I believe creativity is about the process and requires a knowledge of materials that is gained through slow, repetitive practice plus a good deal of play and experimentation.
Digital Repeat Patterns
I am a multidisciplinary creative who works in traditional mediums. My art involves water-based media on paper, slow hand-stitching, and flower photography. Sometimes I digitize my work using Adobe Photoshop. Sometimes I sell what I make.
View my fiber arts gallery, painting gallery, sketchbook gallery, or read my essays (could be a blog, but it isn't).
I believe in sharing my discoveries and I hope to inspire you to step away from the digital world, breathe deeply, re-engage your physical senses, walk the path with me and experience life with slow intention.
Most of my inspiration comes from walking in gardens, along lakeshores, and in art and archaeology museums. I have a BA in history, an AAS in graphic design, and I love thinking and talking about how objects in the real world tell stories and how history and the arts are relevant for a healthy society.
When I’m not in the studio, I may be in my library with a book and a cup of tea, or I may be out in the garden fussing over my flowers. My gardening goal is to have as many daffodils in my yard as possible, although my irises are also vying for that top position.
I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with an adorable husband who makes a wicked latté, a daughter who is away at graduate school, and a fetching-obsessed cattle dog with an attitude.
Please contact me with any inquiries about my work.
Winter Dog Walk. Copyright ©2020 Kelly Jo Anderson. All Rights Reserved.
Publications and Collections Featuring My Work
UPPERCASE Magazine 53
Pandemic Zine Collection
Poetry
