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For working illustrators

Your
commission queue,
on one page.

Your queue, your payments, your client galleries. All in one place, all updating themselves. Built for illustrators currently running on Carrd + Trello + PayPal invoices + email threads.

GET EARLY ACCESS
14 days free · First 50 lock $19/mo for 24 months · ships in ~30 days
🔒 mella.studio/iris
Iris Sandoval
Pet portraits · Portland
2 / 5
SLOTS OPEN
24 done this year$1,840 in deposits
IN PROGRESS
2
Maple
11×14 · memorial · golden retriever
Pepper & Beans
11×14 · bonded pair
AWAITING APPROVAL
1
Daisy
review
8×10 · schnauzer
live · auto-syncing14s ago
For working illustrators

Your commission queue,
on one page.

Your queue, your payments, your client galleries. All in one place, all updating themselves. Built for illustrators currently running on Carrd + Trello + PayPal invoices + email threads.

GET EARLY ACCESS14 days free · First 50 lock $19/mo for 24 months · ships in ~30 days
🔒mella.studio/iris
Iris Sandoval
Pet portraits · Portland
2 / 5
SLOTS OPEN
24 commissions done this year$1,840 in deposits this month
Open
2
Slot 4
taking requests
Slot 5
taking requests
In progress
3
Maple
11×14 · memorial · golden retriever
Pepper & Beans
11×14 · bonded pair
Otto
8×10 · beagle
Awaiting approval
1
Daisy
8×10 · schnauzer
review
live · auto-syncingLast change 14s ago
For working illustrators

Your commission queue,
on one page.

Your queue, your payments, your client galleries. All in one place, all updating themselves. Built for illustrators currently running on Carrd + Trello + PayPal invoices + email threads.

GET EARLY ACCESS14 days free · First 50 lock $19/mo for 24 months · ships in ~30 days
🔒mella.studio/iris
Iris Sandoval
Pet portraits · Portland
2 / 5
SLOTS OPEN
24 commissions done this year$1,840 in deposits this month
Open
2
Slot 4
taking requests
Slot 5
taking requests
In progress
3
Maple
11×14 · memorial · golden retriever
Pepper & Beans
11×14 · bonded pair
Otto
8×10 · beagle
Awaiting approval
1
Daisy
8×10 · schnauzer
review
live · auto-syncingLast change 14s ago
For working illustrators

Your commission queue,
on one page.

Your queue, your payments, your client galleries. All in one place, all updating themselves. Built for illustrators currently running on Carrd + Trello + PayPal invoices + email threads.

GET EARLY ACCESS14 days free · First 50 lock $19/mo for 24 months · ships in ~30 days
🔒mella.studio/iris
Iris Sandoval
Pet portraits · Portland
2 / 5
SLOTS OPEN
24 commissions done this year$1,840 in deposits this month
Open
2
Slot 4
taking requests
Slot 5
taking requests
In progress
3
Maple
11×14 · memorial · golden retriever
Pepper & Beans
11×14 · bonded pair
Otto
8×10 · beagle
Awaiting approval
1
Daisy
8×10 · schnauzer
review
live · auto-syncingLast change 14s ago
The problem

You're running
six tools to do
one job.

Six places to keep in sync. None of them know about each other.

FIG. 01 — THE CURRENT STACKSix tools, never in sync.
  • 01Carrd pageSTALE
    the public commission page, updated by hand every Sunday night
  • 02PayPal invoices + Stripe linksCHASED
    deposits sent and balance chased by hand
  • 03Trello boardRE-DRAGGED
    the moving queue, cards re-dragged for every status change
  • 04The email threadRE-TYPED
    spec details re-typed by hand from the email
  • 05Etsy Messages + email attachmentsBURIED
    reference photos, fine until you have eight active clients
  • 06Google Drive foldersSCATTERED
    a separate folder per client for WIP screenshots
THE QUIET PART
How much of your weekend goes to keeping the stack in sync?
The problem

You're running six tools to do one job.

