I’m Becca—an artist, creative coach, and founder of The Funky Easel. I help people reconnect with their creativity, confidence, and calm through painting, storytelling, and soulful self-expression.

Based in Suffolk, I draw inspiration from nature, colour, and everyday magic—the kind that sparks when you slow down long enough to create something just for you. My work is all about making creativity feel accessible, nourishing, and joyfully imperfect, one brushstroke (and deep breath) at a time.

I’ve always loved the mandala—its colours, its symphony, its symbolism and symmetry.

To me, it’s more than a pattern; it’s a language, a visual journey that mirrors our inner landscape. Each circle feels like a conversation between chaos and calm, between the seen and the unseen. Through colour and rhythm, I find stories unfolding, connecting to my creative centre, a place of balance and flow.

Having made simpler mandalas in the past, it was discovering Julie and Mandala Magic that opened my eyes to their deeper possibilities—how creating and viewing a mandala can become a journey in itself, a way to explore meaning, emotion, and transformation through colour and form.

I like to work with a theme in mind, sometimes something as simple as the moon.

I light candles, take a few grounding breaths before and after, and cocoon myself in the warmth of my studio with gentle music and no interruptions. It becomes a ritual of sorts—a space where creativity, calm, and a quiet kind of magic meet.

I have a newfound love of watercolours, but I also like creating little lino stamps and collage.  

The process, I believe, comes from within, the space between consciousness and unconscious—a higher self. 

I think it’s important not to preconceive the visual idea, and literally move through the pattern intuitively. I find the prompts I have received are really helpful and thought provoking.

Mandala Magic brings order to my chaotic mind, calms and centres me. 

On the Burning Love retreat, completely entranced in my art journal, oblivious to others around me, becoming aware of what Mandala Magic actually was….Magic.

If I were very organised and made time for it, going to that space first thing in the morning daily would, I believe, be very progressive for each day ahead. That’s something I’d like to aim for without the excuses getting in my way!

Being a part of the Mandala Magic School helps me to remember to at least try to come to the practice.

The Alignment program has given structure and language to what I experience intuitively through mandala work. While the mandala invites exploration through colour and feeling, Alignment helps me ground those insights in everyday awareness. Together they bring balance—intuition and intention, expression and reflection—deepening both my creative flow and self-understanding.

Through this combination, my creative practice has deepened in ways I didn’t expect. The structure and reflection of Alignment gave shape to the more intuitive, flowing process of mandala-making, almost like the head and heart meeting on the page.

I’ve noticed a greater sense of focus, gentleness, and trust in my creative rhythm, as well as a clearer understanding of how my energy shifts through each phase. It’s helped me stay both grounded and inspired, aligned within and expansive in my art.

The mandala has naturally woven itself into my wider wellbeing practices. It’s become part of my meditation—a way to quiet the mind through movement and colour. Sometimes I’ll draw or paint intuitively after journaling or breathwork, almost as a visual reflection of what’s shifted within.

The repetition and focus of creating a mandala feels deeply mindful—it anchors me in the present while gently untangling what’s underneath. It’s become less of an art form and more of a self-care ritual.

 Sharing my mandala creations has been a beautiful extension of the practice itself. What begins as something deeply personal often resonates with others in ways I couldn’t have imagined. Hearing how a colour, shape, or story speaks to someone else has helped me see my work—and myself—with fresh eyes.

It’s reminded me that creativity is connection, reflecting where I am while reaching out to meet others on their own journeys.

I see Mandala Magic continuing to weave through my creative practice as both anchor and guide. It’s a way for me to pause, reflect, and reconnect—a touchstone I can return to whenever life or creativity feels a little chaotic.

I imagine it evolving alongside me, influencing my painting, my coaching, and the way I hold space for others to explore their own creativity.

The mandala feels like a lifelong companion now—a circle I’ll keep returning to, always finding something new within it.

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