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sarah on Nov 29, 2020
5 out of 5 starsSuch a beautiful quote and print. Colors are beautiful. Makes me smile every day when I look at it hanging in my room.
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eatgrps78 on Sep 23, 2020
5 out of 5 starsIt’s beautiful!! This gorgeous watercolor flag was exactly what I wanted - it is even better than pictured. The colors are bright and it was in pristine condition when it arrived.
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JuliaMiles281 on Aug 25, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI love it! It's beautiful and the quote is really touching :)
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Jennifer Elliott on Jun 8, 2020
5 out of 5 starsFantastic art, gracious seller, efficient shipping. Thanks, Meera.
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Jennifer Elliott on Jun 8, 2020
5 out of 5 starsGorgeous art, courteous seller, efficient shipping. Thanks, Meera!
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Lynn on Jun 2, 2020
5 out of 5 starsA truly lovely and well crafted card with an excellent quote - many thanks.-
About meeraleepatel
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My books encourage readers to look inside themselves for the answer to every question.
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I make children's clothing that inspires little ones to be who they really are.
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New cards created in collaboration with one of my publishing partners, Amber Lotus.
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A page from my sketchbook, where I lay down ideas and thoughts.
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I create bright paintings that remind people of their capability and possibility.
There is magic everywhere.
I grew up telling stories with my words; eventually I learned to tell them silently, with scribbles, color, and feeling.
I'd always been a creative soul, writing and illustrating my own short stories and novels from a young age, using my imagination as fuel to create my own happiness.
The fear of being unable to support myself in a battered economy eventually led me to trade in my colored pencils for degrees in English and Journalism. After graduation, I immediately secured a job with a publishing company, where I edited papers and put my knowledge of the Oxford Style Manual to good use.
It was only a few months before I knew I'd slowly go insane if I didn't make a drastic change. With a slew of pent-up creative energy and strong desire for self-sustenance, I opened up my Etsy shop and began, once again, to let my imagination guide me.
Managing a full-time job and my freelance illustration career has been a difficult but invigorating journey. I've finally discovered a sense of community, purpose, and creative fulfillment. I've learned to embrace hard work, new challenges, and managed to tackle a lot of small (and large!) fears. Best of all, I've learned a lesson that it takes many people years to learn: that anything is possible, and that there is magic everywhere.
After six years, I finally quit my day job in February 2017. I packed up all of my things, sublet my apartment in Brooklyn, and hit the road, traveling alone for the next 8 months. With only my backpack and an open heart, I explored the unknown. I felt really scared and anxious about making this leap, but I did it anyway, and since then -- I haven't looked back once.
It was during my travels that I wrote and illustrated My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown, my first book of essays. It was published by Penguin Random House in January 2018 (www.meeralee.com/books).
All of my work is inspired and infused with little pieces of me -- feelings, wishes, and stories that would otherwise go untold. I hope you're able to find a smile and small parts of yourself in each piece I make, too.
Shop members
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Meera Lee Patel
Owner, Illustrator/Writer
I'm an illustrator and writer living and working in Nashville, TN. My work is heavily influenced by nature and the small stories found in daily life. I hope to make work that helps people connect to themselves, others, and the world around them.
Production partners
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Production house
Jersey City, NJ
A small, independent publishing house specializing in small run editions of artist books.
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TruColor Litho
Nashville, TN
All prints and cards are print using an HP Indigo Press on Mohawk 120 lb. paper, locally, in Nashville, TN. I go in to press check and sign, package, and brand all items.
Shop policies
I am the author of 3 books with Penguin Random House: Start Where You Are, My Friend Fear, and Made Out of Stars. To learn more about me and my work, please visit www.meeralee.com.
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Cancellations: not accepted
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