Mariko Hamade

Hello there!

I am a multidisciplinary artist from Winnipeg. Born and raised in a Japanese-Canadian family, I was exposed to many cute mascot characters through yearly New Years packages from Japan. This inspired a love of all things cute.

This love later became a craft when I learned how to crochet, and sew from my mother. I translated these skills into making dolls, plushies and other textiles. By combining crochet, knitting, sewing, as well as needle felting and both hand and machine embroidery I create many one of a kind pieces custom made with love.

My hope is that with these creations I can make the world a cuter place and hope to bring others joy when they see my creations!

I also make silly little games you can play for free.

CreatureOfSli.me

And run the Silly Lil Guys Club, a community of artists focusing on uplifting Original Characters and producing character goods.

SillyLilGuys.club