About Me

Wunya 🌼 Welcome to the Wattle Tribe!

My name is Lili Jacobsen, and I am the artist behind Wattle Woman.

I’m a proud First Nations descendant of the Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi peoples and deeply value my diverse Australian heritage.

My creative services span a wide range of offerings.

My artistic practice includes sculpture, painting, and mixed media but I’m best known for my handmade sculptural earrings, which are regularly available on my website and stocked by an ever growing number of retailers across Queensland.

I specialise in graphic design, including Reconciliation Action Plan artworks, branding for businesses, events, and programs, and digital design for government and corporate clients. I also create marketing materials, packaging design, vehicle graphics, fashion apparel, fabric prints, art prints, and murals.

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View my Digital Portfolio here:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0266/6063/4729/files/Wattle_Woman_Design_Portfolio.pdf?v=1752803386

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My Artistic Style

My artistic style blends Australian native flora and fauna with cultural motifs, aiming to celebrate a vibrant and inclusive Australian identity. Through this, I honour the strength and beauty of our multicultural heritage.

My deep connection to florals stems from my mother, who was a florist. It's also the inspiration behind my name, Lili. This love for native flowers led me to name my business Wattle Woman. The wattle, with its bright and cheerful bloom, is an iconic Australian symbol. But it also holds deeper meaning.

Wattle trees, or acacias, have long been significant to Indigenous peoples as sources of food, medicine, and materials. They represent resilience, renewal, and new beginnings, perfectly aligning with my mission at Wattle Woman.

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Country grounds me and guides my creative journey. The spirit of my ancestors moves through every piece I make. I come from a lineage of painters, crabbers, and fishermen, and I carry their stories in my blood. Growing up on the East Coast of sunny Queensland, I was taught to respect water, animals, and Country deeply.

Each of my artworks is a personal reflection of my life and surroundings. I honour cultural boundaries and do not paint Dreaming stories, as I am not a Custodian of them.

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*Check out the Collaborations Page to read more about my projects & past work!

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