Hi, I’m Liz — the artist behind Brush & Knot.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been creating. As a young girl, I made clothes for my Barbies, not from kits or patterns, but from scraps and imagination.

In high school, I dreamed of going to art school for fashion design. Life, however, led me in a different direction — I studied Business and Hospitality Management, thinking that was the practical path.

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But art was never far. Whether it was painting, drawing, crocheting, or crafting something beautiful with my hands, creativity remained my constant. I come from a line of artistic people — my mom, dad, and others were always making something — and though I never had formal training, I grew up surrounded by resourcefulness, beauty, and hands that knew how to bring ideas to life.

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I learned by doing, by observing, and by following that inner nudge to create. 

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For a long time, I didn’t see myself as a “real” artist. It wasn’t until I met my husband — and saw how genuinely amazed and proud he was by what I created — that I began to believe in the gift I’d carried all along.

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Today, my work blends contemporary abstract and textural impressionism, often inspired by the natural beauty around Lake Norman and the breathtaking intricacy of God’s creation. 

I also work with textiles — sometimes out of creative joy, sometimes out of necessity (like the 10-foot rug I made for our living room when I couldn’t find what I wanted — and that turned into more).

Whether I'm brushing paint across canvas to relax, creating out of a diving prompting, knotting fibers into form, or weaving something functional, I create to feel, and my hope is the same. That others feel something too — wonder, rest, joy, truth.

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Inspired by God’s magnificent creation, each work is a tactile offering — meant to stir the senses and speak to the soul. 

That you don’t just see the art — you feel it.

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