Orange Juice For Dinner
“What’s for dinner?” Is a question we ask every night, but never once has the answer been, “orange juice.” That is just one of the things we ask Liberty from Orange Juice For Dinner, along with getting the balance in her artwork between bright, colourful and silly, mixed with melancholy, mundane and anxiety.
Written by Creative Stories
27/05/2026
Photos, images and cover image provided by artist.
We’ve been a fan of Orange Juice For Dinner for some time; we have their calendar, colouring book and artwork. There always seems to be one of her illustrations that captures how we feel. It’s a style that feels very now, it encapsulates the crazy rollercoaster of everyday life. Liberty tells us a bit about their process, “First thing that comes to mind is silliness. But I also like to think of it as a colourful interpretation of the little things in life, and trying to find the joy and wonder in them. As well as that, it's also putting a colourful twist on some of the not so fun things, like nervousness and anxiety and putting a bit of a lighthearted spin on overthinking and feeling worried. I basically draw my feelings, so if you're looking at my Instagram page, it’s basically like my diary.”
The bright and bold colours, with the cute characters, can often lead you astray with the words hitting you in a completely different place. “When I first started these illustrations, it's always been a mixture of fun ones and then emotionally driven ones, and I wasn't really thinking about the contrast at first; I just found that it worked. The more emotion I started putting in, the more comfortable I found drawing that sort of thing, because the reaction I got from posting was very much people saying, 'me too!' and 'this is so me', and it goes back to that feeling of being seen and being able to relate to those feelings. And then I'll do a drawing the next day about eating a massive bag of crisps, which gets a pretty good reaction too!”
We appreciate the funny ones just as much as the emotional ones, because life is like that, and it’s a nice reminder that we are not alone with our feelings and crisp consumption. “I'd like people to feel seen, comforted, and maybe have a little laugh at it. I've met people at markets, and as they're flicking through my prints they'll be like 'omg that's me!' and laugh at them and I feel like it's nice knowing that people relate to some of the stuff I draw because it's so normal, like we're all very similar in what we feel sometimes, even if it's feeling worried or a bit rubbish, so to not feel like you're alone in that is nice. I'd like to think it brings people together a little bit.”
The important question is, does Liberty have orange juice for dinner? “I wanted to make a separate Instagram for my art bits, but I really didn't want it to be my own name, and me and my boyfriend were trying to think of something weird and completely unrelated. I tried 'orange juice for breakfast', but it was taken, then we just looked at each other like, 'what about dinner???' and that was it! I was absolutely certain I'd end up getting bored of the name and end up changing it down the line, but I've never ever wanted to change it! It's set in stone now!”
The name completely works; it’s odd enough that it makes you take a second look, but also sounds completely right. Orange Juice For Dinner launched around 2020, and it’s been a huge success, not only having an online shop, but also an impressive list of clients and collaborators, “I still feel major imposter syndrome when I actually tell people that I draw silly fun things for a living!”
Liberty, like most artists and small businesses, relies on using social media, and she’s grown a big following, but mentions she has found it difficult at times, “especially with the focus on video content now. I've found social media so up and down over the past year or so.” We've seen this sentiment echoed by many artists. “All I've ever really known is doing a drawing and posting that. When reels came about, I was like how am I going to make videos when all I do is draw? But I feel like I've worked out a nice balance, and luckily, the majority of content I still see is other people's art in photo form.”
It feels now more than ever like artists have to do so much more than make their art to stay relevant online, “I find making videos so much effort, mainly because I don't really know what to make the video about most of the time. Relying on social media is also hard when you want to try and take a bit of a break from it, which you can't really do when your job relies on it. It's definitely a love/hate relationship!”
Something we’ve found with our own work is that the reaction on social media can sometimes shape how we make art, and we have to remind ourselves not to be overly influenced by the likes and comments. Liberty says she doesn’t think her style changes, but sometimes themes can change, “Like, I've done a bunch of more simple drawings before where I've thought, 'this will flop, but I like it lol' and it's absolutely blown up, and others where I've taken so long to do it, it's much more thoughtful and detailed and I'm thinking 'this one will do good' and it just didn’t.” We know this pain well, and we imagine it’s one of the most relatable feelings from posting art online. “It's a reminder to try and make your art without thinking what other people will think, because when you try and change it because you think people will like it, sometimes it doesn't work like that. Always make art for yourself first, and if people like it, they'll show you!” Great advice, no notes.
Liberty has some exciting news in the Orange Juice For Dinner world, with a new colouring book coming out, “I'm so so excited to be bringing out my second colouring book this year, and it's being published by Penguin!!!!! I still keep pinching myself that it's happening, and that it's going to be in shops, and I absolutely can’t wait for people to see it. That'll be coming out in autumn! I'm also planning lots of new bits for my shop that I'm excited about too. I've just bought a heat press to make my own t-shirts, so I'm playing around with that at the moment and hoping to bring some of those out soon!”
With so much going on and an Instagram following of over 200k, Liberty remains humble when asked about how she sees her brand growing, “Honestly, as long as I get to do this for a long time, I'm happy with it staying just the way it is! I feel so lucky to be doing this anyway, and that people want to buy my art, so I just want to keep it going. It would be amazing to grow into a bigger brand, but I would also never want to lose control of it or lose the magic of enjoying it. You never know what's around the corner, though, as long as this is my job, I'm happy!”
As always, we finish up asking about their dream project would be, “I've always wanted to see what my work would look like animated. I have absolutely no idea how to do that myself, but I'd love to maybe work with someone one day to make that happen. I've always dreamed of my work being in a music video. I love music so much, and I just think it'd look so fun with the right sound! I'd also love to do an exhibition in a gallery, I can see the visual in my head of what it would look like, and I think that's probably every artists dream to see their work on the walls. Dream big, you never know what might happen!!!!”
Thanks to Liberty for answering our questions, and you can check out their work and shop on these links: