Aishwarya N.Murali is a 17-year-old poet based in Kerala State, India. Her piece ‘Good Souls Never Perish’ is inspired by “the need for humanism in our society, so many people are suffering in our world, they need our attention towards them”. Aishwarya’s poem is a stunning reflection on the current state of the world and a sense of hope for a better future. You can find more of Aishwary’s work on her Instagram. Good Souls Never Perish There was a time, when I was in dark.

Cristina Oceja is a freelance artist and illustrator based in Madrid, who obtained a Master’s Degree in Digital Art & 3D at Trazos, Madrid. Cristina creates both traditional and digital artwork and her pieces submitted for this month’s theme of ‘hope’ demonstrate her artistic range. CO: “The most commonplace I find inspiration is in nature; animals, plants and various creatures and the cycle of life itself, other topics that help me to create are fantasy, space and mystici

Ayshe-Mira Yashin is an artist and poet from Istanbul, Turkey and Nicosia, Cyprus. based in Cambridge. We had the privilege to talk to Ayshe-Mira about her work, her life and what inspires her. You can find her art and poems interspersed with her answers below, follow her on Instagram, and buy prints of her work along with tarot cards, zines & stickers from her shop. Can you tell me a little about yourself and your work? I’m a 17-year old lesbian Middle-Eastern artist, poetes

Anissa Aouar is an illustrator based in London. We got to chat to Anissa about her life, work and what inspires her. Can you tell me a little about yourself and your work? I’m originally from Paris and now based in London. With a fashion background I’ve always been inspired by the social aspects of our bodies and ways of expressing ourselves with it and through our appearance. After studying fashion at the Antwerp Royal Academy and working as a fashion designer for a few yea

In the wake of our International Women’s Day special, we’re carrying on the celebration with Rupinder Jawanda’s artworks of inspiring women. Rupinder studies Visual Communications at Royal Leamington Spa College. RJ: “I created these visual artwork pieces to coincide with International Women’s Day. I focused on these particular women because of their accomplishments, and their ambition and drive to raise awareness of important issues. They are women that I, as well as many

Mohammed Adel is a painter from East London and recent graduate from Camberwell College of Art. His untitled piece is part of a larger oeuvre of work that is visceral, emotional, and deeply connected to his chosen medium. You can view more of Mohammed’s work by following him on Instagram, or on his website. Can you tell me a little about yourself and your work? MA: I am a recent painting graduate from Camberwell University of Arts London who is based in East London. Coming f

Niko García Jiménez is a graphic designer and visual artist who studied Graphic Design, Illustration and Visual Communication at West London University. His pieces ‘Nadeleine’ and ‘Hope’ are from a Covid series “where [he] represents some of the moments and feeling that we are experiencing during this Pandemic.” Nadeleine Hope Chaos #art #painting #march #illustration #CreativeCollections #fineart #hope #artist #visualart

Millicent Stott (@millicenteve_) is a first year English Literature student at Durham University. Her poems ‘A Year Since’, ‘Fairy’, ‘The Moon and the Biopsy’, & ‘Another Time’, were all written during the current U.K. lockdown and reflect on a variety of personal themes. MS: “I wrote all of these poems during the current UK lockdown, where I have had plenty of time (too much possibly) to reflect on the part of my life which has ended now I have started university. The pieces