About Us

The Brand

Stickerican™ is a growing vinyl sticker brand and online retailer based in Puerto Rico with customers all over the Island and the United States. Stickerican™ creates original designs and produces premium vinyl stickers that put a twist on Puerto Rican culture. Stickerican™ was founded by Gerald L. Figueroa in the year 2020 with the goal of turning his artwork into unique and culturally relevant stickers for everyone to enjoy.

The Artist

Hello there!

I’m Gerald L. Figueroa, an artist raised in Isabela, Puerto Rico, home of the most beautiful beaches on the Island. Speaking of beaches, I look like I surf but I actually suck at it. I do love drawing, though, and thankfully I don’t suck at it. In fact, I’ve been drawing since I was 4 years old! I’ve grown up in a family of creative and artistic people which has certainly played a big part in my own growth as an artist.

Ever since I was a kid all I ever wanted in my life was to feel fulfilled by making a living as an artist. While I was studying Mechanical Engineering, I had never felt a bigger need to do something artistic and creative. During that time, I would often design toys on 3D modeling software. Some time around December 2019, I was designing an avocado toy and one of my good friends told me “If you make a sticker of that avocado I’ll buy it for sure!” My first thought was “Yeah sure that’d be cool but I want to make toys, not stickers.” Flash forward to the summer of 2020, while we were all in lockdown, I remembered my friend’s comment and I suddenly and spontaneously felt this urge to turn my designs into stickers. And that’s when Stickerican™ was born… well, sort of… under a different name: ARTEFIG (“Arte Figueroa”). 

Years passed and I was still studying Mechanical Engineering while also running the business. It was highly challenging to do well on my classes and grow Stickerican™ at the same time, but thankfully I have been able to do well in both areas. In fact, I recently graduated from college and the business has been doing very well, all thanks to YOU and your support! 

Cheers,

Gerald