Yrsa Daley-Ward's Blog, page 4

phoeni-xx:

look what found its way to my email.

now ive been pointing out ways that alex elle has been mimicking nayyirah for months. but seeing this… wow. she went from one style last year of multiple pieces on a page, little ornamental doodles etc. to replicating the aesthetic that nayyirah used on her first book. im not saying nayyirah is the only person in the world to use that sort of formatting, but what i am saying is its very ironic that after posting how much she “loves” salt. alex went on to, yet again, mimic. 

artists, what do you think about the question that this person posed at the top? if you are known to use a specific lyrical, illustrative, sketching style etc. and someone that you share a creative sphere with went on to adopt it as their own, how would you feel?

This just popped up on my Tumblr. Unsure as to how I feel about it. As woc artists, we need more solidarity.

nayyirahwaheed:

congratulations, loves :))) this weeks summer reading giveaway winners are…

thiswillnotlast:

Pieces of bone, Yrsa Daley-Ward.

bone now available to buy on Amazon and etsy!

nayyirahwaheed:

loves,

yrsa, tapiwa, and i want to thank you for all the support and honey you have given us :))) we thought to return some of this beautiful energy by hosting a summer reading giveaway beginning July thru August. (we also hope to collect a list of all of your favorite people of color writers and their works, and create a resource reading list :))) so loves, enter. spread the word. and we hope you’re having a wonderful summer. happy reading !!!

mphoenixxdesign:

nayyirahwaheed:

bone | yrsa daley - ward.
zimbabwe | tapiwa mugabe.
nejma | nayyirah waheed.

covers by: m. phoenixx design studio

I’m happy you found it too!

nayyirahwaheed:

loves,

yrsa, tapiwa, and i want to thank you for all the support and honey you have given us :))) we thought to return some of this beautiful energy by hosting a summer reading giveaway from July thru August. (we also hope to collect a list of all of your favorite people of color writers and their works, and create a resource reading list :))) so loves, enter. spread the word. and we hope you’re having a wonderful summer. happy reading !!!

thiswillnotlast:

Pieces of bone, Yrsa Daley-Ward.

bone now available to buy on Amazon and etsy!

nayyirahwaheed:

i just wanted to give a shout out to m. phoenixx design studio. they composed the covers of nejma. bone. and zimbabwe. this design studio was incredible to work with. they were highly creative. detail oriented. and they beautifully executed our visions with efficiency and ease. loves, if you are in need of graphic design please check out this amazing design studio :)))

mphoenixx.com
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nayyirahwaheed:

oops :) left a few out (of my favorite selections from ‘nejma’)

- xoxo nayyirah