About Us i {heart} independent was formed by two Bay Area artists, Andrea and Tisha. Andrea, an accessory designer and Tisha, a graphic designer joined forces to sell their products and include fellow artists in the process. Andrea and Tisha believe that this is a way for artists to reach out to the public and draw more attention to their endeavors. After all, why shop retail when you can support your local artists and give fabulous gifts? About Andrea Andrea has held many trunk and sample sales in the Los Angeles area. She is the former co-owner of Six22 Design Lab, a retail store in Los Angeles. She started her own line of handbags and accessories in 1999 and has been creating her own products ever since. She received a Bachelor’s from UCLA in Urban Studies, studied Product Development at FIDM and has a Master’s in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Andrea has recently relocated to the Bay Area with her husband after the arrival of her daughter. About Tisha Tisha has over a decade of experience in Communication Arts. Her career spans the creative fields of advertising and interactive design. She is from New York City, has lived in the Bay Area for 4 years and currently resides in the East Bay. Her design studio and labor of love is Sunnyside Designs, www.sunnyside-designs.com. She creates custom stationery and custom invitations. She has a graduate degree in Interactive Telecommunications and a Bachelor degree in Sociology, both from New York University. | RECENT NEWS! Sign up to be a vendor now for our May 19th event at Jillian's at the Metreton in San Francisco. Time's a ticking. If you would like to see our press release for our last event, you can download it here: |