"We are often told we're like an 'artistic-power-couple', and so we thought it wise to collaborate on the new brand."

Both artists had been working separately on their own brands and Etsy stores: Sickfeet and Man Art Nation but they were looking for a new brand that would combine their vision. So they started thinking about what defines them.

Travis said, "Lost Between Lands started as a painting Jyll did back 6 or 7 years ago, and it became a lyric in one of my songs. Then as we were seeking to redefine ourselves, our brand, we realized our story is the new brand. We are lost between lands."

So in 2015, they launched "Lost Between Lands" on Etsy. Lost Between Lands is line of art & handmade shirts for kids and adults.

Jyll grew up in Providence, RI, and Travis originated from Scottsdale, AZ. They spent three years in Somis, CA, moved to Providence, RI for five and a half years, and then back to Somis again. "Our sense of home is very confused between family, place, and friends, yet that adventure and that struggle has been central to our family experience. We feel that a lot of other people can relate to being 'lost between lands'."

Travis and Jyll's ultimate dream is to work as artists full-time, selling art and apparel, as well as children's books. Their drive to combine art and business has been a difficult road as artists usually struggle with the stereotype of 'starving artists', but they believe that as artists they can learn the business side and adapt to meet the market with their creative and artistic vision.

Check them out at: http://lostbetweenlands.com or follow them in Instagram @lostbetweenlands

Jyll and Travis Mullen live in Somis with their 9 year old son and a 4 month old. They also have 2 goats, 2 chickens and a dog. The use part of their bedroom as a studio and a separated back shed as screen-printing studio.



Photo credits to:
LBL
Matthew Mobley
Kaitlin Kelley Photography