The Happy Mouse Studio blog is now back up and running! I’ll be posting at least once a month.. sharing the behind the scenes of my studio, the process of my work, my monthly reviews, any tips and tricks that may help you in your own practice and some art challenges/moodboards for you to join in with.
So without further ado, it’s time to introduce you to the studio and the artist behind it….
Happy Mouse Studio is an illustration and pattern design studio based in Sheffield, UK. The two main ingredients for Happy Mouse Studio are a little spare bedroom of the house, acting as a studio space and an illustrator running on an excessive amount of tea.
I’m Michaela, the artist behind the illustrations. My favourite thing to do is draw and I can’t imagine not being able to spend my days creating new designs for you all to enjoy. My days usually consist of working on new illustrations, coming up with ideas for my shop, sending out shop orders to all you lovely customers and developing patterns to be used for textiles. I also work alongside my studio assistant Oliver, although he spends most of his time snoozing on the job.
Plants are the main source of inspiration for my work and I love to try and include a little snippet of nature in each of my pieces. I primarily create my work digitally, however I really want to get back into painting, so you may see some new additions coming soon. Another source of inspiration is the beautiful little details that I come across in day to day life, I think it’s important to appreciate the small comforts that bring you happiness, whether that’s curling up on the sofa with a cup of tea, conversations with friends or even just watering your plants.
Thank you for reading along (if you made it this far, gold star for you!) and I look forward to talking to you more soon!