I’m a nerdy retired U.S. veteran, author, and illustrator from Minnesota, and a casual Marvel Rivals player. This shop started because I wanted to share games and art with other people who love the same stuff.

It began with Marvel Rivals memes and drawings on Facebook and TikTok. People started asking for the art, so the side projects turned into pins and magnets. I already collected both, and once I bought a button maker I wanted my own drawings on them. Most of them live in my at-home library, next to the books and the other nerdy things I refuse to put in a drawer.

The Pokémon pins came from a different pile. My husband and I collect cards for fun, and a lot of them were just sitting in the dark. We pressed the ones we were not keeping into button pins so they could be worn or pinned up instead of gathering dust.

I hope the shop feels like that library: small, a little nerdy, and easy to smile at. Online or offline, I want the work to bring a bit of joy with it. Let’s see where this goes.