The focus of this weeks creative spotlight is Maria, a bedazzling obsessed collage artist that is the queen of the arts and craft look. Her work focuses on re-creating relatable lyrics in multicoloured gemstone masterpieces or embellishing pictures of your fave celebrities. The aesthetical pieces are so fun and would jazz up any bedroom wall or insta feed.

Insta- @doodlelingyou

What lead you to start your Instagram account ?
Hello my name is María and I am the person behind @doodlelingyou. I am a speech and language therapist and also an indecisive Libra who found herself jobless during the pandemic, and decided to create this little page to share collages that I used to do for myself and friends. As someone said once: "my page is a happy place of sparkly bits and lots of color. It has been one of my best decisions I have ever made

What influences your style?
90s stickers, sparkly crystals and lots of colors!

Who would be your dream brand to work with?
The dream would be to create some art for a musician and create the cover of their new album, their concert posters, merch and stuff like that. Also working with the ICONIC Paris Hilton, Harry Styles Pleasing brand or Gucci would be absolutely bloody incredible!

How long does it take to create one of your pieces?
Depending on if it is digital or not, it usually takes around 1 to 3 hours.

How would you sum up your work in 3 words?
Fantasy, sparkly and nostalgic

Who is your favourite singer to re-create lyric collages for and why?
I tend to create collages of music I listen to. To answer your question I think my top two artists are Harry Styles and Taylor Swift