about solitude studio

welcome to the studio!

i will keep this short and sweet, just like me (that’s a lie, i’m 6 feet tall).
i hope you’re having a lovely day, evening, week, life! thanks for stopping by and taking time to check out solitude studio. my name is grayce, i’m 6 feet tall, i would take a bullet for my tiny rat dog, my plants are my purpose, and i’m an artist in “vancouver” b.c canada. i’m not originally from here, but i love this city and it has always felt more like home than where i’m from - a small lil town called penticton. i have some formal fine art training, but for the most part, i’m self taught! same goes for my experience in social media marketing and graphic design. i love to learn, i love to create and i love to figure things out.

since i was a (very cool and not at all uncomfy) teenager, i have been extremely resilient and determined, to a fault at times to be honest. i would take on massive creative projects and do so many extra curricular activities, because once i set my mind to something, the sheer force of the universe couldn’t stop me. also, i had undiagnosed OCD and had a raging perfectionism that fuelled the all-consuming fire of low self-esteem. ANYWAY. funky fact, the first mural i did was a classroom door as a final project in geography. now that we’ve covered a fun lil bit of my past, lets get carried away to my present (i’m breaking out in hives, acne, and tears just thinking about high school sos)

my humble and anxiety-inducing beginnings are reflected in solitude studio’s inability to have just one focus. I couldn’t choose just one of my creative pursuits, so take them all. remember how i said this would be short, i guess that was also a lie cuz here we are. im rambling, im sorry, lets wrap this up.

I’m doing my best to build this business out here in vancouver, but i often daydream about going on more adventures abroad, maybe living in the uk again? who knows. but im proud of myself, and im proud of you. thanks for your support and patience as i make this work. it’s been such a joy getting to know you during tattoo sessions, working through illustration commissions, and thru dms + comments. we are all truly in our own solitudes, but it’s kinda comforting to know that i may be in my apartment typing this in my solitude, and you might be next door in your solitude, but we are beside each other. it unites us, while also shaping us independently. i think that made sense. anywho, im single.

much love from your fav homebody,

xx, grayce