Halli Bourne

Culture is created by the stories we tell about ourselves. I noticed early in life how women were often missing from stories, or, when they were present, were submissive, feeble or seductive, often silent extensions of men. Unable to fit myself into this mythology of compliance and exclusion, I sought to find myself in stories from antiquity, discovering a love for elaborately illustrated books of fairytales and regional folklore. Growing up at the edge of a 20-acre forest gave my imagination free rein, where I often sketched and wrote sitting on the bare earth with my back against a tree; my love for nature—for trees especially—was born there.

Crucially impacted by Merlin Stone’s seminal work, When God Was A Woman in my early twenties, I discovered the ancient, anonymous artwork of our ancestors, rife with idealized, abstracted images of women, leading me into a forgotten world of autonomous, magical, powerful creatures intrinsically tied to the cycles of the natural world. In the stories I grew up loving, these female beings taught me how to live, how to preserve an essential knowing amidst the dominator model of patriarchy. An intersection between feminism, environmentalism, anti-capitalism/colonialism has begun pervading all intellectual sectors as our existing systems are breaking down; this is where I position my own work. While some contemporary feminist artists create their works through a historical interventionist lens, I reach into pre-history, especially that of the Neolithic British Isles, to resurrect their wisdom so applicable to our modern predicament.

I am an artist, an art teacher, a spiritual coach, yoga, meditation & voice teacher, and tree guardian. You can access my coaching or teaching remotely from anywhere in the world by emailing me at halli@hallibourne.com.

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Reanimation Art Print
Art Print
Reanimation Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$20.00
Blue Reflections Canvas Print
Canvas Print
Blue Reflections Canvas Print
by Halli Bourne
$75.00
Priestess Canvas Print
Canvas Print
Priestess Canvas Print
by Halli Bourne
$75.00
The Retreat Framed Canvas
Framed Canvas
The Retreat Framed Canvas
by Halli Bourne
$115.00
Muse Stationery Cards
Stationery Cards
Muse Stationery Cards
by Halli Bourne
$15.00
Complete Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Complete Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
Muse Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Muse Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
Forest Sprite Wood Wall Art
Wood Wall Art
Forest Sprite Wood Wall Art
by Halli Bourne
$150.00
She Sees What We Have Forgotten Recessed Framed Print
Recessed Framed Print
She Sees What We Have Forgotten Recessed Framed Print
by Halli Bourne
$70.00
The Cup Framed Canvas
Framed Canvas
The Cup Framed Canvas
by Halli Bourne
$115.00
The Cup Wall Clock
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The Cup Wall Clock
by Halli Bourne
$40.00
Brushes Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Brushes Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
The Tree Guardian Canvas Print
Canvas Print
The Tree Guardian Canvas Print
by Halli Bourne
$75.00
Windswept Tree Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Windswept Tree Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
Apple Metal Print
Metal Print
Apple Metal Print
by Halli Bourne
$50.00
Priestess Framed Canvas
Framed Canvas
Priestess Framed Canvas
by Halli Bourne
$115.00
Forest Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Forest Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
Apple Mini Art Print
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Apple Mini Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$15.00
Emergence Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Emergence Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
The Women Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
The Women Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
Reanimation Wall Clock
Wall Clock
Reanimation Wall Clock
by Halli Bourne
$40.00
Apple Gazing Canvas Print
Canvas Print
Apple Gazing Canvas Print
by Halli Bourne
$75.00
Brushes Recessed Framed Print
Recessed Framed Print
Brushes Recessed Framed Print
by Halli Bourne
$70.00
Looking Back For What Has Been Lost Canvas Print
Canvas Print
Looking Back For What Has Been Lost Canvas Print
by Halli Bourne
$75.00
Priestess Wood Wall Art
Wood Wall Art
Priestess Wood Wall Art
by Halli Bourne
$150.00
Geifer Natur Metal Print
Metal Print
Geifer Natur Metal Print
by Halli Bourne
$50.00
The Tree Guardian Recessed Framed Print
Recessed Framed Print
The Tree Guardian Recessed Framed Print
by Halli Bourne
$70.00
Bell Pepper Mini Art Print
Mini Art Print
Bell Pepper Mini Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$15.00
Telling of the Sea Wood Wall Art
Wood Wall Art
Telling of the Sea Wood Wall Art
by Halli Bourne
$150.00
The Cup Recessed Framed Print
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The Cup Recessed Framed Print
by Halli Bourne
$70.00
Parting the Veil Canvas Print
Canvas Print
Parting the Veil Canvas Print
by Halli Bourne
$75.00
Something Vast Framed Art Print
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Something Vast Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
Consensus Canvas Print
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Consensus Canvas Print
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$75.00
Apple Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Apple Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
Muse Framed Mini Art Print
Framed Mini Art Print
Muse Framed Mini Art Print
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$20.00
Telling of the Sea Framed Canvas
Framed Canvas
Telling of the Sea Framed Canvas
by Halli Bourne
$115.00
Brushes Canvas Print
Canvas Print
Brushes Canvas Print
by Halli Bourne
$75.00
In the Shadow Canvas Print
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In the Shadow Canvas Print
by Halli Bourne
$75.00
Muse Wood Wall Art
Wood Wall Art
Muse Wood Wall Art
by Halli Bourne
$150.00
Geifer Natur Framed Mini Art Print
Framed Mini Art Print
Geifer Natur Framed Mini Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$20.00
Priestess Framed Art Print
Framed Art Print
Priestess Framed Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$55.00
The Tree Guardian Wood Wall Art
Wood Wall Art
The Tree Guardian Wood Wall Art
by Halli Bourne
$150.00
Dreaming of Home Framed Mini Art Print
Framed Mini Art Print
Dreaming of Home Framed Mini Art Print
by Halli Bourne
$20.00
Complete Framed Canvas
Framed Canvas
Complete Framed Canvas
by Halli Bourne
$115.00