Little Thoughts Made Big
Pathfinder’s Forge is spearheaded by a trio of queer, sapphic friends, Sarah @kalevalakryze, Sprout @coldcutfruit, and Cass @cmbdragon98 The three came together when beginning to more actively partake within Star Wars fandom, settling themselves amongst a niche of folks who were particularly excited about wlw focused art and writing! Absently, after going forth on our individual journeys to create separate print shops and projects that contributed to the wider Star Wars fandom, we lamented to each other on how unfortunately small the cut of profit was, for artists who didn’t really have the space and means to create their own prints or stickers within their own homes. Not everyone has a studio space with everything they could ever need, after all. However, it was a bit of luck, that Sarah was able to purchase and make full use of a 3D printer, to help create armor pieces for cosplay! We noted all the incredible stuff that was possible with the printer, how just some pure tenacity and proper space to host it all, really pulled fantasy into reality. “Wow, haha,” we each thought, “Wouldn’t it honestly... Be a bit easy? To make our own shop? To make the items we wanted the most for ourselves? A 3D printer is crazy, how much harder could making stickers and prints possibly be...?” Thoughts became quite real after an evening of pure impulsiveness and active brainstorming. The next thing we knew, we had come up with a store name, we had social media, we had an email to use for business purposes, and we had a fierce wind under our sails. It wasn’t too long after, that we took a leap, researched deeper into what goes into beginning a print shop, we even put out the necessary paperwork! As of January 8th, 2024, Pathfinder’s Forge became an official business, with our headquarters located at Ohio, USA. It’s with the help of Sprout and Cass, the two lead artists who help create designs for stickers, prints, and apparel, that the concept of putting a proper amount of profit into artist’s hands is made real!
