Friday Follow: Illustrators, Artists, and Word Weavers
This first ever Indian illustrator that I came across was
Alicia Souza. Now an entrepreneur, with a full fledged product based company,
she too had started out small, like most artists, without any formal training
in art.
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Her illustrations are just so cute, humorous, quirky and they do have a
childlike innocence about them. Always full of smiles and crinkled eyes, Alicia
is as cute as the characters she creates.
Fran Meneses aka Frannerd
An UK based illustrator, who went from being unemployed to a
full time artist.
I have been following Frannerd for years.
I love to watch her vlogs where she talks like having a personal conversation
with her audience, shows through her creative processes, and shares her new
ventures. I await them ever so much. She’s always so soulful and chatty. And
she doesn’t hesitate to talk about tough times, bad throats and days when she
has nothing to share due to a low phase. She shares her aspirations, fulfilled
dreams, gratitude stories, trips to drawing camps, her deep rooted respect and
fascination for Studio Ghibli, and so much more.
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What I so like about her is that she is so real. She is
learning English, is not great at it, and she doesn’t cut out her mistakes. Whenever
she has nothing to say owing to a slump, she says so truthfully, and vlogs only
because she knows her subscribers must be waiting. Once I watched a video where
she details about her process of creating a Yearly Planner full of
illustrations, how it was a challenge for her. It was interesting how she
shared her learnings from this experience for other freelance illustrators
starting out. Most often than not, she is very inspiring, urging to take up the
art you want to, even if you are not good at it initially.
This is Mako- DIY specialist, artist. “-ccino” is for her
love of cappuccino. Her tagline speaks for itself- Encouraging creativity one
video at a time. She offers hobby ideas, simple DIYs, planners, art journals,
mostly helps you be your best creative self without worrying about making
mistakes. I draw artistic inspiration from her, without doubt. Check out her
series- Painting Out Loud.
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What I really like about her videos besides the artistic
processes are the voice-overs. Even if you do not watch the video, and the
listen to her soothing, friendly voice, encouraging you to just create whatever
you want to, without resisting yourself, thinking about the outcome or failure,
you are bound to be inspired. She motivates to stay true to yourself, and
express yourself in your own unique way.
I share her love for pretty fonts, morning sunlight and the
sea. Also her fascination with crystals, stationeries, quotes, wildflowers, tea
sachets, letters, postcards, and all things tiny and beautiful.
She vlogs on
DIYs, drawing tutorials, making travel journals, pen pal letters and much more.
Best thing about her videos are the aesthetic appeal- the instagram worthy
pictures and the easy hobby ideas.
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Jordan too says inspiring things in her voiceovers. I love
to binge watch them on lazy Sundays, and take away crafting ideas from them. I
also look forward to her travel adventures.
Her gifting ideas are very useful for sending out personalized
gifts to friends. I had made bohemian jewellery inspired from her DIYs. It was
fun.
From dabbling a career in fashion to creating and selling
handmade books, to self publishing her poetry collection, her journey was a
great one. Catapulted to fame in a matter of months, she has managed to remain
grounded and true to her art. From writing on old envelopes, bills and scrap
papers to writing for her huge fan following on instagram, life has changed for
the better for Lang Leav.
Her words are addictive. They are so full of love. Some are
about pain, loss, and the impermanence of things. And some of her prosaic poems
just pierce right through the heart in a matter of seconds, and you are left
hankering for more. She’s one of those instapoets who has garnered a big fan
following, explosive success and several book deals. Not without reason. Unlike
her partner and fellow author Michael Faudet, she is not shrouded with mystery
and mischief.
For one who loves words, and the magic that they create,
hers are like elixir. As one fan had aptly pointed out, she manages to write
about feelings we could never put into words. “Three Questions” is one of my
favorites.
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| Modern Gypsy Shinjini |
Shinjini aka Modern Gypsy
She describes herself as a tarot card reader, journal
keeper, and seeker of the soul.
Her art is soulful, so are her words. I wait her monthly
newsletters, blog entries, tarot tales and art journaling experiences. And yes,
the year end “Decoding the Year” questionnaire too. I find so many quotable
lines from her thoughts.
Currently she’s making her own tarot deck for an online
challenge and they are so beautiful, thought provoking pieces. What I really
like about her is that she involves spiritual seeking in documenting her
journey as an artist. Be it a tarot readings, art experiments, or choosing a
word of the year, she stresses on trusting your intuition and going with the
flow. For me, spirituality is a daily pursuit, in whatever I do, but sometimes
I do fail to inculcate it. In those times her words and art works are like a
reminder, that the time is ticking for all of us, and we should invest time in
pursuing what is true to us.
She is indeed very inspiring, and a passionate soul.
“Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.” ― Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
I have been following all the mentioned awesome people for
over two years, and I don’t know, I have formed an emotional connection with
them. Their journey feels personal. I wish them my best, wait for updates. It’s
like catching up with friends who are way across the sea in different
countries. What I believe is that we draw inspiration- people can’t inspire us
if we don’t draw inspiration from them. I draw my motivation from these awesome girls. Whom do
you follow?
My recent follows: The Artidote - perfect combination of words and visual art.
Shekhar Kapur- His instastories are so full of wisdom, worldly knowledge, takes on life, moments and beauty.
My recent follows: The Artidote - perfect combination of words and visual art.
Shekhar Kapur- His instastories are so full of wisdom, worldly knowledge, takes on life, moments and beauty.
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