A woman with blonde hair, wearing a pink floral cover-up, standing on a sandy beach near water, with arms outstretched and a blurry landscape of trees and mountains in the background.
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I didn't set out to build a design studio.
I set out to help people feel seen.

AOM Creative grew out of something I've always believed: that the way a brand looks and feels should carry the truth of what it actually is.

I spent years as a Creative Director and print pattern designer in fashion, where I learned that every collection tells a story before anyone reads a word. Color, texture, form — they communicate before language does. When I started bringing that same instinct to branding, something clicked.

The businesses that moved me most weren't the biggest ones. They were the founders with a real vision — healers, makers, wellness leaders, soulful entrepreneurs — who knew exactly what they were building but couldn't yet make the outside match the inside. That gap is where I live.

AOM Creative exists to close it.

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Hi, I'm Marina

The creative force behind AOM Creative.

I've worn a lot of hats — fashion designer, art teacher, author, illustrator, new mom at 41 to my miracle girl Billie Rose. What ties all of it together is a belief that beauty isn't decoration. It's communication.

I wrote a book about moving through hardship with a paintbrush. I design kimonos from my own painted textiles. I've taught hundreds of people that creativity isn't a talent — it's a practice. And I bring all of that into every brand I touch.

When you work with AOM Creative, you're not hiring a studio. You're getting a collaborator who actually cares what your brand becomes.

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Fun facts

  • Woman with platinum blonde hair in top bun, wearing white swimsuit and pink kimono with red spots, standing barefoot on sandy beach near ocean during sunset.

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    I design Kimonos from my own painted textiles. When it's not summer here in the Okanagan, I love traveling to warm places to wear them.

  • A woman in a white lace off-shoulder dress and a wide-brimmed beige hat stands outdoors near tall grass with blurred cliffs and trees in the background.

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    I became a new mom at 41 to my sweet daughter, Billie Rose—she is a true miracle.

  • A woman with long blonde hair smiling, wearing a green and yellow patterned blouse, standing against a white background. This is an online news article page with the headline "Penticton's Top 40: Marina Billinghurst" from Penticton Western News, published on July 19, 2024.

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    This year, the Penticton Chamber of Commerce honoured me as one of Penticton's Top 40 Over 40.

  • Group of women gathered outdoors around a table under a large umbrella, participating in a painting or art class during sunset, with string lights overhead.

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    As an art teacher, I love helping people release stress and set intentions with a paintbrush.

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    I wrote a book about overcoming challenges and how painting butterflies helped me through it.

  • A woman with blonde hair, wearing a white top, ripped jeans, and a colorful shawl, is smiling and holding a microphone in a room with a tan wall, standing next to a black music stand, with gift bags and glasses on tables in the foreground.

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    Empowering people is my passion because community is everything to me! I started sharing my story this year to help others.

Your brand should feel like you.

If you've been waiting for the right moment to finally get it there — this is it.

Click the button below to start your journey with me!

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