Hi, I’m Lina,
the hands behind OXALIS.
For a long time, I was trying to find the right stage.
I moved through fashion school, theatre school, vintage shops, cruise ships and marketing jobs, always thinking the next version of my life might finally feel like the right one. I left schools, jobs, places, and versions of myself behind more times than I’d like to admit.
But somewhere along the way, I realised I wasn’t looking for a place to fit into.
I was looking for something that felt like mine.
In 2019, anxious, burnt out, and tired of trying to make sense of everything, I picked up some old beading supplies. I just needed to make something with my hands.
The first thing was meh, but eventually I made something I couldn’t stop looking at.
So I kept going.
I’ve always been drawn to things that carry a little mystery. Old films. Stage props. Beads and trinkets. Things that look ordinary until you look twice.
That’s what OXALIS has become.
It’s still just me, making things by hand, somewhere behind the curtain.
But if you recognise something here maybe you were meant to find your way in.