Check out this mini guide for Ireland's Basic Income For Artists ahead of the special information dump on Friday 1st May 2026 by Black British Yorùbá artist Love, Builder of Worlds. 

Love, Builder of Worlds is a queer and disabled multi disciplinary artist from Newham, London currently living in Blackrock, Dublin where they facilitate discussions in their members Virtual Art Studio. 

Alongside the Virtual Art Studio, they share a newsletter that focuses on queer media from across the African diaspora.

They utilise a wide range of art mediums to share their self expression and process their feelings including fiber arts, ceramics, web design, hair sculpture, landscape photography, poetry, animation and music production 

Image 1 description: A poster advertising a special information dump for Irelands Basic Income for Artists. It is on Friday 1 May 7pm GMT+1/WAT. At the bottom it reads learn more at lovebuilderofworlds.blog

Image 2 description: A poster for a virtual art studio by Love, Builder of Worlds. It reads: Creative coaching and body doubling session. -Hosted on zoom -Free for members -Closed Captions. Virtual ART STUDIO. Discussions, body doubling, tutorials and creative advice with trans-disciplinary artist Love, Builder of Worlds. At the bottom of the poster it says: poems, music, film/tv, fiber arts, plus

Image 3 description : Love, Builder of Worlds with their brown hoodie up in a train station wearing a red N95 mask looking directly into the camera.

Hi all, hope you are well and utilising all the coping strategies in your arsenal to navigate through this particular timeline.

I want to share the proposed agenda for Virtual Art Studio Friday 1st May as there will be no body doubling.

Belonging, uniformity and creating (Ireland's Basic Income For Artists Info Dump) - Friday 1st May 2026 7pm

New Agenda:

• Discussion on belonging, uniformity and creating powered by the Full Moon in Libra
• Groupbreak
• Special Information Dump on Ireland's Basic Income For Artists where I will be applying live.

Prepare for Ireland's Basic Income For Artists information dump by checking out a few links beforehand:

1. I'm prepared to get Ireland's Basic Income For Artists easy explanation blog post from my perspective on how I prepare to apply during the Virtual Art Studio information dump
2. A free ticket to Virtual Art Studio to share with your artists friends that maybe interested in the discussion or the information dump. 
3. Guideline for Basic Income Scheme by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
4. FAQs for Basic Income Scheme by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
5. Sample Application Survey for Basic Income For Artists by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
6. A 10 minute instructional video showing how to register and submit your application for the Basic Income for the Arts scheme 2026 - 2029
7. Application Portal for the Basic Income Scheme

For queries about this scheme or the application process you can email basicincomeforthearts@ccs.gov.ie

Photo Credit - Anon

Breaking Tunes Basic Income Webinar - Thursday 30th April 2026 4pm

Basic Income FAQs for musicians by First Music Contact

Introduction to Logic Pro (6 week remote) course - Starting Monday 11th May 2026

GRRL CLUB RECORDS is oftering a remote 6 weeks beginners course on popular digital audio workstation (DAW) Logic Pro.

Image Description: A poster advertising a special information dump for Irelands Basic Income for Artists. It is on Friday 1 May 7pm GMT+1/WAT. At the bottom it reads learn more at lovebuilderofworlds.blog

I am back with another newsletter, sharing art and media that has made my little gay heart happy during these increasingly agitating times.

This month I am preparing to apply for Ireland's Basic Income for Artists plus I created a new members area as I am experimenting with web design. Shout out to everyone that attended the March Virtual Art Studio, don't miss the Full Moon in Libra Virtual Art Studio!!

Lemme even share feedback given about "The Importance of Experimenting" March 2026 Virtual Art Studio: 

"Honest, open, fun, hardcore, critical, inspiring, communal, brave, spirited, caring, free, silly, needed"

"The interactive activity was really fun. I loved some of the other answers given."

"I really enjoyed the music and the discussion. I also enjoyed how the agenda was presented, it felt very accessible for me."

We are supporting LGBTQ refugees from East Africa!

