You have heard it before I am sure but art is everywhere—even when you don’t call It “Art”
Here’s a little truth bomb for anyone who thinks art is just “something nice to look at” or a bit of a luxury:
Art is what makes you pick up a product, scroll an extra second, click "add to basket", or suddenly want a candle that smells like “Forest Moonlight and Divorce Recovery”.
We are surrounded by art—all day, every day.
The cereal box you choose because it “feels more you”? That’s design.
The logo you trust more than the cheaper option? That’s branding.
The shampoo bottle with the hand-drawn label that makes your shower feel like a spa, even though there’s a plastic duck staring at you from the corner? Yep—that’s art.
Visual language persuades us, comforts us, and speaks to our subconscious before we’ve even had a chance to read the ingredients list.
And guess what? That’s not accidental. That’s an artist’s brain behind the scenes.
So if you think you don’t “engage with art” or that it’s just for “creative types”, I’d gently ask you to open your kitchen cupboard and count how many beautifully illustrated biscuit tins you’ve kept for “crafts” that never happened. Go on. I’ll wait.
Art isn’t optional—It’s fundamental. We don’t always realise it, but we make emotional decisions based on visuals all the time.
We’re drawn to certain fonts, textures, colours, even the vibe of things. (Which, by the way, is 100% valid and very neurodivergent-friendly.)
That’s why I get so passionate about accessible art. Because if we’re constantly exposed to beauty, branding and illustration in the commercial world—why shouldn’t we have intentional, soulful art in our personal spaces too?
You deserve art that speaks to you—not just sells to you. You deserve to feel something without a marketing strategy telling you why. And most of all, you deserve to reclaim art as something you experience for joy—not just consumption.
So no, art isn’t just a luxury.
It’s not just wall décor, or a “nice to have” if there’s room in the budget after the boiler’s been serviced and you’ve panic-bought three birthday cards and a novelty mug.
Art is a constant. It’s how we sell, connect, soothe, understand and remember.
It’s everywhere already—so why not choose art that actually makes you feel something real?
And if that art happens to be a moth in a jumper holding a daisy… even better.