In Her Shoes 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 75 Black Women-Owned Brands to Shop

Sarah Dahir, founder of Nawaal Illustrations is a 24-year-old freelance illustrator from South Africa. She has been creating art for years but just recently decided to launch a business and monetize her gifts.  Inspired by fashion and beauty, Sarah’s work celebrates and centers the Black woman’s sisterhood in everyday lifestyle settings. Sarah’s talents will be featured in all of this year’s In Her Shoes Holiday Gift Guide artwork so stay close for more of this beauty’s magic on my Instagram page!

Jade Purple Brown is an artist living in New York City. Her work uses strong figures, vibrant colors, and messages of optimism to create new, dynamic worlds of individuality and empowerment. Her artistic practice spans across illustration, design, and creative direction, and has attracted a wide range of Jade Purple Brown enthusiasts and global clients.

Jamaican graphic designer and illustrator Natasha Cunningham’s popular portrait a day series combines images of people with elements of flora and fauna. Each portrait is “a celebration, interpretation, documentation or story of a person/persons which can sometimes take on a figurative meaning.” Prints are available to the U.S., Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica.

Heather Polk is a collage artist based in Chicago, Illinois. She advocates for the understanding of the therapeutic benefits of exploring and expressing creativity as a form of self-care and stress management. Heather desires for everyone to unleash their creative potential and enjoy the power of art.