Virtual Art Events

Be Black Do Magic - Black LGBTQ Social by Soe Noire

Friday 10th April 2026  7pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
12midnight (11th Apr) WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
1am (11th Apr) CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)

Basic Income Guidelines Webinar by First Music Contact Ireland

Monday 13th April 2026  11am-12noon EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
4pm-5pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
5pm-6pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)

Denial & Collective Care in the Age of Pandemics by Healing Justice LDN

Tuesday 14th April 2026  1pm-3pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
6pm-8pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
7pm-9pm  CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)

Da Black Queers Be Writing by Home Grown Visions Art Collaborative

Wednesday 15th April 2026  9.30am-11.30am EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
2.30pm-4.30pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
3.30pm-5.30pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)

Monday 20th April 2026  4pm-5pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
9pm-11pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
10pm-12midnight CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)

Frizz Media presents Fros & Faes: A Whimsical Virtual Drag Show hosted by Soe Noire

Saturday 25th April 2026  7pm-8.45pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
12midnight-1.45am (26th Apr) WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
1am-2.45am (26th Apr) CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)

Virtual Art Studio by Love, Builder of Worlds: Belonging, uniformity and creating for the Full Moon in Libra.

Friday 1st May 2026  2pm-4pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
7pm- 9pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
8pm-10pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)

Art

Music

Let Me Be Great - Sampha The Great, Angelique Kidjo, an extremely African linkup that reminds me trust my ancestors and my destiny

Cherry Fields Forever - Francesca Wexler, a fun lesbian hip hop bop

Elsewhere - Aja Monet, a beautiful poetry song that helped me feel like I could be elsewhere really soon

Commuter's Commitment (Mundane Mondays) Music Video - an anti-work lo-fi jazz song and accompanying music video directed by myself, Love, Builder of Worlds

Virtual Art Studio Welcome Radio curated by myself Love, Builder of Worlds on Tidal for March 2026 (18mins)

Virtual Art Studio Breakout Room Radio curated by myself Love, Builder of Worlds on Tidal for March 2026 (30mins)

Literature

Too far gone, too gay for god - Poem by myself Love, Builder of Worlds detailing my feelings about Abrahamic religion and my self acceptance.

Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery by Pamela Sneed, a powerful poetry book exploring lesbian romance, freedom, power and religion.

The COVID Logs - A queer, disabled collection of art and writing capturing the realities of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Solarpunk Story - a mini story in a world where representational democracy has been abolished by myself, Love, Builder of Worlds

Pariah Script - the script of classic queer black film Pariah, perfect reading for screenwriters and filmmakers

Education for Critical Consciousness by Paulo Freire a book about revolutionary method of education. The principles detailed in this book contribute to what I believe education may look like in a freedomspace.

Unemployment Series - diary entries from the beginning of my 60 days notice period, after being laid off from a large pharmaceutical company after 5.5 years.

A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins, a queer black romance novel about best friends struggling with their feelings, stud/fem and lesbian/bisexual main characters. Great smut, very detailed and vivid.

Recognising large scale money ritual, what practising COVID safety means to me - essay on what had motivated me to continue practising COVID safety years after government recommendations by myself Love, Builder of Worlds, edited by Katlego.

Film

YorubaPlus YouTube Channel - I enjoyed the range of films released in 2024-2025 :Ile Odu (2024) Aminah (2024) Machine (2024) Gbawa lowo Biliki (2024) Ilako (2025)

Its been a minute so I can't remember the synopsis for them all but Gbawa lowo Biliki is hilarious. These films are in Yorùbá and best suited to people with some understanding of the language.

Dreamers (2025) - a heartbreaking tale of two African women falling in love in a detention centre

Films I watched for free via my local library on Kanopy

Suicide Kale (2016)- a funny film a about lesbians having brunch

Sheer Good Fortune - Celebrating Toni Morrison (2014) - a beautiful documentary giving iconic writer Toni Morrison her flowere

The Wall Street Boy (2023) - a cute wholesome Kenyan film about a young man that uses his talents to help his community

Resources and Opportunities

Piskel App - a free online editor for animation and pixel art

222 years - Tanimoshe Who knows how to do it? - a celebratory post about Haitian Independence coupled with a call to direct action and mutual aid

Start Page - a private search engine, for those looking to degoogle

Tonic Music Mental Health Support - mental health support for musicians in the UK only

JadeStage - an indie website where every YouTube video uploaded has a fair chance of being seen. No algorithm

Alegrez RSVP reader - An open source RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) tool which to helps you read long texts in less time by eliminating eye movement and improving concentration. Check out my RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) Video Series where I utilise RSVP for the blog posts I shared in 2025.

Theres so many more resources and art opportunities I will be sharing on my blog so if you ain't a member be sure to sign up, share this post with someone you know thats tired of scrolling through AI slop. 

