Still Not Too Old for Hoodie

I still have a dream of turning my art into clothing. Actual wearable art. Hoodies, to be specific.

Even though I’m past 40 now, with a few grey hairs and an extra wrinkle or two (or let’s be honest, several), I’m still not too old to wear a hoodie. And if someone thinks I should have “outgrown” that by now, I feel very comfortable disagreeing.

One of the better parts of getting older is that I trust my own voice and intuition more. I don’t negotiate with myself the way I used to, and I’m much less interested in watering things down. If I want to walk around in clothes that openly signal feminist to the core, so be it.

The art follows the same logic. I make contemporary feminist art that sits somewhere between humor, frustration, and the kind of emotional overload that comes from paying attention for too long. The paintings aren’t meant to be polite or decorative. They exist because holding things in rarely works, and getting them out with paint feels like the better option.

I also know I’m not alone in this. There are more people out there who want art by a female artist that doesn’t apologize or soften itself. People who want feminist art prints on their walls and rebellious art on their bodies, not because it’s trendy, but because it feels familiar. Like recognition. Like someone else noticed the same things and got tired of pretending they didn’t.

So this is where I’m at right now.

I had to find a new designer. I was genuinely happy with the previous one, but the response time slowly stretched into something that made progress nearly impossible (and my patience is not exactly my strongest trait). So I made the decision to move on and try again.

At the moment, I’m waiting for the first design draft based on the Don’t Mind Me painting. Once it arrives, I’ll order a sample and examine the fabric with the kind of suspicion that only comes from having been disappointed before. If the quality holds up, it’ll finally be ready to go live in the shop.

The vision for FF Rebel is still very clear to me. I want it to be a strong, colorful brand built around contemporary feminist art. Art you can hang on your wall, and wearable art for the days when explaining yourself feels exhausting. Art that carries a message without asking for permission or offering footnotes.

Something we can wear together. A shared voice, carried openly, with humor, frustration, and a fairly low tolerance for nonsense.

Hope to see all you rebels out there, doing your thing, getting it out, and refusing to age quietly :P