A collaboration done for Liz Schmidt's Canine Circus plush kickstarter. I was tasked with designing a washi tape and an enamel pin featuring the characters in the plush collection. The guest artists were given full creative freedom over the outcomes and I took a lot of inspiration from vintage circus themes co-mingled with the color palette of the campaign to maintain a level of consistency across the pieces. Both of my items sold the most units of the stretch goal products.
In the summer of 2021 I pitched the idea of a collaborative enamel pin collection to my pals over at Catmint Studios and after a bit of brainstorming we came up with the criteria that would set in motion an ongoing series of blind bag pin collections that we're still expanding on to this day. Together we've produced 3 different 12-pin sets of blind bags, with both parties creating 6 designs each.
My roles:
• Designing 6 pins for the Fright Night Felines Set
• Designing 6 pins for the Pawtisserie Set
• Designing 6 pins for the Festive Felines Set
• Designing the checklist for Fright Night Felines
• Brainstorming & Pitching ideas for set themes and designs
• Building and running our trading discord server
• Designing the backstamp for the Fright Night Felines & Pawtisserie sets
My roles:
• Designing 6 pins for the Fright Night Felines Set
• Designing 6 pins for the Pawtisserie Set
• Designing 6 pins for the Festive Felines Set
• Designing the checklist for Fright Night Felines
• Brainstorming & Pitching ideas for set themes and designs
• Building and running our trading discord server
• Designing the backstamp for the Fright Night Felines & Pawtisserie sets
In 2017 I launched my own independent storefront selling my art on products like enamel pins, stickers, lanyards, art prints, and keychains. Since then I've launched a successful Kickstarter campaign and raised over $14,000 from the original $650 goal, branched out my offerings to drinkware and car decals, and expanded my audience across social media to over 30K followers. My biggest joys come from expressing myself through my art and growth as both a product designer and an illustrator.
