It's been exactly 10 years since I was first contacted by a crafter named Peggy Marsh who told me about "digistamps." She thought people would like to license the type of images I have been doing for my children's books -- for use in their handmade crafts. Who knew there was a way I could spend my day drawing, finish a piece, and then immediately provide it to fans all over the world thanks to the Internet? Who knew that my fans could download them in Australia, or the UK, or the Netherlands, Canada or USA, and use them to create the most AMAZING handmade greeting cards? Who knew I'd meet so many people that I now call friends?

But the theft of my images in China, on Pinterest and through people sharing my illustrations with people who haven't purchased them from me is ruining small companies like mine. I wanted to find a way to reward my loyal fans -- the many fans who have always helped me continue to create by purchasing my stamps legally, and by alerting me to thefts of my work. It's my hope to create a little community that's separate from the piracy going on, where only my "real" fans end up. I want to be able to spend my time drawing for YOU instead of playing Whack-a-Mole to take down stolen images on gigantic websites like AliExpress. Hopefully the membership tiers I've created sound valuable to you. Be sure to let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see from me here.

Patreon will give me the ability to reward my most loyal fans with perks like discounted pre-release images, special deals, sneak-peaks, tutorials and exclusive freebies only available here.

Thanks so much for supporting me and my artwork! You can visit the shop at Mo's Digital Pencil - or email me here.

xoMo