Artist Womanpreneurs You Need to Know This Holiday Season
“Shop Small” has been a thing now for a few years, and I absolutely love it! But let’s take it a step further. This holiday season, let’s make it a point to support the amazing womanpreneurs of the world! Let’s step away from the big box stores and make sure our money speaks to how much we treasure those awesome and talented women who put themselves out there in beautiful ways! And your loved ones will know they’re getting something really special!
Here are 8 womanpreneurs you NEED to know about this holiday season!
Kaleigh Anne Howe
Kaleighanneart.com
Instagram: @kaleighanneart
Ceramics
You might remember Kaleigh from being the very first Roaring Artist I featured. She has some seriously gorgeous art in the form of earrings, necklaces, bowls, and mugs, and you KNOW you’ve got that person on your list who needs it! (Or if you’re like me, everyone!) Particularly, go check out her coral series of bowls and vases. I’ve never seen anything like it!
Marrin Lee
MarrinLee.com
Etsy: MarrinLeeStudio
Instagram: @Marrin.Lee
Poetry and Painting
Marrin is a multidisciplinary artist who just happens to have published a book of her poetry surrounding her experiences in motherhood. Just about every mom on my list is getting one. Sorry to spoil the surprise, y’all! :)
I’m going to let Marrin describe her book in her own beautiful words. See if you can even not own this book after you read it!!
“Moody Nudies” is a book of poems that addresses my deeply personal experience swimming in the turbulent ocean of new motherhood. I explore my insecurities, expectations and most tender feelings while reaching for an antidote to Postpartum Depression and Anxiety. Lines were written during naps and stolen moments throughout the day (and night), often with my babe at breast. It is my fiercest desire that the words resonate with my fellow mammas, and provide comfort in shared experience . . . -Marrin”
Lauren Dawson
www.LaurenFaithDawson.com
Instagram: @laurenfaithdawson_art
Mixed Media - 100 Day Project
Besides her obvious talent, Lauren is on this list because she’s a great example of how you can buy some seriously awesome art, straight from independent artists! Lauren is doing a special 100 Project on Instagram- 100 days of nuanced and beautiful artwork, only $100 each! Check out her Instagram to see what she’s doing and see some videos, as well. Pictures just don’t capture the beautiful details, especially in her pieces where she’s sewn into the paper!
Amanda Salazar
www.AmsalaCreative.com
Etsy: Amsala
Instagram: @amsalacreative
Pet Portraiture
Amanda is a talented graphic designer and calligrapher, as well as a children’s book illustrator. Recently, I was excited to find out she is offering pet portrait commissions, as well! Amanda’s animal illustrations are full of personality and movement, and I think a pet portrait from her would be such a beautiful, treasured gift for the pet lovers in your life!
*Amanda’s cutoff for illustrations in time for Christmas is currently December 6th, but don’t think it’s too late if you can’t get it in by then! She offers gift certificates that would allow the pet owners themselves to choose the picture she draws from.
Adrienne Brown-David
www.AdrienneBrown-David.com
Instagram: @adriennemeschelle
Minikin Paper Dolls
I don’t even know where to start with how beautiful these paper dolls are- both the story behind them and the dolls themselves! In Adrienne’s own words, “Our goal is to make sure ALL kids can have a one of a kind, handmade toy that represents them.” Each Minikin set is hand-drawn, and they’re really a gorgeous piece of art!
Aleah Ford
AleahMichele.com
Etsy: Moth on the Wall
Instagram: @Moth.On.The.Wall
Moth, Butterfly, and Bee Sculpture
Aleah is another Roaring Artist! She’s a seriously talented photographer who also makes surreallistic sculptures of moths, butterflies, and bees. Delightful, unexpected, and a little mysterious, Aleah’s pieces are the addition to your loved ones’ art collections that they didn’t know they needed. But they do. I know, because I gifted myself a Picasso Moth recently!
Lisa alberts
www.SpecificPigeon.com
Instagram: @lisaalberts.art
Cyanotype Bandanas
Lisa Alberts of Specific Pigeon is an artist specializing in botanical cyanotype art. Cyanotype is a kind of printing process with a rich history that uses light sensitive materials to produce a one-of-a-kind print. Lisa describes her process for making her bandanas and other beautiful pieces on her website, and I think you’ll find this is the perfect gift for the history/art lovers in your life, too!
Ashley Funicello
Etsy: AFClayworks
Instagram: @af_clayworks
Stoneware Bells
Each of Ashley’s hand-crafted stoneware bells is one of a kind, and each has a beautifully organic feel to them that makes them the perfect gift to add art to the patio of the outdoors lovers on your list! (Or to the kitchen windows of the indoor cats!) I’m so happy she has an Etsy shop now, because I’m planning to grab some for my own list (and..um..my own patio.)