Woollybear Travels

MELISA BEVERIDGE | PAINTER

Motto: “All animals deserve love”
@woollybeartravels

SLOcally Made’s motto is Hands, Hustle, Heart. Melisa embodies those three words in a way that just makes our heart beam. Melisa is a Registered Vet Tech and spends her days traveling to animal sanctuaries all over the world, offering her services to rescue animals of all kinds. So, what can a vet tech bring to a collective of artists and makers? As the case with many of our creators, Melisa has more than one talent. Under the guise of Woollybear Travels, she’s also an incredible scientific illustrator. She creates detailed drawings and paintings that illustrate the quirky and lovable nature of the sweet rescue animals she gets to know. 
Go ahead and binge the adorable shares on her feed (you’re welcome) of Gizmo the bushbaby getting an armpit scratch, Kuda the baboon getting dressed, or Zimmi the zebra giving Melisa a kiss — and you will do just what we did… fall. in. love. 
Melisa makes an entire line of lifestyle goods adorned with these lovable animals, and then donates 10% of the proceeds back to the sanctuary which creates a regenerative system. Melisa is core maker at SLOcally Made and we can’t get enough of the light, love, and beauty that her creations bring to our store.