Katie Lloyd Artist

31/03/2026

Pick a card reading for the collective with the ‘Mystic fairy tarot’ by Barbara Moore and the ‘Fairytale Oracle’ by Kate Forsyth

09/03/2026

05/03/2026

Take a walk around my new hanging at the Yoni Temple Art Gallery in Nimbin.

04/03/2026

Starting over…. Ugh…

27/01/2026

How good do these look!

16/01/2026

I’ve just finished this little guy. Not sure what to name it though??? Any ideas?

Watercolour & Ink 15 x 20cm $280 AUD

11/01/2026

Norman Lindsay has deeply influenced my artistic path, especially my courage to create without restraint. His fearless approach to themes that challenged social norms, particularly around the female body, gave me permission to be bold in my own work. While this influence is most visible in my yoni art, it is now weaving its way into my portraiture and mythic pieces, shaping how I explore enchantment, femininity, and creative freedom.

Around 1909, Australian artist Norman Lindsay is pictured with his wife and muse, Rose Soady, in a photograph taken by his brother, Lionel Lindsay, inside Norman’s Bond Street studio in Sydney. The image offers a rare glimpse into the private world of one of Australia’s most influential early 20th-century artists.

Norman Lindsay (1879–1969) and Rose Lindsay (née Soady, 1885–1978) were a defining couple of Australia’s bohemian art scene, whose 67-year partnership was as professionally productive as it was personally unconventional.

Rose Soady was introduced to Norman in 1902 by artist Julian Ashton. She quickly became his principal model and muse, appearing in many of his most famous, often controversial, sensual paintings. After a long affair during Norman’s first marriage, they married in 1920. Rose chronicled their life in her 1967 memoir, Model Wife: My Life with Norman Lindsay.

Beyond modeling, Rose was a highly skilled printmaker who hand-printed most of Norman’s famous etchings. She also acted as his business manager and archivist, fiercely protecting his work and financial interests.

In 1912, the couple moved to a property in Springwood, Blue Mountains, which became a hub for artists and writers like Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson. After Rose’s death in 1978, the Springwood property was acquired by the National Trust of Australia and now operates as the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum.