Hi, I am Cleo.
I am the artist, maker and creator.
I love reading, riding my bike, and painting.
I sell my art here: Cleosamantha.com
Watch me paint on Youtube: youtube.com/@cleosamantha
You can email me at info.cleosamantha@gmail.com
MARKET STALL ⚘ update
I updated my market stall design, and I am preparing to apply to local markets before potentially moving to city venues.
Q: Where do you live?
A: Emotionally, in a 19th century cottage in the middle of nowhere. Physically, too close to a main road (Victoria, Australia).
Q: What do you do?
A: I use art to, hopefully, partake in the eternal unfolding of myth and story telling.
Q: Why mythology?
A: Myths aren’t just stories, they’re eternal truths for the ineffable.
Q: Favorite philosopher?
A: Plotinus.
Q: What’s your vibe?
A: Christian mystic
Q: Who’s your favourite mythic figure?
A: Beowulf the dragon slayer
Q: What do you want people to feel when they see your art?
A: Like childhood.
Q: Coffee or tea?
A: Both? Coffee is my main vice…the addiction is real. Tea before bed, chamomile.
Q: Sweet or savoury?
A: Sweet…
Q: Morning or night?
A: In this part of my life, the quiet of Night.
Q: Favourite weather?
A: Green
Q: Do you believe in the power of fate?
A: No. I believe in providence.
Q: Favorite animal?
A: Crow
Q: Introvert or extrovert?
A: Deep introvert
Q: Comfort activity?
A: Reading books I’ve read a million times before. The familiar words bring me comfort. I would like to start a common place journal this year.
Q: Are you sentimental?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you believe in beauty?
A: Always. Beauty is a glimpse of the eternal.