Sometimes the artist is also the punchline.

A person with clown makeup and long dark hair, smiling with red lipstick, on a red background with a patterned pink and yellow wallpaper.

Lauren Gutierrez

(Head Gremlin in Charge)

A self-portrait, allegedly.

Hi, my name is Lauren, and I am out here living the dream of Head Gremlin in Charge of Mapache’s Market. A little bit about me:

  • Queer

  • Xicanx

  • Artist

  • Emotional raccoon

  • and sometimes… a straight clown 🤡 (but gayly, iykyk.)

I make art for the soft punks, the weird kids, and the ones still surviving on spite and glitter. Mapache’s Market is my little raccoon den of resistance, joy, and chaotic creation.

I started Mapache’s Market as a place to turn grief, rebellion, and late-night sketching into something worth hoarding. Everything here is hand-drawn with teeth and tenderness.