Art is just my thing. Whether it be illustration, painting, writing, creating music, cooking— you name it, I love to do it. Papa Bear Illustrations is a project that I hope to cultivate into something bigger than I ever could have imagined, and you reading this is a huge part in that, so thank you. I am a 24 year old Native American woman based in Oregon, who just wants to create art and make people feel seen, heard, and represented through what I create. Activism and amplifying marginalized voices is part of what I do, and why I do it. This little shop is Woman owned, Queer owned, and Native owned, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. I create for those who never felt like they saw themselves in a beautiful light. I create to tell truths under-told. I create for myself. I create to allow people to see beauty in the unique, the mundane, and the ridiculous.

Shu’ ’aa-shi nin-la. Thank you.