In April 2007 I completed my book in which I revisit and explore in depth my experience of growing up and how I moved forward from those experiences. From the process of revisiting those times I arrived at a painful moment of truth and was struggling to deal with it. I felt compelled to draw—and draw I did for about 3 weeks until 21 characters and their stories emerged. The first 21 troops arrived on my page in 2007 along with this postcard collection, and they went on to march through the book. (Both available in the shop). After ‘In My Room’ was published, more troops arrived (56 at last count) and this time with longer stories that took up a lot of space. So I created the ‘army of ink diaries’ where the troops are FREE to collect and share as they continue to march on in.
The postcard collection contains a set of 21 postcards, each with a different character. The postcard collection comes with a black wrist band to wear as a symbol of giving generously to your SELF (which is not the same as selfishness by the way). They deliver poigniant punches of universal truth and words of strength and they’re making empowering connections with those who offer them a home or a place in their bag – under their pillow – between the pages of a book – framed on the wall. Like the most interesting people I know, they have multiple layers – and spark really interesting conversations. One sweet person sent a postcard each week to a friend, so for 21 weeks they received something special in the letter box.
NB: In purchasing the postcard collection you’ll be supporting The Black Dog Project and the Army of Ink.