Image description: A poster for a virtual art studio by Love, Builder of Worlds. It reads: Creative coaching and body doubling session. -Hosted on zoom -Free for members -Closed Captions. Virtual ART STUDIO. Discussions, body doubling, tutorials and creative advice with trans-disciplinary artist Love, Builder of Worlds. At the bottom of the poster it says: poems, music, film/tv, fiber arts, plus

I have been meaning to share what has caught my attention, spaces I enjoy and work that has shaped my worldview. Plus I am sharing resources and platforms that have actually helped me navigate my artistic spiral. If you are a member of my blog be sure to check out the pinned post for more art. This newsletter is available to read for free so please share it with your friends.

Also we are boycotting Spotify!

Virtual Events

Virtual Art Studio by Love, Builder of Worlds: Experimentation and Creativity

Sunday 5th April 2026

10am-12noon EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
3pm- 5pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
4pm-6pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)

Free for members of the blog or €4.40/$5 for non-members

Aliah Sheffield Livestream Concert

Sunday 29th March 2026

7pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami) 
8pm CDT/UTC-5 (Houston, St Louis)
2am WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)

Starting at $1 then $0.01 increase after each sale

Homegrown Visions Arts Collaborative - Da Black Queers Be Writing is a virtual writing group

Spring Sessions will be held January 11th -May 10th
Every Sunday 6-8pm EST
2nd and 4th Mondays 4-6pm EST
1st, 3rd, & 5th Wednesdays 9:30am-11:30am EST

Free to register

Homegrown Visions Arts Collaborative - Feedback session

Saturday 4th April

Time - TBD

“Becoming Otherwise: Black Trans Feminist Imagination as Spiritual and Political Practice.” Teach in by Nala Simone Toussaint

Wednesday, April 1st

6:30 PM EST

Free to register

Art

Heres art inspires my work and outlook, from books to music, TV shows to podcasts here are my spring 2026 recommendations:

Land of Milk and Honey - a straight-forward essay by oneofthemany about challenging the reality of being an immigrant in Ireland

My Workplace Bully - an emotional poem by Katlego expressing the cruelty and bullying they experienced at work

Yearning For Remission - a heartfely poem by Palesa Mou exploring the impact pain can have on a person

Image description: a close up picture of artist Raldie Young, he is wearing a black lace top and white beads. Single title "WRONG/RIGHT" is shown at the bottom of the picture alongside "RALDIE YOUNG" and his logo.

WRONG/RIGHT - Serving as the lead single for his forthcoming 2026 mixtape, PHOENIX,"WRONG/RIGHT" is a bold, high-stakes collision of Alternative R&B, House, and Jersey Club. True to Raldie’s signature eccentric and genre-bending style, the track blends the syncopated rhythms of his Afrobeat roots with driving, underground club production. I was hooked as soon as I heard it.

Ivy Sole is my favourite musician that practices COVID safety - they are a black non-binary artist from Philly creating smooth dreamy and jazzy rap music.

Be sure to check out their song "The Ways (demo)" its one of my favourite songs by them.

To Hive and to Hold – A Solarpunk Interactive Fiction Story by Aleya Jobson

Dismantling the Master's Clock On Race, Space, and Time - A radical book on time, quantum physics, and racial justice from artist and advocate Rasheedah Phillips.

If your oppressors reward you? - Poem - a poem about grappling with ambition and success in an unjust world by myself Love, Builder of Worlds

do not fuck the police - BLAQUEHEART

Image Description: A black and white illustration that says "kill all pigs do not fuck them" there's black hearts all around and a disabled black person in office wear shooting a pig dressed as a cop

Art work for Fuck The Police single

Image description: Artwork for Fuck The Police single. It is a screenshot from social media showing an African person wrapped in an Congolese flag standing on a silver car as a police person viciously attacks them.

Fuck The Police (feat. Kelechi Okafor & CHXPMONEY) - a song speaking truth to power regarding the pigs by ItsDjBabyBitch

Commuter's Commitment (Mundane Mondays) Music Video - a music video for my anti-work lofi jazz single, directed by myself Love, Builder of Worlds

Voices of IWA Podcast - a podcast focused on amplifying the voice of women throughout the African Diaspora who have made a choice to practice and live an African lifestyle through the incorporation of African traditions.

