Featured Artist: Amuse Tee's

Pam and Carla at aMuse have made the simple t-shirt into an art form. Though their favored medium is the t-shirt, you can also find their art on a variety of cards and jewelry. I really can't get enough of their fun designs!


1.) Tell us a little about your craft, what is it and how did you get started in it?
Our main technique is screen printing, but also do gocco, sewing, resin, and anything else we feel like playing with. We got the idea to start printing when we went to the mall and got frustrated trying to find cool shirts. Back then they were all covered in glitter and wayyy too small and said things like "I'm hotter than your girlfriend". We're both artsy and creative and knew that we could do better than that. Our goal became to make shirts that are a piece of art in themselves.

2.) What inspires you or helps you create?
We're inspired by anything around us, especially nature. We like to find the magnificence in the ordinary mundane things, and make them extraordinary. Usually we get our ideas from having conversations with each other and saying "Hey we should put that on a shirt" and put it on the list. Us being sisters is and being there to bounce ideas off each other and brainstorm is the best motivation.

3.) What do you love most about being a crafter?
There's just something so soothing and therapeutic about crafting. It's great trying new techniques and materials, pushing yourself to see what you can do, and seeing the end result. We love the creativity involved. For us, screen printing is like a natural high. It gets us so pumped up and happy and wanting to do more. Half the time we'll make things just for ourselves. It's tough to remember that we have an Etsy shop to stock and we can't keep everything we make.

4.) What one thing would you tell a new designer that you wish you had known when you first started?
Never stop trying. Never stop drawing. Never stop trying to break your limits. But mainly, just relax and have fun with it. Oh and join Etsy, because it's basically the best thing ever.

5.) Where do you see yourself in five years?
Hmmm... In five years we'll be out of college and hopefully living somewhere near each other so we can print more often. We'll have our own studio set up and craft full time. That's our dream.