Etsy Shop Launch
The Shop Is Officially Open
For a long time, I didn't think of myself as someone building a business. I thought of myself as someone trying to make it through.
Art entered my life long before I ever imagined selling it. It showed up as a way to process experiences I didn't yet have language for. It became a place to put grief, joy, fear, hope, and all the complicated things that come with being human. When life felt overwhelming, art became a kind of lantern—something small I could carry through the dark when I couldn't yet see the whole path ahead.
Over the years, creating became more than a coping skill. It became a practice. A way of paying attention. A way of documenting what it means to live in a body, to move through hardship, to find community, and to keep choosing life again and again.
Today, I'm excited to share that my Etsy shop is officially open. While the shop is filled with stickers, pins, jewelry, keychains, zines, and other handmade creations, what you're really finding there are pieces of stories. Many of these designs began as notes to myself. Small messages scribbled across difficult seasons. Reminders that softness isn't weakness. That healing is rarely linear. That joy matters. That survival deserves to be honored. That we are worthy of care, even on the days we struggle to believe it.
Some pieces are playful. Some are rooted in disability, chronic illness, and healing. Some draw from queer and trans experiences. Others simply exist because delight is worthy of space in our lives.
But every piece carries a story. And every piece was made with care.
I've always been fascinated by the ways ordinary objects can carry meaning. A sticker can become a reminder. A pin can become a conversation. A journal prompt can become a doorway. What looks like a small object on the surface often carries a much larger story underneath. As a queer, trans, and disabled artist, I think often about what it means to create in a world that sometimes asks us to disappear. So much of my work is rooted in the belief that our stories matter, that our experiences deserve to be documented, and that creativity can be a form of resistance.
Creation, for me, has always felt a little like planting seeds. You make something without knowing exactly where it will end up. You send it out into the world and trust that it might find someone who needs it. That a sticker might land on a laptop belonging to a struggling teenager. That a pin might become a small symbol of belonging. That a journal prompt might help someone uncover a truth they've been carrying for years. This shop is an extension of that hope.
It's a place where art and advocacy meet. Where creativity and community overlap. Where the things I write about, teach about, and document through my other projects can take physical form.
One thing I've learned about creativity is that it rarely sits still. This shop may be launching today, but it is far from finished. There are already new stickers, pins, zines, journals, and other projects in the works, and I expect the shop to continue growing and evolving alongside my creative practice. Some future pieces will be playful, some deeply personal, and others connected to the larger themes that inspire my work: softness, survival, disability justice, queer and trans joy, community care, and healing. In many ways, this launch feels less like a destination and more like the opening chapter of a new story. So if something here resonates with you, I hope you'll check back from time to time. There will always be new things taking root, new stories being told, and new creations finding their way into the world.
Launching this shop during Pride Month feels especially meaningful. Pride, for me, has never been only about celebration. It's about visibility. It's about survival. It's about creativity. It's about honoring the people who came before us and imagining the futures we're still fighting to build. Every piece in this shop exists because generations of queer and trans people insisted on creating, loving, dreaming, and surviving despite everything. I carry that legacy with me every time I make something.
Whether you've been following my work for years or you've just stumbled across this corner of the internet, thank you. Thank you for reading, sharing, supporting, encouraging, and believing in what I create. Every purchase supports not only my art practice, but also the larger body of work I'm building through storytelling, documentary filmmaking, education, zine-making, and community-centered creative projects. It means more than I can adequately put into words.
If you'd like to explore the shop, you can visit:
I hope you find something that makes you feel seen. I hope you find something that makes you smile. And most of all, I hope it reminds you that your story matters, too.
With gratitude,
Ezra
Have the day you need.
