I’m Mike and this is a little bit about me!

Portland, Oregon-based artist and certified Public Joy Creator, Mike Bennett, has always been good at making imaginary friends. His grandma even has the Bennett Buddies comic strips he drew as a kid to prove it.

An imaginative cartoonist and a child at heart, Mike started using reclaimed wood and paint to make eye-catching cartoon cutouts in 2019, while spending his days teaching preschool. What began as a fun hobby in the garage, his cutouts quickl