Tessa Opperman

Tessa has always enjoyed making handmade cards for family and friends. She remembers drawing her own cards as a little girl, and somehow that stuck. Matisse’s artwork inspired her to expand her horizons and try paper cut-outs. Read more>>
Sophie Thomas

My parents have had shops all around San Diego for the past 30 years so I have grown up in the business. Five years ago this shop came up for sale and working with flowers had always been a passion of mine so we went ahead and bought the shop. Arranging flowers and running a business are two completely different things which I found out very quickly. Read more>>
Brenda Allick

As a young girl I was always interested in make up and hair. My earliest memories are of being the model for my older sister who received her cosmetology license. I was also obsessed with styling my dad’s crazy, thick, curley hair. Playing with curlers, make up and dressing up was my play time. Read more>>
Ryan Sisson

The Moniker story has a lot of layers to it. The more concise story is that we started as a group of friends that were all interested in creating great environments to bring our community together. Before there was a business we were working together through a ministry at a local church creating art shows, fashion shows, throwing concerts and just creating spaces for people to connect. Read more>>