Six places to keep in sync. None of them know about each other.

FIG. 01 — THE CURRENT STACKSix tools, never in sync.
  • 01
    Carrd page
    the public commission page, updated by hand every Sunday night
    STALE
  • 02
    PayPal invoices + Stripe links
    deposits sent and balance chased by hand
    CHASED
  • 03
    Trello board
    the moving queue, cards re-dragged for every status change
    RE-DRAGGED
  • 04
    The email thread
    spec details re-typed by hand from the email
    RE-TYPED
  • 05
    Etsy Messages + email attachments
    reference photos, fine until you have eight active clients
    BURIED
  • 06
    Google Drive folders
    a separate folder per client for WIP screenshots
    SCATTERED
THE QUIET PART
How much of your weekend goes to keeping the stack in sync?
The problem

You're running six tools
to do one job.

Six places to keep in sync. None of them know about each other.

THE QUIET PART
How much of your weekend goes to keeping the stack in sync?
FIG. 01 — THE CURRENT STACKSix tools, never in sync.
  • 01
    Carrd page
    the public commission page, updated by hand every Sunday night
    STALE
  • 02
    PayPal invoices + Stripe links
    deposits sent and balance chased by hand
    CHASED
  • 03
    Trello board
    the moving queue, cards re-dragged for every status change
    RE-DRAGGED
  • 04
    The email thread
    spec details re-typed by hand from the email
    RE-TYPED
  • 05
    Etsy Messages + email attachments
    reference photos, fine until you have eight active clients
    BURIED
  • 06
    Google Drive folders
    a separate folder per client for WIP screenshots
    SCATTERED
How it works

One page,
three views.

Same data, three audiences. Your dashboard, the public page, the client's private link. They stay in sync. You don't.

01 · For you

The studio dashboard.

Where the work actually moves.

OPEN
WIP
WAIT
  • Open / WIP / Awaiting / Done columns
  • Drag commissions through the workflow
  • Status changes propagate instantly
02 · For visitors

The public queue page.

What you link from Instagram.

iris.
2/5 OPEN
1
2
3
  • Slot status that’s always current
  • A "Take a slot →" intake form, built in
  • Branded to your work
03 · For each client

A private link per commission.

No accounts. No logins.

Maple · memorial
WIP 03
NEW
APPROVE
REQUEST CHANGES
  • WIP photos appear as you upload them
  • Approve or request changes per WIP
  • Stripe balance invoice when the work ships
How it works

One page, three views.

Same data, three audiences. Your dashboard, the public page, the client's private link. They stay in sync. You don't.

01 · For you

The studio dashboard.

Where the work actually moves.

OPEN
WIP
WAIT
  • Open / WIP / Awaiting / Done columns
  • Drag commissions through the workflow
  • Status changes propagate instantly
02 · For visitors

The public queue page.

What you link from Instagram.

iris.
2/5 OPEN
1
2
3
  • Slot status that’s always current
  • A "Take a slot →" intake form, built in
  • Branded to your work
03 · For each client

A private link per commission.

No accounts. No logins.

Maple · memorial
WIP 03
NEW
APPROVE
REQUEST CHANGES
  • WIP photos appear as you upload them
  • Approve or request changes per WIP
  • Stripe balance invoice when the work ships
How it works

One page, three views.

Same data, three audiences. Your dashboard, the public page, the client's private link. They stay in sync. You don't.

01 · For you

The studio dashboard.

Where the work actually moves.

OPEN
WIP
WAIT
  • Open / WIP / Awaiting / Done columns
  • Drag commissions through the workflow
  • Status changes propagate instantly
02 · For visitors

The public queue page.

What you link from Instagram.

iris.
2/5 OPEN
1
2
3
  • Slot status that’s always current
  • A "Take a slot →" intake form, built in
  • Branded to your work
03 · For each client

A private link per commission.

