Lavinia De Ayr

Born in London.
From kitchen table top, to connecting to the market place creating a hub of creativity.
I have had the opportunity and privilege to live and experience many different area's in England and addresses in and around London, living in different social conditions, with a different set of challenges and joy's at each location.

These experiences continue to be the biggest influence and inspiration for my work to date, inspiring imaginative impressions, which translate into expressions of fictional characters, and decorative designs.

Whilst I did attend formal schooling, I did manage to achieve leaving secondary schooling without qualifications.

Later gaining qualifications by investing in vocational training.
I initially took up sketching to help me with clothes design, attending a local community college, it was a cheaper option as a young parent at the time.

I come from a background of naturally creative people, where things like clothes were made without patterns, or any prior preparation for design. It was a time of instinctive survival, with a jump in and get it done way of living and thinking, learn on the go type of attitude toward life.
Writing poetry plays the role of being my first point of crea...

A short term course in Basic Sketching Techniques.


Short term refresher classes part of a course in Free Flow Journal Writing, insights into psychotherapy, a study into ways of unlocking personal expression.

Plus Other Vocational Training in: Driving & Brain Health