Artist and small business owner @ A22 Studio
I design stickers, greeting cards, wrapping paper and more!
Team
Just me!
Skills & Responsibilities
Social media, content creation, merchandise design, product sourcing + everything in between
Date
Nov 2020 – Present
What is A22 Studio?
A Stationery Brand
A22 Studio is a brand I created around my original character Legume, a black & white, long-legged dog. I design cute stationery products such as stickers, greeting cards, wrapping paper, notepads, and more.
It Started With Passion
Like every artist, I have been creating drawings and paintings for as long as I can remember. I have always looked towards Japanese kawaii pop culture icons such as Sanrio, San-X, Pokémon for inspiration and I admired how iconic and influential a well-designed character can be.
💙 It started with passion
✏️ I design cute stationery
🇯🇵 Inspired by kawaii culture
My Achievements
What I'm Proud Of
- Graduating from an Etsy shop to my own store hosted on Shopify
- 2M+ views on an Instagram reel
- Collaborating with other businesses such as Stickii Club and Dreamie Clothing
- Selling at both local and interstate art markets
- Designing and creating products that I personally use
- Over 20k followers across Tik Tok & Instagram
- Thousands of items sold!
I'm working towards...
- Getting into wholesale and being sold at a retail store
- Improving my art skills and range of mediums – 3D art is next
- Designing a plush toy of my character, Legume
I Design Cute & Funny Cards,
- My card designs showcase my love for cute puns
- The text reads "Cappy Birthday!".. Haha
Sticker Sheets,
- One of my most popular designs is bread
- 300+ sheets sold
And More Stickers!
- Perfect size for drink bottles or laptops
- *Do not eat
Reflection 💭
Challenges
- Being consistent is really hard! When a business relies on continuous content creation, social media presence, on top of designing new products, it is easy to feel burnout.
- Having to juggle many different roles as a business owner strengthened my ability to prioritise tasks.