Star Gremlin is on a mission

to frolic the universe and bring back visual stories for the heart and home

…and for head pats!

He hopes to meet friends along the way with whom to eat cookies and drink tasty beverages.

Meet the artist


Strea is a Filipino-American illustrator from Southern California, currently based in Auckland, New Zealand. After 10+ years uploading art to the internet under the name “streaac,” she established her professional illustration and surface design brand Star Gremlin Studio in 2024.

Strea’s been drawing since elementary school, starting with tracings of Pokemon, then referenced copies of cool manga panels, and then to portraits that hid her inability to draw hands. At age 24, she moved to Japan to teach English and fulfill her weeb dreams. She emerged 7 years later a newer, truer version of herself, with some ability to draw hands.🙌

She filled various sketchbooks during that time, shared them during her solo exhibition, and then scrapped all of them (just kidding — she kept ONE). Living in Japan for nearly a decade exposed her to the sophisticated surface design that is distinctly Japanese, as well as the flora and fauna that the humid northern climate allows for.

Strea left Japan for New Zealand in 2023, continuing to make eye-catching art for her friends back home and beyond.

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