In early 2015, some friends I played Magic the Gathering with asked me if I wanted to try my hand at Dungeons & Dragons, and my life was changed. From the minis, to the maps, journals, and character creation, I fell completely in love with the unfettered creative potential of role playing games. Since then I have been developing my miniature painting as my career and most favorite hobby.  

I was in school for music, specifically sound recording: a half science, half music degree. My career was my passion and I landed internships and a full time job before I graduated. For 6 years, I worked at and eventually managed a state of the art recording studio. While working as an audio engineer, I still painted minis. At the beginning of 2020, I decided to put some minis I had painted up for sale on Etsy. I was running out of room for models at home, and I wanted to start playing Warhammer 40k, so needed some extra cash. I recycled an old rule we used to use while playing magic: Any money made from trading cards must be spent on buying more cards. So, I would sell a mini, buy some minis, sell a mini, buy some minis.

Then, the pandemic hit, and I was working from home, taking care of the recording studio remotely. I was selling a mini or two a week and thought that, if I had a printer that I could run while working from home, I could paint more, and sell more minis. I decided then that instead of buying minis with revenue from painted models, I would save up for a printer, and in June, 2020, I was able to buy one. By August, 2020, I decided to go part time at the studio, and focus more on minis and on freelance audio work. Throughout the second half of 2020, I worked harder than ever before: training my replacement at the studio, developing a successful freelance audio career, and printing and painting more miniatures for games.

I'm typing this little bio and it's 2022. What started as my little mini business created so I could just fund the hobby has turned into my main gig. I still do freelance audio/video because I love it, but the mini biz is my focus and priority, and it has been unbelievably rewarding. I sit with a paint cue a mile long, 8 printers (and counting) running day and night, and a fully functioning business. I celebrate every day. Thank you for supporting my shop!

 - Sarah