Lydia Carraway
Lydia Carraway
Lydia grew up exploring the outdoors around her family home in Auburn, Alabama. Her appreciation for the natural world is reflected in her designs, which combine watercolor and calligraphy. Lydia obtained a BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in painting from Auburn University, and her artwork includes different forms of painting, drawing, and multimedia art. She is inspired by the outdoors, vintage postcards, botanical illustrations, and her husband, Koy, whom she met in an introductory design class in college. Lydia lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and spends her free time painting, sewing, cooking, antiquing, and connecting with loved ones.
Lydia's Questionnaire
Special place: Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in mid December
Ideal dinner date: Corrie ten Boom
Recommended read: One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
Recent favorite film: Cinderella—I loved every second of it.
Favorite foods: Lasagna, coconut shrimp, and tiramisu
Power color: Any shade of purple
Road trip game: Cowpoke
Go-to hostess gift: A pretty kitchen towel
Hidden talent: I can curl my tongue into the shape of a clover
Tool of the trade: My skinny paintbrush
Preferred sign-off: “Love Always”
