1. How a Piece Goes From Idea to Finished Product
Every piece starts as a feeling, not a plan. Maybe it’s a colour I can’t stop thinking about, or a shape that keeps showing up in my sketchbook. I never really know what something is going to be until my hands are already in it.
Here’s what that actually looks like — the messy middle, the moments I almost scrapped it, and the point where it finally clicked. Nothing here is perfect and that’s kind of the whole point. Every mark you see is a decision. I hope you can feel that when you hold it.
2. Why You Started Poodlebear World
I didn’t start Poodlebear World because I had a business plan. I started it because I kept making things and quietly leaving them in corners of my home, wondering if they belonged somewhere or if they belonged to someone.
This store is me finding out. A small world I’m building piece by piece, where the things I make can finally find the people they were made for.
If you’re here, I think you might be one of those people. And that genuinely means everything.
3. Behind the Scenes of Running a Small Store
Nobody talks about the unglamorous part of making things — the spreadsheets, the packaging tape that won’t cooperate, the three hours spent writing a product description for something that took thirty seconds to fall in love with.
This is that part.
Every order gets packed by one pair of hands — mine. I add a little note because I want you to know a real person made this and a real person is sending it to you.
Small stores run on that feeling. Thank you for making it worth it.
4. What Inspires You
Current obsessions, in no particular order: The colour of old walls in late afternoon light. Flea market ceramics with chips and histories. The way some music feels like a specific room. Children’s book illustrations from the 70s. The nature, the decor…
I don’t always know how these things end up in my work. But they always do, eventually.
5. Work in Progress Shots
This isn’t finished. not even close. But I wanted to show you this moment before I know what it is, before I’ve decided anything. This is the part that’s just possibility.
Some of my favourite things I’ve ever made started looking exactly like this. A little uncertain. A little alive.
This little world is just getting started, and I’m glad you found your way here.
If you’re an artist who makes things with care and a little bit of soul — there might be a place for you here too. I’m slowly opening the doors to creators who want to be part of something small, honest, and growing. Come make things alongside me.
So that’s me — one person, two hands, approximately too many ideas, and a store named after something that makes absolutely no logical sense but felt completely right.
Welcome to Poodlebear World. I think you’re going to like it here.
2 responses to “The Person Behind the Poodles”
Great content! Keep up the good work!
Thank you !