Welcome to Layli Atelier. I’m Meana Kasi, an artist creating fine art photography, watercolors, and acrylic paintings featuring botanicals, wildlife, and candid vignettes. 

 

This studio grew out of a personal need to slow down, heal, and seek out beauty in a world that feels heavy. Through my work, I focus on the rich textures, vibrant colors, and delicate patterns that reveal themselves when we take time to truly notice.

  

I invite you to pause, explore, and hopefully find a moment of quiet joy. Thank you for being here, whether you’re looking to collect a piece or follow our journey.

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Photography

Captured through a practice of observing and looking closer, these fine art photography prints elevate the quiet details of nature, wildlife, and global travels. Each image is a visual reminder to slow down, breathe, and bring a feeling of sanctuary into your home.

Greeting Cards

High-quality soft paper goods crafted to share quiet moments of delight, gratitude, and care. Rich in color and texture, these cards are made to share a thoughtful moment with someone special—or to frame as a small, intentional art print for your own space.

Paintings

Layered expressions of color, texture, and presence through a blend of contemporary impressionism and expressive modern folk art. Created as a practice of slowing down, each piece draws the eye to the details and carries the quiet energy of the studio. Designed to bring a living, breathing sense of sanctuary to any space.

About Layli Atelier

Vision

Celebrating the restorative wonder of everyday moments, Layli Atelier creates fine art designed for everyday lives and everyday spaces. We believe art should be an intimate, approachable part of daily life that provides grounding energy, thoughtful design, and quiet sanctuary to every person.

Craft

As a multidisciplinary studio, our work spans photography, painting, and clay, bridging a distinct visual style of modern folk expression and contemporary impressionism. Deeply inspired by global travel, nature, and everyday details, everything we create is a dedication to the slow, intentional art of the handmade.

Location

Currently operating in Charlotte, NC USA, with plans to transition our studio and lives to Andalusia, Spain in 2027.

Wholesale

Want to sell Layli Atelier products in your store? See our wholesale shop.

Behind the studio

This studio represents a wife & husband team. Hi, I’m Meana. I am a multidisciplinary artist in photography and painting. Whitney, my husband, is enjoying the craft of refurbishing furniture.

Layli is meant to be an ongoing journey that showcases a variety of creative expressions across mediums.

We named the studio Layli, a name that had always held deep sentimental value to me and represented a dream and legacy. Atelier means studio or workshop. It felt like the right name for us to call our studio where restoring our creative practice in mid-life was part of a personal healing journey.

Every piece of art is a step in returning to ourselves. Every photograph, painting, and print is meant to bring a little bit of everyday wonder and grounding calm into your space.

Reflections (Our Free Substack)

We share our reflections in an unpaywalled and unhurried journal. If you're interested in our journey, come over to Substack for longer and deeply personal reflections on recovering from burnout, reclaiming creative practice, behind-the-scenes studio notes, and updates as we prepare to relocate our studio to Andalusia, Spain.

Read the stories and join the journey at layliatelier.substack.com.

Cheers,

Meana & Whitney