Digital Art - Realityarts Creative Archive - November 2026

This month's release for the Realityarts Creative Archive, brings a fresh set of collectable digital art papers, available in four tiers - Sampler, Studio, Collector, and Atelier.

The November 2026 Sampler Edition, titled Heritage & Time is free to download until 30th November and offers you a chance to try the papers in your art journals and/or creative projects.

 

Heritage & Time - November Papers 2026

Join the FREE Tier on Patreon to access the papers, along with project ideas, behind the scenes video and early release posts, along with other 'member only' content.  Free members can enjoy the monthly papers while spending creative time. You can join us HERE

Additional papers for this month are available for purchase or by joining the respective tier, and also gives you access to over 900 videos, digital art and exclusive posts:

 

Studio Edition - Women and Memory, November 2026

 

Collectors Edition - Island & Nature - November 2026

 

Atelier Edition - Patterns & Structure - November 2026

On my Patreon platform you get to watch Patron Exclusive posts, see behind the scenes content and get early access to the videos that I create and post on my YouTube Channel.  Each month I use the papers in different projects to give you additional inspiration when using them for yourself.  If you are ready to move your creative journey to the next step then come and join us.

As a Patreon Member you will also get a discount off any of the courses I create on my Course Platform - check out the 'Collections tab' to get your appropriate discount.  You can check out the course platform HERE. If you would like to add to your learning - then you are in the right place!  Our courses are regularly being developed for those who want to add to their learning and start to develop their own creative voice and style.

I hope you join us and use the digital art papers in your creative projects and art journals and I look forward to seeing how you get on.

Which of the papers this month did your eyes linger on the longest?

Digital Art Papers for November - Sampler Edition

 

Here is a look at the Sampler Edition papers that are free on my Patreon for the month of November for use in your art journals and creative projects.

You can download your papers HERE

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Before You Go

Gratitude Junk Journal

Our 10th Anniversary celebration is almost here! Gratitude Junk Journal begins November 1, and enrollment closes October 31.

We start by making altered art journal together, creating a special place for everything we'll make throughout the month. Then we'll fill those pages with mixed-media art, new techniques, creative play and, most importantly, a new reason for gratitude each day. Come celebrate 10 years of gratitude, creativity and JOY with us!  Enrollment is $119 and closes October 31. 

Join us for the Gratitude Junk Journal Here

Growing Cotton: From the Garden to My Creative Projects

 

Have you ever looked around your garden and wondered what you could bring into your creative practice?

In this episode of Material Musings, I’m sharing my homegrown Barbadian Sea Island cotton, and some of the other natural fibers I’ve been exploring, and the ways these materials find their way into my artwork.

I grow cotton on a very small scale - a couple of plants, but even these produce more than I can process! There is something so rewarding about watching a plant grow, and eventually holding a piece of yarn that I’ve spun myself.

I also share some of my sculptural looms, made using wood I’ve grown and harvested. The wooden frame stays as part of the finished artwork, alongside woven threads, beads, recycled elements, and small amounts of my cotton.

You don’t need much of a special fibre to make an impact. Sometimes a small section woven among other yarns gives a piece its character.

Looking at the garden differently

Cotton is just one of the materials that I have made use of from the garden.  There are other fibers that can be used, the pieces of wood can become mark-making tools, and dried plant materials offer possibilities for weaving.

I share some of the marks made with my homemade brushes in the video. A simple mark might not seem like much at first, but add layers, color, and other textures, and it becomes the beginning of something interesting.

It makes me ask: what is already around me that I could explore a little further?

Start with what you have

You don’t need to grow cotton to explore these ideas. Some leftover yarn, scraps of fabric, or a piece of cardboard can be enough to begin a small weaving. Those little experiments can become additions to journals, stitched pieces, or other mixed media projects.

Watch the video for a closer look at the cotton, my spinning tools, sculptural looms, and the other fibers I’ve been exploring.

Watch the Material Musings video here 

Then come over to Patreon, where I’m sharing four creative ideas from this episode for you to try, from a small weaving to making your own mark-making brush.

Explore the ideas on Patreon 

What material in your garden or creative stash could you look at with fresh eyes?