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When Melody Kratz turned 13, she started getting migraines, the pain centered behind her left eye, making her feel so nauseous that moving felt unbearable. Kratz’s father took her to the doctor, who thought she had allergies and prescribed weekly injections. They didn’t work. “You start questioning everything,” she said, “like, ‘What are you even doing here if you’re going to live in this much pain?'”
Kratz tried acupuncture, botox and visiting a chiropractor. She was prescribed a variety of drugs, including Topamax, a preventive medicine that made her “feel lightheaded, kind of fearful that I might pass out, my vision kind of blurred.” She tried Excedrin Migraines and “those seemed to work for me. I just have to take too much of it unfortunately,” she said.
Meet Melody Kratz of Studio 8 in Oak Park
Today we’d like to introduce you to Melody Kratz.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I have always been an artist. Mostly creating what I couldn’t afford. Paintings, furniture etc. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had clear images of art I wanted and furniture design I loved. When I lived in Memphis, I worked for a high end painted furniture designer after I graduated college.
All in Your Business: Studio 8 Gives New Life to Old Treasures
The giant octopus on the Studio 8 sign tells shoppers that they’re in for something unique. Oak Park’s newest vintage shop features upcycled, repurposed, refinished, refurbished, or fine-the-way-they-are furnishings and décor.
“ To me, it’s all about lines,” says Melody Kratz, Studio 8’s owner. “If the piece is scratched, I can refinish it. If something is broken, I can fix or rebuild it. These pieces have history and soul to them. Everything here is perfectly imperfect.”
“We are absolutely thrilled to be part of Forest Park,” Kratz said, adding: “I love the idea of being part of a community of other shops similar to ours and having a vested interest in the town.”