Hero Arts Blog

Hello everyone. Dana and Pam with you today. This is our last CommUNITY feature post for this year. What a fabulous year we have had! The CommUNITY feature is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from a diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this papercrafting community we all love so much, but also support and empower...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our fantastic guest artist is Sidnie Des Jardins! Hello, my name is Sidnie and I’ve been card-making for about 3 years. My journey began when I was looking for Disney Family t-shirt ideas on YouTube. I was puzzled...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our amazing guest artist is Adrian Mackey! Hey y’all! My name is Adrian Mackey. I am a native Texan, a wife and mother, a librarian, and a paper crafter! Whew! That’s a mouthful. I started my crafting journey...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series,  Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our amazing guest artist is Luana Owens! I am Luana Owens and I am a creative. I have been creative all my life. As a child I collected stationery, journaled, drew and wrote poetry. I love...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our fantastic guest artist is Kandice Johnson! Crafty Greetings All! My name is Kandice Johnson, aka #dewyworks. I am a program analyst by day, and a crafter by night, and really, anytime there is time! Born and raised in...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our fabulous guest artist is Sheila Harper! Hello, I’m Sheila Harper, and I love making cards. My husband and I have two sons, one grandson and one granddaughter. Of course, I make cards for them all. I also...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our fabulous guest artist is Tiffany Pryce Russom! Hi! My name is Tiffany, @ink.therapy.designs, and I live in Virginia with my husband and two pups, Teddy and Tater. Among many things, I’m a papercrafter, foodie, art & history lover, traveler,...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our fantastic guest artist is Karen Boyce! Hi! I'm Karen and I am the person behind Cards Stamps and Ink! I am a cardmaker located in Toronto, Ontario Canada. By day I am in Information Technology and am...

Hi friends! Today we are sharing another installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know. Today our fabulous guest artist is Mirisha Dean! I have been a faithful crafter for as long as I can remember. Growing up in Virginia, my first project was sewing by hand, which was taught to me by...

Hi friends! Today we are excited to bring you the second installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters - Honoring Black History Throughout The Year, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know! First, let's meet Robin! Hello everyone! I’m Robin Marshall Clark but you can call me The Delta Crafter. I have been a craft...

Hi friends! Today we are excited to kick off our new monthly series: Celebrating Black Crafters - Honoring Black History Throughout The Year. The idea for this series came about while planning our celebration of friendship and unity during Black History Month. We felt that Black History is American History, and should be celebrated throughout the year, not only during February. In that spirit we began this monthly feature,...