No accounts. No logins.

Maple · memorial
WIP 03
NEW
APPROVE
REQUEST CHANGES
  • WIP photos appear as you upload them
  • Approve or request changes per WIP
  • Stripe balance invoice when the work ships
How it works

One page, three views.

Same data, three audiences. Your dashboard, the public page, the client's private link. They stay in sync. You don't.

01 · For you

The studio dashboard.

Where the work actually moves.

OPEN
WIP
WAIT
  • Open / WIP / Awaiting / Done columns
  • Drag commissions through the workflow
  • Status changes propagate instantly
02 · For visitors

The public queue page.

What you link from Instagram.

iris.
2/5 OPEN
1
2
3
  • Slot status that’s always current
  • A "Take a slot →" intake form, built in
  • Branded to your work
03 · For each client

A private link per commission.

No accounts. No logins.

Maple · memorial
WIP 03
NEW
APPROVE
REQUEST CHANGES
  • WIP photos appear as you upload them
  • Approve or request changes per WIP
  • Stripe balance invoice when the work ships
The load-bearing question

Why not just
Notion?

Notion can host a queue. yuhna's free Commission Waitlist template has 2,856 downloads. To match what Mella does, here's what you'd bolt on.

FIG. 02 — NOTION-PARITY STACKSOURCE: NOTION HELP
Notion Plus plan$12 / mo
Notion Sites custom domain$10 / mo
Super or Sotion publisher$10–16 / mo
Stripe + Zapierfree–$30 / mo
Workspace guest seats$8 / seat / mo
Notion-parity total
$32–46 / mo
Mella · included
$19/ month

Auto-updating public queue. Private client galleries. Stripe deposit + balance. Your own URL. In one product, on one page.

If Notion fits your workflow, use Notion. We mean it. We built mella for the artists who want the queue and the payments and the client gallery on one page.

The load-bearing question

Why not just Notion?

Notion can host a queue. yuhna's free Commission Waitlist template has 2,856 downloads. To match what Mella does, here's what you'd bolt on.

FIG. 02 — NOTION-PARITY STACKSOURCE: NOTION HELP
Notion Plus plan$12 / mo
Notion Sites custom domain$10 / mo
Super or Sotion publisher$10–16 / mo
Stripe + Zapierfree–$30 / mo
Workspace guest seats$8 / seat / mo
Notion-parity total
$32–46 / mo
Mella · included
$19/ month

Auto-updating public queue. Private client galleries. Stripe deposit + balance. Your own URL. In one product, on one page.

If Notion fits your workflow, use Notion. We mean it. We built mella for the artists who want the queue and the payments and the client gallery on one page.

The load-bearing question

Why not just Notion?

Notion can host a queue. yuhna's free Commission Waitlist template has 2,856 downloads. To match what Mella does, here's what you'd bolt on.

FIG. 02 — THE NOTION-PARITY STACKSOURCE: NOTION HELP · 2026
Notion Plus plan
so database automations email your clients
$12 / mo
Notion Sites custom domain
so the URL isn’t notion.so/your-page
$10 / mo
Super or Sotion publisher
for real CSS, more than 3 fonts and 10 colors
$10–16 / mo
Stripe + Zapier
to mirror deposit events into Notion rows
free–$30 / mo
Workspace guest seats
beyond the 10-guest free cap
$8 / seat / mo
Notion-parity total
$32–46 / mo
Mella · included
$19/ month

Auto-updating public queue. Private client galleries. Stripe deposit + balance. Your own URL. In one product, on one page.

If Notion fits your workflow, use Notion. We mean it. We built mella for the artists who want the queue and the payments and the client gallery on one page.

Pricing

$19/mo.
No tiers.

Stripe Connect. You keep your own payouts, no platform fee. First 14 days free. Cancel anytime.

Or $190 a year if you'd rather pay once (save two months).

