I have been running my art design business as a full-time career since 2011. What started as a way to pass the time while my husband was watching sports has turned into a full-time creative career and I could not be more thrilled!

I have had the true pleasure of operating two successful Etsy shops for the past 16 years - Tessyla and JEWELbyTessyla. I also have a Spoonflower shop, where I sell my designs on fabric, wallpaper, home decor and more! You can check each of them out via the links in my home page.

My work has been featured in some AMAZING places, including Brides Magazine, Southern Living Magazine, Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine, Houzz, Apartment Therapy, Disney Baby, Parents, Huff Post, The Bump, Project Nursery, Where Women Create, Uppercase, In Her Studio, and as set design on the hit Netflix series - Dear White People.

I am originally from NYC and spent most of my life in Marco Island, Florida. I have a degree in fashion design with specialization in textile design and graphic design. I currently reside in North Carolina with my husband, Jon, and our sweet son, Zavian.