This is the teeny studio of Erica Katrak, a San Francisco-based artist and designer with inclinations towards the whimsical, nostalgic, and offbeat.

Barley Studio is a tiny shop for — —

Eclectic art for your lonely, blank walls and the mailboxes of people you like.

Barley Studio is a digital print shop filled with high-quality art prints, and one artist’s inclinations towards the whimsical and weird. Each piece you see here started as a scribble, a doodle, a burst of inspiration fueled by my love for hand-drawn lettering and the unexpected oddities of history. Think 70s color palettes meet quirky tales from the past and my life, all mashed up into something that’s part loose and expressive, part neat and structured.

Starting this thing wasn’t some big plan. It was more about exploring my aesthetic obsessions and getting out of sketchbooks and into the world. It’s an ever-evolving experiment where I push my form — sometimes wild and free, sometimes neat and tidy — always with a pop of nostalgic charm.

Why "Barley"? It's a family name! Paying homage.

— — Common question