My Story
Read on to find out more about me, Abbey Starr, and my company, Soul's Mark.
"Soul's Mark began with a desire to make more art with my hands and take the time to step away from the digital world. I now aim to merge the two."
Who is Abby?
A creative intuitive girl with lots of ideas! I love to make and create because it connects me to God. I'm very spiritual with a strong faith. I combine my connection to the spirit world with the teachings of the Bible. I love nuns, which is why I sometimes spell my name "Abbey," like the church. :-)
About Soul's Mark
Humans were made to create, and especially with our bare hands. I have a deep appreciation for technology as well, but getting back to sewing and knitting with a needle and thread/yarn, or painting on canvas with my bare hands feels so important to me. I believe our souls communicate with God and all things around us through the things we make or do with our bodies.
As I make more with my hands, I learn that not everything has to be perfect, or look like it was made with a machine. There’s beauty in the imperfection. Or making a huge mess when you are in the stage of creation. I am constantly leaving scraps of thread everywhere I go or paint and marker marks on chairs, floors, even airplanes. It is almost comical at this point I can’t seem to create without leaving my mark on something around me. This is where the name of my business comes from — I am leaving my "Soul’s Mark" on the world.
I love color and music, and feel that it connects me to God and the spirit realm, or the heavenly state. Art is the closest experience we have on Earth to other realms, which is why I often feel happiest when I’m dancing to music, singing a song, painting an aura, or upcycling a jacket. I’ve been making art for so many years that I can pretty quickly get into what many call the “flow state” which is common amongst athletes as well. When I’m in this state, I can’t control with comes out of my body. God takes over and creates through me, and I’m often left kind of stunned by what I just made.
Now go make something! (Unless you’re exhausted then go sleep, hehe)
Why do I create?
Of course I love to share/sell my art, and meet new people, but above all: I truly hope to inspire you to pick up a paint brush, teach yourself how to sew, or sing in the car. The more creativity we let into our lives, the more we connect to our inner wisdom, our inner child (aka our youth!) and to our connection with God, the Earth and all things in this universe.
What are my mediums?
I love trying new things! In my free time I paint, sew, knit, upcycle, draw, photograph, edit, produce music, sing, DJ, and create digital art prints. I love editorial design because it combines my love of graphic design with fashion, photography, and creative storytelling in a fun way.
“We should start a company!” - Step Brothers
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I made this by taking inspiration from fashion magazines, but putting my own spin on it. I added art therapy activities, travel stories, lessons learned, outfits I made, ideas I had, doubts I had, other artists I met and concerts I went to.
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