Lydia Kasumi Shirreff is a half-Japanese half-British artist born and living in the UK. She has a degree in Fine Art and an all-consuming love of colour and shape. An eternal optimist and a dedicated explorer of dreams, Lydia has been working for the past few years as a freelance illustrator and conceptualiser. She had her first solo exhibition in Bristol last February and is currently working on a new project 'We Are Balloon' with her friend, Castro Smith.