Pole Dancing Pins is created by artist, illustrator, and designer Nikkie Stinchcombe (aka Little Paper Forest). Nikkie started her pole dancing journey in 2012 while pursuing a degree in illustration and has continued attending classes ever since! With over a decade of experience, her skills remain mediocre — but she still enjoys a fun, challenging, and deeply rewarding workout and socializing with the wonderful community.

Pole Dancing Pins

Nikkie merged her profession as an illustrator with her passion for pole dancing to create her very first pole dancing pin in 2018. What started as a single design quickly grew into a collection, followed by a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2019 to bring several more designs to life. This led to multiple collections, colour variants, stickers, and keychains. Pole Dancing Pins gained its own social media presence in 2020 and officially launched its standalone website in 2024. Today, Pole Dancing Pins continues to be an artistic expression of Nikkie’s love for both illustration and pole dancing, as well as her deep connection with the community and lifelong friends she’s made along the way. ♡

Carousel Photography by Emily Soti Photography