Iona – The Dreamy Artist
Iona sees the world a little differently.
Where others see fields, she sees colours blending into new palettes. Where others see clouds, she imagines shapes, stories, and possibilities. Her sketchbook is never far from her hands.
Wearing her Gigha Sky tartan, Iona moves through the world with curiosity and wonder. She is inspired by nature, textures, patterns, and fleeting moments of beauty.
“I wonder if we could…” she often begins — and with those words, new ideas begin to bloom.
Iona reminds us that imagination is a form of courage. To create is to believe in possibility.
She shows us that art is not separate from life. It lives in the way we see, the way we feel, and the way we express what words cannot.
Through her eyes, the world becomes brighter, softer, and full of potential.
And she invites us to see it that way too.
The Wild Brain Within
Iona doesn’t think in straight lines.
Her thoughts come in colours, in bursts, in moments that don’t always make sense straight away. Ideas overlap. Feelings arrive before words. Pictures form before plans.
What some might call a “busy mind,” Iona has learned to understand as her wild brain — a place where creativity lives freely.
Instead of trying to quiet it, she captures it.
This is where her Wild Brain Books begin.
Pages filled with:
- half-finished sketches
- colour swatches inspired by skies and seas
- scribbled thoughts and sudden ideas
- patterns taken from leaves, stones, tartans, and shadows
There is no pressure for perfection. No rules. No right or wrong.
Just expression.
Her Wild Brain Books are not about getting it right —
they are about letting it out.
A Different Way of Seeing
Iona teaches us something gentle but powerful:
You don’t need to be the loudest voice in the room to create something meaningful.
You don’t need a perfect plan to begin.
And you don’t need to explain your imagination for it to matter.
Sometimes, the quiet observers…
the daydreamers…
the ones who pause and look a little longer…
are the ones who see the most.
Create Your Own Wild Brain Book
Iona would never tell you how to do it properly.
But she might suggest this:
Start with a blank page.
Add a colour.
Then another.
Write a word.
Draw a shape.
Stick something in.
Let it be messy. Let it be yours.
That’s where the magic begins.
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