FIG. 03 — INCLUDED IN MELLAOne tool, always in sync.
  • 01Hosted public queueAUTO-UPDATING
    auto-updates with every status change
  • 02Stripe Connect ExpressONE-FLOW
    deposit and balance handled in one flow
  • 03Artist dashboardLIVE-VIEW
    Open / WIP / Awaiting / Done columns
  • 04Intake form with spec sheetTYPE-ONCE
    structured at request so nothing is retyped from email
  • 05Private client portalsSELF-SERVE
    one tokenized link per commission, no status DMs
  • 06Unlimited WIP photo storageKEPT-TOGETHER
    they live with the commission, not in a Drive folder

First 50 founding users lock $19/mo for 24 months. Drop your email below.

Pricing

$19/mo. No tiers.

Stripe Connect. You keep your own payouts, no platform fee. First 14 days free. Cancel anytime.

Or $190 a year if you'd rather pay once (save two months).

FIG. 03 — INCLUDED IN MELLAOne tool, always in sync.
  • 01
    Hosted public queue
    auto-updates with every status change
    AUTO-UPDATING
  • 02
    Stripe Connect Express
    deposit and balance handled in one flow
    ONE-FLOW
  • 03
    Artist dashboard
    Open / WIP / Awaiting / Done columns
    LIVE-VIEW
  • 04
    Intake form with spec sheet
    structured at request so nothing is retyped from email
    TYPE-ONCE
  • 05
    Private client portals
    one tokenized link per commission, no status DMs
    SELF-SERVE
  • 06
    Unlimited WIP photo storage
    they live with the commission, not in a Drive folder
    KEPT-TOGETHER

First 50 founding users lock $19/mo for 24 months. Drop your email below.

Pricing

$19/mo.
No tiers.

Stripe Connect. You keep your own payouts, no platform fee. First 14 days free. Cancel anytime.

Or $190 a yearif you'd rather pay once (save two months).

First 50 founding users lock $19/mo for 24 months. Drop your email below.

FIG. 03 — INCLUDED IN MELLAOne tool, always in sync.
  • 01
    Hosted public queue
    auto-updates with every status change
    AUTO-UPDATING
  • 02
    Stripe Connect Express
    deposit and balance handled in one flow
    ONE-FLOW
  • 03
    Artist dashboard
    Open / WIP / Awaiting / Done columns
    LIVE-VIEW
  • 04
    Intake form with spec sheet
    structured at request so nothing is retyped from email
    TYPE-ONCE
  • 05
    Private client portals
    one tokenized link per commission, no status DMs
    SELF-SERVE
  • 06
    Unlimited WIP photo storage
    they live with the commission, not in a Drive folder
    KEPT-TOGETHER
FAQ

Questions we get.

FIG. 04 — Q&A08 ITEMS
01

Can I import my existing client list?

Yes. CSV import on signup.

02

What happens to my data if I cancel?

You get a CSV export of all commissions, spec sheets, and payment history. Yours.

03

Does the public queue have to be public?

No. You can make it private (tokenized link only) or public (linkable from Instagram bio). Your choice per project.

04

How do clients see WIP photos?

Each client gets a private link unique to their commission. They don’t need to make an account.

05

Can I use Mella alongside Etsy?

Yes. Mella handles your commission workflow (WIP, reference photos, balance) whether your orders come from Etsy, Instagram, or your own intake form. Etsy gets you the order; Mella handles everything after.

06

Does this work on my iPad or phone?

Yes. Mella is a responsive web app that works in any browser on any device. The dashboard is designed for laptop or iPad; the client-facing portal works on any phone or tablet.

07

Is my client’s data private?

Yes. Client photos are stored privately, accessible only through the tokenized link unique to that commission. We don’t index, share, or train AI on client images. Deleted on request.

08

What about taxes / 1099s?

You handle taxes through your own Stripe Connect account. We don’t custody money. Stripe sends you a 1099-K when you cross the federal $20,000 / 200-transactions threshold (some states have lower thresholds).

