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]]>“My work is inspired by growing up surrounded by women (4 sisters!) and finding that the beauty of our differences always made us stronger,” she writes on her personal website. Other sources of inspiration include diversity, honest motherhood, and her walk of faith (in fact, tying in with her faith, her studio/brand is named Spoonful of Faith).
According to Holliday, her creative spirit blossomed at an early age, but having grown up she put her love of art aside, launching first a career in marketing. “I have always been creative,” she shared in an interview with Creative Lady Collective. “From a young age, I would sketch comic strips and draw people I did life with. I never took it too seriously until after I finished college with a degree in marketing.”
But returning to her original passion was only a matter of time. For Holliday, it was motherhood that reignited her interest in art and illustration. “I decided that I wasn’t really doing what I loved to do, and then after the birth of my first child, I got an insane passion to go for what I always dreamed of,” she recalls.
Like in most cases, the internet happened. Sharing her work online drew other people in, and Holliday was commissioned to do the things she loved doing best. But the actual leap of faith into freelance work happened a while later—when she was pregnant with her second child.
“From there I’ve seen the need in the market for women, especially mothers, to be encouraged in being creative,” she notes. “I’ve also seen artists struggle with marketing and ‘selling’ their work and through my past experience and passion for art—I started teaching tips and tricks to women through Mother Creative, an online community I launched”.
These days, her clients include giants like Dove, HarperCollins, and Logitech. But her biggest audience has always remained the same: other women.
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]]>“I think women have the same strength and grace of nature, so they are the perfect medium to communicate my inner feelings,” Fedi once relayed in an interview with the Glossary. “There are a lot of strong women figures that inspire my everyday life and work. Artists and writers such as Georgia O’ Keeffe, Francesca Woodman, Marlene Dumas, and then Mary Shelly, Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson. But mostly the women of my everyday life inspire me; my friends, my colleagues, my related, and all the people I meet that even just with a word or an attitude are able to change my perspective and teach me something new.” According to Fedi, her work shows how the feminine self-confidence comes from peace and grace.
Born near the sea, in the south of Italy, Fedi moved with her family to a little city near Rome, at age of 2. “I grew up in a luxurious and bright countryside,” she recalls. “There wasn’t so much to do so I started painting all the beautiful colors and shapes that were around me, then it became my work.”
Having studied at the Fine Art Academy of Rome, she’s now based in the Roman countryside, which till this day provides her a source of inspiration. “I think art is in my DNA,” she admits. “In my family, every other generation produces an artist.” We’re glad she stuck to her family tradition!
Illustration for @themaptique :: #marifedi #themaptique #istanbulcityguideTake a look at a collection of her work in the gallery below, and purchase an original piece on her online store.
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]]>It all starts with a simple note – a reminder that you are worth it. Sharing quotes and mantras that are scribbled on tiny notes, she explores the way journaling can help you understand yourself better. She also teaches workshops and retreats centered around assisting others in finding their voices through storytelling, poetry, and narrative writing.
“A lot of people believe that self-care has to be expensive and lavish, but it doesn’t,” she told Hello Giggles. “It can mean something as simple as making sure that you take five minutes to decompress every day. Take time to breathe. We are moving so quickly that sometimes we don’t even realize we’re breathing! Remember to be here and be present—that’s a non-negotiable for me. It really is amazing what taking five minutes—or whatever you can spare—just to be present can do for the rest of your day.”
“For me, self-care teaches that I can pour into myself just as much as I pour into others,” Elle explains. “In fact, it means that in order to put the most love and care towards others that I can, I must take care of myself first.” Start the new decade on the right foot:
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Through her Instagram page and website, she created a community that works together towards her worthy goal. And with almost 500k followers on Instagram alone, their voice is loud and clear. “The wonderful thing about social media is that you get to meet people around the world and you find out what they are dealing with, and with that you can be like, we’re dealing with the same things as well,” Reels explained in an interview with Who What Wear.
“I think unconsciously, I always knew I wanted it to be a community because I always felt that women together are powerful,” she added. “We are so much better working together than separately. There are so many things that separate us, but if we can use all of those things and work to equalize all playing fields for all women, it’s just much better for the world and all of us.”
Her Instagram might share funny memes and uplifting mantras that will keep you motivated, but her platform also allows for Reels to do so much more. Since forming her Female Collective, Reels has become one of the organizers for the Women’s March in Los Angeles and a speaker at the Create & Cultivate Conference in Chicago.
Join her growing community.
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]]>“Feminist Baby is very much for babies,” she told Parents Magazine. “It’s colorful and fun and certainly doesn’t explain all the nuances of feminism. That said, it’s one of the only books ever to try to introduce feminism to babies.”
“People don’t realize how important early reading is,” explained Brantz. “It’s in just the simple things throughout the book, like Feminist Baby saying ‘no’ to things and being proud of being smart is SO IMPORTANT for children to see.”
A two-time Emmy Award-winning illustrator and designer, Loryn has worked for clients that include The Jim Henson Company, HarperCollins, Disney-Hyperion, and Facebook. She currently writes and illustrates for BuzzFeed, pushing forward subjects like body image and feminism with a dab of humor.
Check out some of her work (feminist and otherwise) in the gallery below.
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