Many folks want to run their art business full-time, but have you run the numbers? In this interview with Brianna, the artist behind Onicake, she does a deep dive into the business side of running a kawaii art business and shares how she got started.
A full-time artist selling enamel pins, ita-bags, plush, and other accessories, Brianna runs Onicake from her home base in Dallas, Texas. You can find her and her adorable creations at conventions throughout the United States and in her online store.
In this conversation, Brianna shares her early entrepreneurial stories and the rise from her first time tabling at a convention without a tablecloth to her first manufactured product to building Onicakes into a thriving accessories business.
With marketing tips, a whole piece on thinking about trends, this interview has a ton of actionable advice and inspiration to get started, even in the midst of the rise of AI.
Brianna’s links:
Instagram: @onicakeco
Twitter: @onicakeco
Bluesky: @onicakeco.bsky.social
Tiktok: @onicakeco
Webstore: Onicake.com
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