The Tao of Rawr

Posted on April 01, 2011 09:15 Read original post Way back in the summer of 2008, I started making Happy Monster backpacks in my spare room at the back of my house.  I thought that they were funny and useful and I hoped that some other people might like them too.  I sold my first Monster, Millicent to a college girl in San Francisco that July.  Many more sales followed.  People bought Monster Backpacks for their children!  I never imagined I would have kids for customers.  By fall, I had added mini-Monster pouches to my inventory.  


By the end of the year, I was exclusively selling monster-y items. I would say that was the point when Monsters officially took over my life.


As ArtsiBitsi has grown, I've become a better craftsman, a better photographer, and a better business person.  For the first time, I feel like I'm really using my MBA.  I've also gotten to meet hundreds (maybe thousands) of talented artists and cool people in the arts and crafts business.  


I owe it all to the Monsters.

So now I am a disciple of the Way of the Monster, also known as the Tao of Rawr.  If you would like to learn more about the Tao of Rawr, here are a few of the key principles.

1. Each of us has an inner Monster aspect.
2. Our Monster came from the Great Monster, and it leads us towards reunion with the Great Monster.
3. Every Monster is distinct.  My Monster does not look like yours.  
4. The Monster is the Monster. We do not judge our Monster.