Artist Ava Glori-Jean Tuitt showed their vision for BELONGING: kindred gathered in a dark wood, reveling in song and dance. Read on to learn more about Ava’s process. What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? Comic books and various superhero media. I wouldn’t be drawing if I didn’t spend half my childhood […]
Artist Manny Edeko brought the CARNIVAL theme to life for FIYAH #27. We asked about their inspirations, lessons learned, and what we can look forward to. What inspired you to become an artist? I was always drawing. I remember making silly little comics as a child, and making up weird gadgets as a teenager. The […]
Artist Anthony Peyton Young channeled some interstellar love for FIYAH #26. We asked about his inspirations, lessons learned, and what we can look forward to. What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? I’ve always been interested in art since I was a young child, and coming from a family of creatives that […]
Artist N’kai DeLauter created the cover for FIYAH #24, “Hauntings and Horrors.” We asked how she became so cool, and what inspires her amazing work. What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? My older sibling is an artist. As a kid I really looked up to them and how talented they were, […]
We could not be more proud of today’s cover reveal! Introducing The Blood Trials, the debut novel from Nia “N. E.” Davenport with fantastic cover art by Raymond Sebastien. We’ll pause here and let you marvel. Done? Great, right? Nia is a part of the extended FIYAH family, lending her considerable talents to the […]
Artist Paul Kellam is responsible for the glorious cover for FIYAH #19 Sound and Color. We asked him about his art and inspirations below. What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? I’ve been creative since I was very young, my parents said I drew on my walls with crayons and even signed my […]
Tajae Keith is the artist behind our Issue 18 lagoon monster. We chatted with her a bit about her work and aspirations. 1: What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? Well just like any kid I did a lot of scribbling growing up! Sometime before middle school I got really into the […]
The incomparable Nilah Magruder joins FIYAH’s family of artists as the creator of our Issue #17 cover! We asked her about her craft and some of the other stuff she’s into in an interview below. 1) What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? ORIGINALLY originally – it’s because I was pretty bad […]
Odera Igbokwe is the artist behind FIYAH #16’s JOY cover. We asked them a bit about their process and the artists they’re excited about in our quarterly Artist Interview. 1) What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? Play and creativity has always been a part of my being, whether that was specifically […]
“Cast your vision, young hoodoo, as far as you can see. Determine the challenges the tribe will face. Prepare the tribal soul to meet them.” This is how novelist and performance poet Arthur Flowers describes his “speculative work,” which he sees as “everything I do.” If we as Black creatives are casting visions in a […]
