The Long Road Home
Last year, I almost moved back to British Columbia. My Mom was diagnosed with cancer and I felt this urgent pull to pick up and move across the country. I wanted to be closer to my family. It was a very difficult time and I just thought, “Okay, let’s go!” But my...
The Art of Friendship
It’s almost a blur now… Around the first week of March, Natalie and I were out for my Birthday brunch. Come to think of it, I think it was my last lunch date with a girlfriend! Now an official part of the Art of Marina Family, first some history on Natalie and I: We...
The Evolution of Art
CHANGES coming & the new ART OF MARINA You might remember my Ontario debut at the 2018 Toronto Artist Project. If you’ve been following along on my journey, that was the first time I finally had the courage to step out of comfort zone, invest in a booth,...
New Decade, New Deal
It’s been awhile since the last time I sat down to blog. What I have been doing, is reflecting a lot on the past year—the whole past decade, I suppose!— and figuring out what exactly Art of Marina is, and what the journey up until now has been… to me. Nearly a year...
Hi! I’m Marina Billinghurst; artist, fashion designer, and all-around gypsy spirit boss babe. Welcome to my watercolour world! I’m so excited to share my art—and all the lessons of an artist’s life—with you. Thank you for scrolling through!