Purple Inkwell Studios / Writer · Illustrator · Photographer
April Martin
I write strange stories and draw the worlds they leave behind.
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Purple Inkwell Studios
Explore the Studio
Five doors into the work. Follow whichever interests you.
The Portfolio
Illustration, traditional ink, mixed media, visual narratives, and experiments from the studio.
View the Portfolio ↗ 02 / Creative EducationClasses & Workshops
Creative workshops and classes in illustration, photography, storytelling, and mixed media.
Explore Workshops ↗ 03 / Writing & WorldbuildingOriginal Worlds
Psychological horror, gothic fantasy, speculative fiction, and the worlds behind the stories.
Enter Original Worlds ↗ 04 / Selected WritingPublications
Selected writing, essays, publications, and creative projects from the studio.
Explore Writing ↗ 05 / The Studio StoreThe Inkwell Shoppe
Original artwork, digital creations, stickers, commissions, and curious things worth keeping.
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A Little About the Artist
I'm April Martin, a writer and illustrator with a background in photography, design, teaching, and eight years of service as a B-1 bomber crew chief in the United States Air Force.
My work returns to memory, identity, imagination, and the things people learn to hide. Sometimes those ideas become illustrated books. Sometimes they become a photograph or an ink drawing with more questions than answers.
I make strange little worlds about very human things.