Illustrated Foam Stamps Collaboration - ArtFoamies and Fodder School

  

Introducing My ArtFoamies Collection — Creative Companions for Your Art Practice

I’m thrilled to finally share something very special with you, a selection of my hand-drawn illustrations have been transformed into foam stamps in a beautiful collaboration between Fodder School and ArtFoamies.  Click on the images to purchase.

 

Bantu Knots - Set 1

The collection includes three unique sets, each featuring two illustrated figures — six muses in total and I hope you will get to know and use them in your creative activities. I think of them as creative companions, figures who carry presence, power, and story. They are part of a wider lineage of muses I’ve developed, each one rooted in heritage and embodied creativity.  

 

Nkosi - Set 1  

These designs are inspired by the adornment traditions of African women and the vibrant spiritual memory seen in natural and traditional hairstyles across the African continent, the Caribbean, and the global African diaspora. There is something deeply regal and grounded about each of these figures. They hold stillness, beauty, and grace and I hope you enjoy creating with them.  

Uplift - Set 3  

They are designed to be more than just stamps. Use them on paper, fabric, canvas, or journal pages. Print, paint, embellish, stitch and let them join you on your creative adventures.  Explore them and their variations as you create.  

Vessel - Set 3   

The collection is now available at the ArtFoamies Website. You can check them out HERE

Check out Kae Pea from ArtFoamies and her video using the stamps on acetate on YouTube HERE she shared various ways you could use them with magazines.  

Wrapped -  Set 2

Beacon - Set 2  

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing more about the stories behind these muses, how I use them in my own work, and inspiration to help you make them your own.  Our FREE Tier Patrons get early access, so why not come and join us!

Stay blessed and be a blessing 

Digital Art Papers August - Patreon

 

 

Here are the selection of papers for August's Digital Download on Patreon for the $3 Tier.

   If you join us on the $3 Tier you will have access to all the previously posted content which spans 3 years and includes digital and video resources for your creative project. 

We have a Free Tier and a set of papers for you to access for the month and a series of exclusive posts and videos on the tier so that you can wet your feet and see how you like it.   

 

Free Tier Papers 

The aim for the papers are to encourage you to do something creative with what you have and provide you with beautiful imagery that you can play around with.

 

It is very important to find ways in which you can motivate and encourage yourself, especially in those times where you are feeling off or if you want a low energy project or even only have a short time.

The digital downloads are available on Patreon for you to enjoy, why not come and check it out and have a play with the papers..

Find out more HERE

Declaration - Filling the Creative Well - Blog Series

 

You made it – thank you so much for joining me on this journey.  

Taking part in any challenge however long is an amazing feat, If you showed up for any or all of the days, Thank you so much!  You showed up for creativity, courage, and commitment. That’s worth celebrating!

I have taken part in many challenges over the years, and there are always nuggets of inspiration that you can get from each challenge, and often if you have completed all the small tasks you now have a body of work you can expand on.  

Even if you only did a few days there is something to be gained, you might decide to go over the tasks again and give yourself more time.

I will be creating a FREE course on my platform that you can come back to anytime you want to refresh yourself with the activities and suggestions.  There will also be a few additional guides, checklists, audio files that you can access as well. 

What can you do?

• Journal about your creative identity. Celebrate it visually in a page with your art supplies.  
• What do you want to say about your creative self now? What are you claiming or stepping into?
• You might write a love letter to yourself, or a simple declaration like: “I am an artist and these are the things that I like” 
• Then, turn it into a page that reflects your journey - use your favorite colors and supplies. Add elements that you like using - anything that makes you smile.

This is your creative celebration. Let your light Shine.

Takeaway Nuggets:

·        Celebrating yourself deepens your creative confidence.

·        Step into the Artist that you are!

 

Remember to check out the course platform and sign up for the challenge and additional support materials, you can access it whenever you want and it is a great companion to the Full Course - Filling the Creative Well

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Check out some of the free and paid resources below to enhance your creative journey 

Course Platform - there are a variety of FREE courses and resources for you to use in your creative practice.

FREE Tier - Patreon - I have a Free Tier on Patreon that has a selection of early release posts and monthly Digital Download Papers for you to use in your creative projects - Learn More Here  You can access FREE papers each month.

YouTube - Weekly Videos to encourage your creative practice, Slow stitching, art journaling and Artists chats - Learn More Here

Check out Filling the Creative Well which helps you establish your creative practice. In the course Filling the Creative Well, your journal is also a place to answer questions, encourage and motivate you, some days you need a reminder and so filling it with encouraging words so that you can come back to it, especially in those days where you are in a valley is really important. .

Reflect and Revisit - Filling the Creative Well Blog Series

 

Today we take a gentle pause to look back. 

Reflection is a powerful part of our creative process, t is where we get to turn experience into insight, pages into patterns, and effort into wisdom.

Overall, what exercises were you able to do? What resonated with you and why?

What themes or images repeat in your work? Are there certain colors that keep showing up? Did anything surprise you? What felt hard, and what flowed easily?

What you can try

• Let yourself revisit one page that feels unfinished or sparks additional thought, what comes up for you?  
• Do you feel like adding to it, maybe a word comes up for you.  
• Follow the Threads - Add to it, write beside it, collage over it. Or just sit with it and notice what it taught you.

Reflection doesn’t have to be heavy. It’s simply noticing and acknowledging your growth.

Takeaway Nuggets:

1. Reflection turns your creative experience into meaningful growth.
2. Every page carries a lesson - if you pause to receive it.

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Check out some of the free and paid resources below to enhance your creative journey 

Course Platform - there are a variety of FREE courses and resources for you to use in your creative practice.

FREE Tier - Patreon - I have a Free Tier on Patreon that has a selection of early release posts and monthly Digital Download Papers for you to use in your creative projects - Learn More Here

YouTube - Weekly Videos to encourage your creative practice, Slow stitching, art journaling and Artists chats - Learn More Here

Check out Filling the Creative Well which helps you establish your creative practice. In the course Filling the Creative Well, your journal is also a place to answer questions, encourage and motivate you, some days you need a reminder and so filling it with encouraging words so that you can come back to it, especially in those days where you are in a valley is really important. .