Lynda is a New Zealand artist and writer who lives and creates in the far north of New Zealand with her family of humans and animals. Her studio is nestled amongst hills and trees, which she is sure are inhabited by mythical creatures and faerie folk. She has experience and training in education, fine art, design and art therapy, and connects this experience with her creative practice.

During her art therapy and visual arts study, Lynda became interested in and enthusiastic about using archetypes and symbolism, particularly in storytelling, for self-development and healing. Learning about how stories can potentially enhance a person’s life and motivate positive change has inspired many of her paintings and the stories behind them. It is what first awakened her idea for this oracle deck.

Lynda’s paintings are primarily motivated by her love of animals and her desire to awaken kindness and compassion within her viewers. In her images, tales unfold, and the viewers are taken into a world where animals are treated with respect and kindness, anything is possible, and stories are abundant. In this world, we are reminded of the integral part of ourselves and our humanity: compassion, love and kinship with animals.

In Lynda’s paintings, people are at one with animals and nature, and all things imagined are possible — dreams are real, and life is abundant and joyful. The images beckon you into a utopian universe of colour and fun, where we remember our love of daydreaming and the stories woven into our human experience.

By unleashing compassion and kindness and reconnecting to the animals who always have been and always will be a part of our lives in this earthly realm, we can awaken ourselves to beautiful new worlds.