About Me

I grew up in Massachusetts and have lived here all my life. I worked a 9 to 5 job for 13 years but finally got the courage to quit last year and follow my real passion as an artist and open my own small online shop. My love for making art started as a young kid in the 90s. I would never tire of trying to create things out of whatever was around me, including drawing on a few walls to my parents horror. haha! My main medium is drawing but over the years, and thanks to college, I have expanded into painting, digital art, and bookbinding. I'm also a huge nerd so I love making art about the things I'm passionate about be it: painting landscapes, fandom related drawings, bookish, or LGBTQIA+ related merch.

I came out as a lesbian at the age of 30[2020] and as I've learned more about myself and the community, I want to make more Pride related products that are a bit more subtle than most collections. For many of us coming out or wearing pride merch can be dangerous depending on where we live or the people around us. So my collection utilizes older ways of "flagging" such as flowers. This way people who are not out or semi closeted can still signal to other members of the community that they are one of them while the rest of the world remains clueless. I hope that makes sense. Whether you are questioning, in the closet, or out and proud, know that you are beautiful, you deserve to be protected, and you are loved.
Thank you,
Melissa J. Katcharian