FRAMED PRINTS
Leila Simon Hayes is an abstract artist and award-winning designer, known for bold color combinations, playful patterns and unique mark-making.
Video by Sue Murad, editing by Molly Brock at Cowboy Collective
“I’m enabling expression to emerge on its own without a plan in place, without an outcome in mind and without representation of anything tangible. It might represent an internal state of mind, a feeling, a desire. I work from a mode of improvisation, a practice I’ve explored for decades in different mediums. I wait for the “click” I feel when I know a piece is complete. The way I get to that place, how long I need to wade through the middle zone, my response to the process, is different every time. And to me, that is the whole point, it’s an ever-changing exploration.”
color and form
"Bespoke patterns with beautiful energy and layering, Leila is a master of color and form. It was a delight see the inspiration, process, and conceptual thinking behind her stunning work."
Lizzie Vaughan
Art Director, Chronicle Books
unique mark-making
"Leila presents a really arresting selection of patterns. She has a bold, confident use of color and interesting, unique mark-making. It is really confident work."
Janine Vangool
Editor, UPPERCASE Magazine
bold patterns
"Not only is she a beautiful person, Leila has been a delight to work with. I discovered Leila’s bold patterns and beautiful work when I
needed her the most!."
Michelle Pohler
Founder, Hello Fears
The full cover story
You may have noticed that I launched the 2025 calendar pre-orders with one cover a few weeks ago, and a new cover this week, and...
The top 5 questions I get about framed prints—answered in 1 minute!
Less stress, more color
More from the “for later” basket
My first big remix
The “for later” basket
It’s always there for me
LSH x Nooworks
Big zigzag energy
Let customers speak for us
Thanks, Leila!
Just received my burst postcard pack in the mail. They are so vibrant and delightful! I can't wait to send these delights to my friends and family to let them know I'm thinking of them. :)
This is the only calendar I buy every year—just received my 2025 preorder in the mail and I can't stop swooning over it. The quality is exquisite and it's truly a piece of art that's also functional. And I love that it has life even beyond the year it marks—the illustrated pages are fine art prints that you can frame and save (or share/gift if you can bear to part with them :)).
Leila’s designs are so beautiful and the quality of the cards was excellent. The recipients loved the cards and I enjoyed thinking about which color card suited each recipient best.
Cannot wait to send these out to friends and family, they are gorgeous cards!
I love mixing my favorite drink with this beautiful design. It never ever gets old! I have gotten so many compliments on it over the years...the gift that keeps on giving!
But I know that if I wait a little while, there might be a new fave...
...is receiving this calendar every fall.
Who buys calendars anymore when everything is on google? Well, ME, but only Leila's annual wall calendar! I still love the visual of a month-at-a-glance calendar on my kitchen and office walls, but I want one that inspires me, not one that overwhelms me with a to-do list. Not only does Leila's wall calendar energize me with each of her stunning abstract designs, but it also relaxes me with her soothing, unique color combinations. I buy a bunch of them for holiday gifts and then at the end of every year, I cut out the designs and use them for greeting cards. It's the art gift that keeps on giving all year round!
I love color and these postcards do not disappoint! The print quality is better than the post cards you find in a museum(!!) and the artwork is downright joyful. I love the exuberance. I have begun to use these postcards for so many things! I send them in the mail as is, I use them as cards on gifts, I've even cut a few of them up to be beautiful bookmarks (I hope the artist isn't offended by that). Anyway, these are awesome cards! Buy them!
I bought this print for my teenage daughter. These are exactly her colors! The paper quality is excellent and the size makes it easy to purchase a ready-made frame which is so handy. Highly recommend!
Is it strange to be in love with a calendar? Well, then, I'm strange! This calendar is gorgeous - the artwork, the paper quality, the design - it is just perfect in every way. It is on the small side, so if you were looking for a calendar to write all your social plans in the little boxes, this is not the calendar for you. But if you are looking for a piece of artwork (that changes each month!) to make your wall, your office, your space sing, look no further. This is the calendar for you! This year, I bought 7 of them so I can give them to my kids (many) teachers as gifts around the holidays - and keep a couple for myself too.
