Happy start to Taurus season and Happy Birthday to me! It was my birthday recently and I had a really lovely day celebrating with friends in the morning, and spending my evening solo, getting to grips with a sewing project I was really excited to start. Thanks so much for all the sweet messages on my Instagram b-day post!
I spent the run up to my birthday feeling quite sad in all honesty. That Scorpio Full Moon the week prior definitely dredged up some deeply buried emotions and also helped me see that there were things I've been holding onto that I have to let go of to make space for newness and expansion.
I've been in the slow process of shifting how I perceive of myself as an artist. For the longest time I haven't felt fully confident in my creative practice because it was sporadic and didn't feel as lofty or idealistic as other artists I knew. So I hid behind being a "creative business" and the day to day work of being an entreprenuer instead of going deeper into my practice. I've been working through the areas where I'm too rigid and afraid of change, and letting go of some commercial aspects of DorcasCreates has been one of the things that I've held back on.
Right now I really feel called to follow my creative inspirations and curiosities, without focusing on an end goal or event or end product. I've spoken about this before, but I really want to expand deeper into my art practice and try new outlets of expression. For me and my Gemini/Sagitarrius brain the practice is in the process of trying new things and experimenting (e.g. with ceramics! textiles! printmaking! writing!)
Of course all of this has coincided with quite heavy upheavals in my personal life but thankfully I have had support from the beautiful humans I'm in community and relationship with and they've helped me really hone in on what I want to do, and running DorcasCreates as it currently stands? Nope. Not anymore.
So all of that to say that by the end of June 2026, I'll be shutting down and archiving the Greeting Card section of my online store. I would absolutely love to sell out of all my stock of Greeting Cards.
All cards are currently just £1 each. Once a design sells out, that's it, it won't be coming back. Eek!
Now's the time to stock up on some Black British Creative Business history (doesn't feel hyperbolic to say, I'm proud of what I've achieved!)
If you're a retailer, please get in touch and we can discuss wholesale pricing if you want to stock up on DorcasCreates cards before I archive them.
My art print shop will still exist, although I will likely archive some prints. I don't like finite endings, so I'll never say no to designing cards in the future, but for now, this makes the most sense to me.
I've loved the response to my greeting cards and have loved people telling me they've gifted or received my cards, framed and hung them in their homes, how much they felt seen and represented by my illustrations. I feel so so grateful to how impactful they've been.
As always, thank you all for the support and love xx