to live with this one for a few days and come back to her... It's ike having a Grecian rock pool on my wall 😍

🙏
Lena
〰️





Slow and steady progress through days of half term5- 25 minute stints stolen at varying times through the days.A quick s...
17/02/2026

Slow and steady progress through days of half term
5- 25 minute stints stolen at varying times through the days.

A quick scroll through my recent sketchbook pages

🙏
Lena
〰️

Paper everywhere. Testing marks. Letting the watercolour do its thing.Layering scraps I'm so glad I kept from the last s...
16/02/2026

Paper everywhere.
Testing marks.
Letting the watercolour do its thing.

Layering scraps I'm so glad I kept from the last scrap collection.
Bits that look like something.
A nice texture.
A beautiful colour.

So grateful for a studio hour today.
It makes me feel like me again.

That’s what I want to share.
An inhale and an exhale.
I give you permission to make a tiny space to play to piece things together.
To remember that creativity can bring us back to ourselves.

Planning my next workshop in Liverpool. Coming?

🙏
Lena
〰️

Layers of leaves, printed and cut by hand.Colour finding its way through a quieter ground.I’m interested in how small, r...
13/02/2026

Layers of leaves, printed and cut by hand.

Colour finding its way through a quieter ground.

I’m interested in how small, repeated actions like printing, walking, breathing can feel like care.

A work in progress for you today. I haven't decided on the vessel yet.... I'm thinking sea vibes?

A full day of hairdressing for me today, and then straight into half term madness!

Wish me luck 🤣

Lena.
〰️

Address

Liverpool

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Lena and the Sea posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category