Kirbee Lawler is an artist, jewellery designer and apprentice tattooer. Through these mediums, memory and magic intertwine.

Her work is inspired by folklore, folk art and the ways people have decorated their lives throughout history. Her home is full of collected antiques and trinkets, and friends often say it feels like a little museum. The idea that objects can hold memories, and gain new meaning as they pass through different hands, runs through much of her practice.

Drawing on mythology and a gentle sense of nostalgia, Kirbee’s imagery feels both timeless and personal. Her long-time love of rabbits has shaped her recent work, exploring how we remember our pets after they’re gone. Animals, flowers and small symbols of tenderness often appear in her art, each piece made with care to evoke a sense of familiarity, like rediscovering a dream.

Over the past decade, Kirbee has worked as a textile designer, bringing her detailed, illustrative style to clothing and homewares. This practice grew from a love of bringing art into everyday life, not just what hangs on the wall, but what we wear and live with.

She is now undertaking a tattoo apprenticeship, expanding her creative practice into the world of skin and storytelling. Tattooing feels like a natural next step, a way to turn her delicate line work into living art that people can carry with them. Like her other creations, her tattoos aim to hold emotion and memory in a lasting form.

Across all her mediums, Kirbee’s work explores the connection between people and the objects they treasure. Her pieces invite a sense of calm, reflection and wonder in small details, quiet reminders of things once loved and never entirely lost.