MEET THE (SPACE) ARTIST

Likes: cats, pastel colors, cute bongs, diet soda, spiritual growth, community, kindness, balance, passion;

Dislikes: bugs that move too fast, mean-spirited jokes, anxiety, semi-solid lumpy foods (I'm looking at you, fruit yogurts), the suffocating pressure to always put productivity before self-care

Hello there! I'm Alyssa, an Earth-based intergalactic artist seeking to rediscover the meaning of life on this little blue marble. Meowberry Zero is a developing story about self-discovery through "meowberries," fictional fruits that represent the relationship between struggle and growth, as told by Starlys.

I have a BFA in illustration, but I have been writing and doodling since I could hold a pencil (and later, a tablet stylus, when we ran out of paper and walls). I "draw" my inspiration from absolutely everything; I particularly love nature and animals, stationery, retro gaming consoles, and (hoarding) cute novelty things. I'm inspired by free spirits who seek to love themselves and, by extension, the world around them.

I work both digitally and traditionally to design stickers, prints, notepads, and more. When I'm not drawing or frantically scribbling down more Meowberry Zero notes, I'm either nose-deep in my cats' soft bellies or gaming.