Brand Mission

Why "Studio314 by MB"?

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I chose my company name with the aspiration of creating a sacred space.

I want to create physically beautiful and emotionally nurturing places for my audience to grow. I desire to contribute to other's sacred spaces, whether with the art I make or with the creative tools

I pass on in my workshops.

 

Sacred space has been a key concept that I have designed my own studio space around, and  

"314" is a number that I associate with God. Exodus 3:14 is just one story that reveals some of the mystery and wonder of God. I want to honor God with my work and how I show up in my life.

 

For most of my life, suppressed grief from trauma and innate depressive tendencies kept me from the fullness of life I knew I could have. I witnessed my dad's mental illness and death in 1998 when I was only eleven. It has taken longer than I had wished, but I have gradually moved from a life of

survival into a thriving mental state. Yet...I am still healing.

 

My grief and healing journeys have inspired me to create a company that is

centered around service to the grieving and encouraging caretakers of the grieving.

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I am centering the mission of my company

around these three modalities:

 

Creating

I want my stationery and creative workshops to inspire the grieving to learn how to express their grief, through art, without shame or avoidance.

I aspire to coach the creatively stuck into rhythms of creative agency.

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Connecting

I dream of creating greeting cards that fill the gap in relatable conversations about grief.

I also hope to lead conversations about best grief practices to bridge the gap between caretakers for the grieving and those grieving.

I also aspire to bring grief-based organizations into connection with my audience.

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Crying Out

I want to encourage my audience to reclaim the ability to seek help. To choose pain now in admitting a need, in exchange for the hope of finding relief.

The truth is that we all suffer with something. When we admit a need, we are one step closer to experiencing personal wholeness, and strengthening community connection.

Restoration happens when we suffer in community, and refuse to do it alone.

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