One of my soft intentions for this year was to draw more. I tend to spend most of my creative time on pieces that can be sold (and then worrying about how on earth I am going to sell them😅😐). I realised that this pattern had become unhelpful to my creative journey, and needed to be broken. I needed to create a space for something less serious and more experimental.

[July 2026] Hello dear friend! This is the monthly newsletter/blog of artist and illustrator Nicola Fouché. If you missed last month's one — Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and the Gifts of a Multicultural Society — you can catch up on it here. If a friend forwarded you my newsletter/blog, and you would like to subscribe (it's free!), you can do so at the bottom of this newsletter or on my website. If you enjoy my stories and ramblings, please consider sharing and subscribing. Your su

[May/June 2026 [Vol. 1] Hello dear friend! This is the monthly newsletter/blog of artist and illustrator Nicola Fouché. If you missed last month's one — The Time Keeper's Sphere (all about a new series of illustrative works that have been brewing in the studio) — you can catch up on it here. If a friend forwarded you my newsletter/blog, and you would like to subscribe (it's free!), you can do so at the bottom of this newsletter or on my website. If you enjoy my stories and