How exactly did this happen.
To start off, Hello! My name is Juno. or at least that's what I prefer to be called. Now, I wanted to kinda just tell how the Idea of me making and selling my art became a thing.
It originally started in High school, around I wanna say 2022 where I was taking a Business Course. One of our big assiments was to make a presentation about our selfs, as a way to sell our talent to a Business to strike a deal. During that time, I was adamant at wanting to put my art to good use and do something with it. I felt strongly that I could totally make money off my art, and still have creative freedom over it.
Fast forward to the Summer of 2023. I always visited my Dad in a different State during the summers, and He knew a lot about art and having your own business, as did my Step Mom. (Hi both of you<3). I used to go by Pix during that time, as I was struggling to find a name that I loved. When I had told my Dad and Step Mom about wanting to have a store, the first thing they asked was "what's its name?". I didn't actually know, what I wanted to call it, untill my Step Said "Your Online alias is Pix right, so why not PIx Stix, but with an x?". That was when I knew I had something to work with.
That summer didn't have much for me though. I was still 1 year away from being a Senior in High School, and I was struggling with a lot of mental stuff. But I had hope.
2024. My Last year of the School I called Hell, the start of a new me. During those months in school, I would find myself doodling and drawing a lot on White Boards. Specifically I would doodle Manga Panels from Beastars. Others and my Teachers seemed to enjoy that art work a lot, so I decided to keep that with me.
I struggled a lot to find what I wanted to be my First Ever Sticker. I was having really bad Art Block. I decided to try and overcome this my using new brushes, and drawing a random Pokemon with it. The Pokemon I rolled was Sableye. I showd the Finished Profuct to friends and family, and got a lot of positive thoughts. soi committed, and after turning 18, getting my ID and Credentials, I made my Etsy Strore and listed my first Sticker.
I,m happy how far I've come at the time of writing this, even is all my sales have been relatives. I cant wait to some point be known, even if its just by a few random people, what my art is like.