FAQ

Questions we get.

FIG. 04 — Q&A08 ITEMS
01

Can I import my existing client list?

Yes. CSV import on signup.

02

What happens to my data if I cancel?

You get a CSV export of all commissions, spec sheets, and payment history. Yours.

03

Does the public queue have to be public?

No. You can make it private (tokenized link only) or public (linkable from Instagram bio). Your choice per project.

04

How do clients see WIP photos?

Each client gets a private link unique to their commission. They don’t need to make an account.

05

Can I use Mella alongside Etsy?

Yes. Mella handles your commission workflow (WIP, reference photos, balance) whether your orders come from Etsy, Instagram, or your own intake form. Etsy gets you the order; Mella handles everything after.

06

Does this work on my iPad or phone?

Yes. Mella is a responsive web app that works in any browser on any device. The dashboard is designed for laptop or iPad; the client-facing portal works on any phone or tablet.

07

Is my client’s data private?

Yes. Client photos are stored privately, accessible only through the tokenized link unique to that commission. We don’t index, share, or train AI on client images. Deleted on request.

08

What about taxes / 1099s?

You handle taxes through your own Stripe Connect account. We don’t custody money. Stripe sends you a 1099-K when you cross the federal $20,000 / 200-transactions threshold (some states have lower thresholds).

FAQ

Questions we get.

FIG. 04 — Q&A08 ITEMS
01

Can I import my existing client list?

Yes. CSV import on signup.

02

What happens to my data if I cancel?

You get a CSV export of all commissions, spec sheets, and payment history. Yours.

03

Does the public queue have to be public?

No. You can make it private (tokenized link only) or public (linkable from Instagram bio). Your choice per project.

04

How do clients see WIP photos?

Each client gets a private link unique to their commission. They don’t need to make an account.

05

Can I use Mella alongside Etsy?

Yes. Mella handles your commission workflow (WIP, reference photos, balance) whether your orders come from Etsy, Instagram, or your own intake form. Etsy gets you the order; Mella handles everything after.

06

Does this work on my iPad or phone?

Yes. Mella is a responsive web app that works in any browser on any device. The dashboard is designed for laptop or iPad; the client-facing portal works on any phone or tablet.

07

Is my client’s data private?

Yes. Client photos are stored privately, accessible only through the tokenized link unique to that commission. We don’t index, share, or train AI on client images. Deleted on request.

08

What about taxes / 1099s?

You handle taxes through your own Stripe Connect account. We don’t custody money. Stripe sends you a 1099-K when you cross the federal $20,000 / 200-transactions threshold (some states have lower thresholds).

The early list

Build in progress.
Drop your email.

  • i.Early access when we ship (target: ~30 days)
  • ii.First 50 founding users lock $19/mo for 24 months
  • iii.Honest updates on what we’re building and what we’re cutting
No spam. Honest updates only. Unsubscribe in one click.
Built by Luke Olson, a software developer in Portland building this for working illustrators. If you want to chat about your commission workflow (no obligation): luke@mella.studio.
mella.
The early list

Build in progress. Drop your email.

  • i.Early access when we ship (target: ~30 days)
  • ii.First 50 founding users lock $19/mo for 24 months
  • iii.Honest updates on what we’re building and what we’re cutting
No spam. Honest updates only. Unsubscribe in one click.
Built by Luke Olson, a software developer in Portland building this for working illustrators. If you want to chat about your commission workflow (no obligation): luke@mella.studio.
mella.
The early list

Build in progress.
Drop your email.

  • i.Early access when we ship (target: ~30 days)
  • ii.First 50 founding users lock $19/mo for 24 months
  • iii.Honest updates on what we’re building and what we’re cutting
No spam. Honest updates only. Unsubscribe in one click.
Built by Luke Olson, a software developer in Portland building this for working illustrators. If you want to chat about your commission workflow (no obligation): luke@mella.studio.
mella.