Vagabond Brush and Co

Gothic Whimsy | Folklore & Nature | Painterly Storytelling

Vagabond Brush and Co

Collected From Another Place and Time

Folklore. Wildlife. The sea. The stories hidden inside forgotten things. Nikole creates painterly decoupage art that blends rich color, gothic whimsy, and imaginative storytelling into designs that feel like they were pulled from somewhere between reality and a dream. Every piece is made to spark curiosity and linger.
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Vagabond Brush and Co
A mermaid with long wavy brown hair, an orange scaly tail, and an ornate headdress, facing a lionfish.

Vintage Lionfish Mermaid Decoupage Paper

Vintage Lionfish Mermaid Decoupage Paper

Strange, Beautiful, and Familiar

Weathered neutrals and jewel-toned color. Mythology and wildlife and the pull of the sea. Vagabond Brush and Co creates painterly artwork rooted in folklore, forgotten places, and the beautifully strange stories that live at the edges of the world. Designed for furniture and makers who want their pieces to feel like they were discovered somewhere, not just decorated. This is art that asks you to look closer.
Guitar with skull and floral design on a wooden floor

What themes and subjects keep showing up in your work?

Folklore, mythology, wildlife, and the sea keep pulling me back. I'm drawn to the balance between beauty and mystery — natural elements woven with imaginative storytelling that feels both familiar and dreamlike. I want every design to feel like it came from somewhere just outside the ordinary world.

How would you describe what makes your style feel distinct?

It's the feeling of something collected rather than chosen. Rich painterly color, vintage character, a touch of the unexpected. I want people to look at a finished piece and feel like they discovered it — like it already had a history before it landed in their hands.

People who feel most at home in the in-between spaces — drawn to the strange and beautiful, the worn and storied. They want their furniture to feel like it has a past. They don't decorate to match; they decorate to mean something. Usually a little witchy, always deeply curious.

Who naturally connects with Vagabond Brush and Co's style?

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New artists. New designs. Classes, events, and the occasional thing we're just really excited about. No noise. Just the good stuff.