We recently began featuring several new pet businesses on our website, and wanted to share information about each business and the designers behind them. People ask me all the time about pet products we sell or promote, and I thought it was important to tell the stories behind these wonderful businesses and their creations. Who are the designers, what is their inspiration, and why are their designs so incredible?! Well, we are going to tell you.
Get to know ERIN REA of Modern Pet Portraits
Erin is a Los Angeles based Graphic Artist, who has always had a great love for animals. As an owner of 2 cats (Harlow and Bogie, inspired by a couple of her favorite classic hollywood icons, Jean Harlow and Humphrey Bogart), a dog foster, and animal rescue volunteer/advocate, it brings her joy to have the opportunity to combine her passion for animals with her career. She enjoys creating modern, fun portraits that capture the attitude of each pet and make their owners smile for years to come.
Erin is a Los Angeles based Graphic Artist, who has always had a great love for animals. As an owner of 2 cats (Harlow and Bogie, inspired by a couple of her favorite classic hollywood icons, Jean Harlow and Humphrey Bogart), a dog foster, and animal rescue volunteer/advocate, it brings her joy to have the opportunity to combine her passion for animals with her career. She enjoys creating modern, fun portraits that capture the attitude of each pet and make their owners smile for years to come.
She runs an Etsy shop dedicated to creating modern, custom portraits of your lovable pets. Just send in a photo of your pet, choose from a large selection of colors and background prints, and she will design a portrait of your best friend. You can also have the portraits printed on a variety of different gifts, from notebooks to dog bowls to pillows. These make great gifts for animal lovers; and with the holidays approaching, she even offers holiday cards featuring your pet!
www.ModernPetPortraits.etsy.com
Each portrait she creates also helps animals: 10% of all sales will be donated to Much Love (an animal rescue that Erin volunteers for). They're an organization dedicated to rescuing abused, neglected and homeless animals from the streets and shelters of Los Angeles and placing them in loving homes. ALL donations go directly to the animals’ care and help provide food, shelter and medical treatment. (www.muchlove.org)
Her "Custom Pet Portrait Smart Phone Case" has been featured on Dog Milk and showed up on Design*Sponge's 2011 Gift Guide: http://www.designsponge.com/2011/11/2011-gift-guide-pets.html
Here are some before/after shots of what she does with your portraits
Visit her Etsy shop to see more of her creative designs for sale and get your pets portrait turned into something amazing today! What a great gift idea for a pet lover too...
I just subscribed. I would pick the phone case.
I love the totes for sure! :)
I would pick the Iphone case with my pet's portrait because they are adorable
Stephanie Palmieri
stephanielerney@gmail.com
I would pick a tote with my cuties Molly & Mitzy on it!!!
I would definitely pick the IPhone case!! Too cute!! :)
Shannon Letendre
Shannie320@aol.com
I want a tote for Lexi. I have a "doggy bag" that we carry with us all the time. I keep treats, toys and supplies in it. It would be so cool to have one with her picture on it!
I would love to win a tote with my girls on it! my email is: sheesbear@cox.net
I would love to win a tote bag with my baby Winston's pic on it!
Melissa Little
mlz1109@aol.com
THANKS!
The iPhone case! Christy.howell@cox.net :-)
I would definitely pick the tote bag or the print. Such a cool idea.
laber66@gmail.com
I would definitely choose the Iphone case with my pet's pic on it! So cute!
Stephanie Palmieri
stephanielerney@gmail.com