meet

Susan Allabashi

Susan Allabashi, founder of Billington Designs, wearing a blue sweater sitting at a desk with watercolor supplies in a creative workspace.
Sketched flowers and leaves on a black background, including delphinium, ranunculus, rose, and labeled elements like "greenery."
Watercolor paint palette with various colors and a paintbrush on a bowl, black background.
Watercolor blue flowers illustration

Hi…I’m Susan, the gal holding the paintbrush at Billington Designs.

Susan Allabashi specializes in the watercolor painting of custom artwork. She creates hand-painted illustrations for wedding invitations, including crests, maps, menus, pet portraits, venue illustrations, and more.

Over the last 30 years, her business, Billington Designs, has evolved from decorative wall and mural painting to refined botanical illustrations to whimsical yet traditional artwork for wedding invitation suites. Besides collaborating directly with clients, she works closely with graphic designers, event planners, and stationery stores to create personalized artwork.

Susan’s original designs are also printed on houseware items, stationery, and most recently, in a collection of textiles and wallpaper.

Illustration of three blue delphinium flowers with green leaves.