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Hi! I’m Christina, a Midwest-born and raised artist, muralist, designer and art educator. I started Persika Design Co. in the winter of 2016 on a hope and a wish, working out of my living room on nights and weekends. Through a wild ride of twists and turns I find myself, nearly eight years later, in my dream studio in Milwaukee, WI still doing the work I love.

I work primarily in watercolor, gouache, acrylic and digitally. My work centers around spirituality, femininity, nature, joy, and craft. I am inspired by Scandinavian design (persika is Swedish for peach), folk art, and modern art movements. Find me at a museum in the impressionists or fauvism wing! And oh man, if there’s an exhibition on mystics I will drop everything and fly across the country. *cough Hilma af Klint at the Guggenheim in 2018 had me in a chokehold.

I once heard a quote (and I apologize, I’m not sure who said it or where I heard it LOL) but it went something vaguely like this. “Being a human in this world is going to be hard. There will always be suffering, but there will still always be something that is beautiful, that makes life sacred and worth living. Be someone who can point others to the beauty of life.”

It at times can feel quite self-serving and trivial to be a self-employed artist. When so much is going on in the world and so much pain exists, making art can sometimes feel pointless and helpless. But this idea gives me a sense of purpose and I hope I can provide that light in the dark for others or that my art can be just a moment of joy and contemplation as you move through your every day life.

I love to take on new projects and commissions and especially love anything where I can exercise my intense special interest/passion for interior design and creating artwork for beautiful, lived in, eclectic and cozy spaces.

Feel free to reach out! I count everyone a friend.

Christina Persika
Persika Design Co.