Artist, Designer, Vet Nurse. Passionate about the beauty of the natural world
Ginger Kelly began in 2009 when I started to receive offers from friends and neighbours to buy my drawings. I'd heard about Etsy from other artists and sellers I met at markets and decided to open a shop to share my drawings and handmade creations.
I now live and work from my studio in a tiny Australian timber cottage. Here, I'm nestled on the side of a green valley next to a river, cramming every indoor space with my illustrations, fabrics, handmade homewares, cards, jewelry, craft and sewing supplies. I call my work-space 'organised chaos' and I love it to bits. My horse,rabbits, the local wildlife and my little dog Toby keep me entertained with their endless antics.
I work part time as a vet nurse four days a week. Every night and all weekend I'm working in my studio, drawing, painting, designing and running my textile & surface pattern design business Thistle and Fox.
I run both my Etsy shops all by myself. Which means lots of late nights! It is incredibly important to me to be involved in every stage of the creative process... from my first imaginings to creating a custom piece and delivering it into the hands of its new owner.
The main reason I love selling & shopping on Etsy is discovering amazing handmade things from makers like myself all over the world and having direct contact with my customers.
Inspiration comes from many places. Far too many to name in a few thousand words and I've always preferred pictures. I use Pinterest to keep track of all the artists, designers and bloggers that inspire me to think, dream and most of all, create the things I love!
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ABOUT MY ARTWORK
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I work mainly in pencil and watercolor or using digital painting and digital photo collage techniques. Many of the artworks in my gallery are photo manipulations/collages using a blend of painting, drawing, my own photography and some stock images generously provided for use by the photographers and models. If you would like to see more about my art process, take a look at my website:
www.artbygingerkelly.com
♦ Giclee prints are professionally printed on matte archive quality cotton paper, ready for framing. Framed prints available on request.
♦ Sizes vary from small postcards to large A3 posters. All prints have a 1" or 2" wide white border to make framing easier.
♦ All prints are reproduced exactly as intended. Please be aware that images may appear darker on some types of computer monitors.
I hope you enjoy my shop!