Simply More - a memoir by Cynthia Erivo which details her experiences as a Black British artist and entertainer

London - Nina Simone's Baltimore Cover (Live) - a live song cover of Nina Simones cover of Baltimore, recorded in 2024 by myself Love, Builder of Worlds.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - a sci-fi TV show following the ups and downs of cadet life in outer-space, diverse cast and queer representation and liberal themes

Wicked For Good... Was it? - an animated podcast reviewing the film Wicked For Good by oneofthemany, animated by myself, Love, Builder of Worlds 

The barbarism of bio essentialism and how it is linked to anti-african sentiments - an essay based on Reddit post detailing the cruelty and anti-african nature of bio essentialism by myself Love, Builder of Worlds

222 years - Tanimoshe Who knows how to do it? - a celebratory post about Haitian Independence coupled with a call to direct action and mutual aid

Resources/Platforms

so very virtual - my favourite substack, its a regular newsletter of online opportunities, virtual events, and helpful resources for these pandemic times

Learn Yoruba for Beginners by Abisola Babatunde - an audiobook for Yorùbá language learners.

tune.of.blackness - a virtual space dedicated to supporting exploration, discovery, and healing for individuals and communities through health and wellness. This space is for queer black people and offered by A.P. (they/themme + we/us) a queer creator + disruptor with an extensive background in mental health, social services, and community organizing.

Yorùbá Yé Mi  - an interactive, communicative, introductory, multi-media program intended to provide college/university students with basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of language learning in Yorùbá. 

Comradery is a cooperatively owned platform for creatives as an alternative to Substack and Medium. Check out Cooking Fulla Joy for joyful cooking tips from Erica Joy of Cosmic Healing

LettuceMeet - A web tool to help you plan meet ups

Photopea - Free web based Adobe Photoshop alternative

Writing Tips - a microblog entry sharing advice on writing particularly for people that have ADHD or similar symptoms

Divination for Liberation by The People's Oracle - a community space by Dayna Lynn Nuckolls focussed on sidereal astrology as a predictive tool for spiritual, emotional and collective liberation.

Opportunities

Open call for photography, poetry, essays, collages, drawings, paintings, interviews, playlists, multi-media materials, and any other materials that highlight black fatness in a creative and meaningful way.

Open art studio in Dublin, Ireland where creative people can meet in person, work on their own projects and utilise the free materials available with a seasoned artist facilitating the space.

This newsletter is available to read for free so please help me and share it with your friends.

Date/Time: 

Saturday 7th March
4pm- 6pm GMT/UTC+0 
5pm-7pm WAT/CET/UTC+1

Location : Zoom 

The virtual art studio is space for creative coaching, experimenting and collaboration. I will be facilitating a space for artists and creative people to share their ideas, thoughts, aspirations and struggles. 

It is a virtual event, for people from all over the world to join from the comfort of their homes. 

There will be captions, text chat and a transcript available. 

Depending on vibes and attendees going forward this virtual art studio can operate like an IRL art studio with plenty of offerings. It can serve as an art tutorial space, a place to vent, an organising meeting, a book club or joint meditation.

For the debut session I am offering up discussions and reflections on being neuro diverse while creating.

If you are a member you can get the zoom link here.  For non-members tickets can be found on the Tickets page

A cover of Nina Simone's cover of Baltimore from the perspective of a Londoner. 

Lyrics:

Beat-up little seagull

On a marble stair 

Lookin' find the ocean

Searchin' everywhere 

Hard times in the city In a hard town by the Thames

Ain't nowhere to run to

There ain't nothin' here for free

Looker on the corner 

Waiting for a train 

Drunk, lying on the pavement

And sleeping in the rain 

And the people hide their faces

And they close their eyes

London's dyin'

And they don't know why

As Londoner 

Why's it hard just to live?

As Londoner

Ain't it hard just to live?

Just to live

Get my sister Temi and my little brother Seun

Get a big old g-wagon

And take us away 

Move out of the country

For our quality of life

Never gonna come back here

'Til pigs will fly

Oh Londoners 

Ain't it hard just to live?

Us Londoners 

We are trying to live

Us Londoners 

We are trying to live

Trying to live

TW: child labour, human trafficking and slavery

First published on twitter Jun 13, 2019

Image reads: Deb @zebzalebz Jun 13, 2019

Also fashion is a scam. And keeping up with new fashion and constantly buying new clothes and getting throwing away old clothes does nothing for the environment. Theres enough clothes on this planet that if we never manufactured a single item again we'd still have a huge surplus.

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Feb 2026 reflection: now I know how much the fashion industry pollutes I hate it even more. Plus the fashion industry faciliate and benefits directly from child labour, human trafficking and slavery.