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While I Was Drawing

About the Substack

Join me on an adventure to explore and celebrate creativity of all kinds. I write about discovering and celebrating creativity to help you feel inspired and encouraged in your own creative journey. A weekly letter from a lifelong creative adventurer.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Join as a creative explorer, receive regular letters and occasional illustration gifts and creative community discussions

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Access to my ever growing gallery of beautiful illustrations to use in your home, life and online spaces
  • New Illustration gifts including seasonal illustrations, stickers, colouring-in, decorative dividers and much more
  • Coming soon, the Festival of Creativity and the Creative Bucket List Club

Paid Subscription Plans

  • £50 a year
  • £5 a month

About Emily Charlotte Powell

✨ creative adventurer ✨

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