Morgan Mitchell, 26, who grew up in Boothbay Harbor and Southport, creates T-shirts with Maine themes.

But they're not like the funny, colorful ones you'll find in seasonal gift shops. Her T-shirts and onesies don’t sport Maine lingo like “Wicked Good,” and “Got Lobstah?” Mitchell's T-shirts and onesies are all black and white, with variations of light and shadow.

The artwork featured on the clothing will make you smile, but not laugh. The soulful-looking seal poking his head up out of the water touches a soft spot. Printed on a onesie, it makes a perfect gift for babies in Maine, or those with a Maine connection. Or really babies anywhere.

The onesies and T-shirts feature lobsters, oysters and mackerel, too. “Seals and lobsters are where I started, and I'll keep doing the Maine line, but I'm moving toward other things too, like angel wings and hearts — things that are more aligned with who I am in the world,” she said.

There were drawings of the soon-to-be released angel wings and heart designs at a pop up show at Calypso on Nov. 19. Mitchell was there selling her designs during the Early Bird sale.

Calypso owner Lindy Bragg said she loves Mitchell, and her designs. “Morgan worked here in the shop for quite a few years, starting when she was 17, and everyone fell in love with her,” Bragg said. “She learned a lot about retail while working here. I love her designs and she is very wise about the way she does her business.”

The heart design isn't what you'd expect it to be. It's not a cute valentine-shaped heart. It's a depiction of an actual heart. “I'm fascinated by the human body, and its organs,” Mitchell said. “I'm amazed about all the things our bodies do. The heart, to me, is a symbol of goodness and integrity, and hope.” A few years ago, her mother, Susan Endicott, survived a heart attack. “And I'm so grateful for her heart.”

When she was in the eighth grade, Mitchell started experimenting with painting and printing on fabric using a Thermofax machine in the high school shop room, and fell in love with the rendering of an image on fabric.

After that, she began painting images on T-shirts for fun and gave them away as gifts.

After graduating from Boothbay Region High School, Mitchell went to Goucher College just outside Baltimore, Maryland, where she studied anthropology and sociology. “People and culture have always been really fascinating to me,” she said. “I was so in love with the world and people, and I wanted to get closer to that.”

During the summer of 2011, Mitchell met Romanian Andrei Bazaiac. He was in Boothbay Harbor, working at Linekin Bay Resort. “He's my soulmate, and I feel so blessed that we found each other from across the planet.” They married in 2012, and two weeks later Mitchell headed back to college in Maryland.

She and Bazaiac traveled around for a while after she graduated, then came back to Maine.

Mitchell said she likes using just black ink, at least in part, thanks to her father, the photographer Robert Mitchell. “I grew up with a darkroom in the basement, and the memories of him listening to his classical music and shaking the images out of the solution were very mysterious, a magical thing for me. I like the classic feel of black and white photography, and I like the timelessness element of it.”

She is collaborating with her father now, working with combinations of his photos and her ink designs. “We have a sensibility that can dance together,” she said. “And he has 40 years’ worth of content we can use. The ability to integrate our avenues of creativity has been wonderful.”

Having always felt connected to language as well as visual art, Mitchell writes poetry. She said she likes the idea of a fusion of the two, and is experimenting with using old T-shirts that she cuts up and silkscreens her handwritten poetry on. In turn, the old T-shirts will be transformed into pillows and other fun things for the home.

All of Mitchell's designs are printed on soft organic materials, cotton and bamboo, using non-toxic, water-based printmaking ink.

Next summer, Mitchell hopes to have her products featured in shops and boutiques across Maine. For now, go to MORGAN MITCHELL DESIGNS to order. And feel free to leave feedback offering suggestions for adding to her line, and making little changes to her existing items from people. She loves that.

Mitchell will be hosting a pop-up shop at Ocean & D in South Portland on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.