Watermelon shaped birthday cake with white icing on a white plate

Lis is an artist and illustrator whose art celebrates human connections, nature, and the stories that shape our lives. Her work appears on a range of products from puzzles to paper goods to album covers, and she’s slowly working on her first children’s book. She also serves as a reserve officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. On her inspiration as an artist:

“Becoming a mother inspired me to revisit my passion for drawing after 14 years in the Coast Guard. Watching a child grow makes you realize how quickly time passes. Today, my illustrations are largely inspired by simple living, the changing seasons, motherhood…. I hope my illustrations inspire viewers to slow down and take notice of the ‘little daily miracles,’ as Virginia Woolf calls them, like lighting a candle for dinner or feeling the weight of a sleeping child on your chest.”

In her free time, Lis loves long rambling nature walks, sampling new coffee shops, and dreaming of her next visit to the English countryside. She just relocated to Wisconsin with her husband and two children (and is looking forward to sampling all the Midwest has to offer!). 

Family of four standing in front of a stone house, dressed in outdoor clothing. The mother and father are smiling, holding hands with their children. The little girl and boy are wearing colorful jackets and boots, smiling.
A young woman with blonde hair, wearing a blue sleeveless top and denim shorts, leaning over a table with a pencil and sketchpad, smiling at the camera, in a brightly lit room with white curtains.
A beige ceramic coffee cup with red decorative patterns, filled with black coffee, isolated on a white background.
A countryside scene with a gravel driveway leading to a stone house with a steep roof, surrounded by blooming trees and bushes in early spring, with leafless trees on a hill in the background and an overcast sky.
Interior of a cozy café with a wooden countertop, featuring ceramic cups, a lemon tart, and a large potted plant on a green wooden partition. Decorative lighting and chalkboards with menu items are visible in the background.
Red British postal mailbox standing on sidewalk against stone wall.
A cinnamon roll with icing and green sprinkles on a small white plate, placed on top of magazines on a wooden table.