Welcome to my art page.

Thanks for visiting!

This site is where I share some of my Washi tape art I've been working on. It will eventually be where I publish poetry chapbooks.

I hope you enjoy this glimpse of my world.

Feel free to reach out if you'd like to buy something or just want to know more about what I’m doing. I’d be happy to hear from you.

Lily

lilliandelanobrown@gmail.com

Detail from Heart and Soul. NFS.

A brief history of washi tape

Pure fun!

Washi tape is a decorative paper tape from Japan, usually sold in small rolls featuring colors, patterns, illustrations, or metallic details. Unlike ordinary sticky tape, it has a gentle adhesive, so it can often be lifted and repositioned. Its name comes from the Japanese words “wa,” meaning Japanese, and “shi,” meaning paper. The decorative tape itself is much newer.

In 2006, several women approached a Japanese manufacturer of industrial masking tape to share their creative uses for its products. Their enthusiasm inspired the company to develop colorful tapes for crafting. And now it’s a full-fledged art form!

The idea spread internationally, turning a practical industrial material into an accessible creative tool.

My work

This is my main gallery. A series of sunrise mosaics, as well as odd and ends that I’ve been creating over the years. My earliest piece is a collage I made featuring a ladybug climbing over blueberries on a bush.

Bloom. 18 x 24. Print on canvas. $150.

Poseidon’s Kingdom 20x24. Sold.

Be still

This is the first in a series of “word” illustrations I’ve been working on.

Be still. 20x24 $350.