Meet the Crumbs! Sugar, Spice, Salty and Sweet are the
creations of Scotland-born-Northumberland based freelance cartoonist Emma
Friel, shared with the hopes of helping people gain healthier coping mechanisms
and bring awareness to how we’re all doing mentally. They’ve learned a lot in
their own self care journeys and they want to share their lessons with you!
If you want a pigeon friend of your own, check out the
Moodypidge Etsy shop! You can also look at the Events page to see where
Moodypidge and Crumbs will be next!
If you have any questions and/or want to get in touch
directly, feel free to reach out to me here or on my social media sites above!
About Emma
Crumbs began as a personal therapy art project when I was
going through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in 2019. I used the inktober
challenge of that year to create self help and self care reminders (Progress,
not perfection) as well as some lessons that are a bit harder to swallow
(People won’t always forgive you). I wanted to take better care of myself
mentally while still staying grounded and taking responsibility for myself.
I shared my pieces online for inktober and was surprised at
all the encouraging comments people had and their requests to see more. So I
started to delve more into the characters themselves and bring them more to
life, while sharing their ‘wisdoms’; the lessons I learned in therapy or life
in general.
I wanted to explore self care and looking after myself
without getting stagnant or allowing my illnesses to get the best of me. This
is a big reason why the pigeons have such different personalities. They
originally personified around my moods as a way for me to track how I felt
every day. But now they’ve become a great way to share all sorts of advice with
all sorts of people!
I update this blog at the end of every month, sharing updates from social media, new products I've worked on and events that I've been to.
I update this blog at the end of every month, sharing updates from social media, new products I've worked on and events that I've been to.