About Melissa Josephsen's Shop
Las Vegas, NV
This shop is:
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Neuro Divergent Owned
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Women Owned
Color Pencil Pin-Up Artist and Owner of 'MelJo JoJo'.
*Follow me for updates on 'Cara'! @meljojojo
Hi. I'm Melissa Josephsen, or MelJo JoJo, if you will. I absolutely hate talking about myself, but here goes...
I've been drawing for as long as I can remember and always wanted to be an artist. I worked in the graphic design field for a number of years to make ends meet, but I never felt the same happiness that drawing brought me. So, I decided to take a giant risk and started my own art journey in 2015. My business, 'MelJo JoJo'.
The 'Burlesque Zoo' was a small concept of mine in the beginning of my business that has grown into a full-blown menagerie that I'm still adding to today. I like to take inspiration from animals' behaviors, traits, or what they're known for and mash that up with what they might be like as a pin-up human animal morph using color pencils, pencil, and ink pen. I range from well-known animals like the Grizzly Bear to fantasy creatures like the Unicorn or even cryptids like the Sabertooth Boarfish. It's come to be my favorite and sole concept I constantly add to.
My other desire is to be able to motivate my fellow artists and be an example that you can get behind. Follow me or share my page with a friend if you or they struggle with artistic confidence, or you just love art and want to be a part of my adventure. I'm off the cliff, jump with me, and I've got the pencils to draw our wings on the way down.
You can also follow me on the new artist social & portfolio platform, 'Cara' for my portfolio, updates, behind the scenes, WIPs and more! @meljojojo
Melissa
