Today’s featured artist is the owner of Mew Mew Shoppe, a fun, cheerful and inexpensive jewelry shop on Etsy. She creates one of a kind jewelry with lots of semi-precious stones. I asked her some of the usual questions about herself, so we all have a little insight to her as a person. Her favorite color is black: “I can’t stop myself from buying black. I don’t know why.” On the weekends you’ll find her eating a breakfast of eggs – her favorite food that she could eat 24 hours a day. In the afternoons she loves going for a run or a hike “…or shopping, haha. [She's] incredibly happy in all of those situations.” If she could go anywhere in the world she says “I’d love to do a tour of Europe… I’ve never been, so I always thought it would be incredible to go! I have a 3 week tour across Europe I have all planned out in my head…. someday!!!!!!”
Here is what she has to say about her work and jewelry:
What started you in your art/craft?
I love jewelry but it’s just out of my price range most of the time. I’m not cheap, but I’m frugal… and spending $80 on a pair of earrings isn’t always in my budget. So, I started making the ones I thought I could make myself, and just got started from there! :)
What are your favorite materials/tools?
I love everything I work with, honestly!! It’s hard to pin down one thing! I do love photography, though I’m not very good at it. This hobby gives me a great excuse to pull out my camera and try to get creative, practice and tweak to my heart’s content tho. You can never take too many good pictures of jewelry!! :)
Who’s your biggest inspiration?
I’m not so inspired by one person in general… but I’m very inspired by where I live, Vancouver, BC. Not only is it a stunning city, and everywhere I look, I find something new and interesting! It’s really easy to be inspired in a city that’s so beautiful!!
How long have you being producing your work/How did you get started in it?
I’ve actually only been creating since last April and I opened the shop in May. I was unemployed at the time and desperate for a hobby for it worked well!! :)
Where do you hope your art will take you in the next year?
Honestly, I LOVE my current job, so I have no hopes for my jewelry outside of it being an Etsy shop I entertain at night. I would love to sell a few more items, maybe be featured a bit more, but I’m very happy with the current state of my shop and the feedback I’ve received so far!!
Is there anything you want people to get/take away from your work?
I just want people to feel special! Ever piece of jewelry should be special or it shouldn’t be purchased or bought in the first place. If you don’t feel special wearing it, then it’s not good enough for you… and I want all my jewelry to feel special to whoever buys it! And want them to feel special waring it!
What advice would you give to an artist just starting out?
Don’t give up. Don’t get frustrated. Don’t think less of yourself if things don’t go as planned. There is always a very special market out there who will be interested in exactly what you have to sell. You just need to find them and reach out to them… but they’re there, so don’t give up!
Make sure to check out her amazing work!
