About Kelly

"The meaning in life is to find your gift. The purpose in life is to give it away." - Picasso


I grew up constructing elaborate doll houses to play with, but I hardly got around to playing - I kept building, and building, and building.

I exist existentially for the most part, pondering and ruminating the truths of life and coming up with questions for everything. Apparently, I've been this way since I was little according to my parents. Boy, I really lucked out with them.

Having this support and platform to create helps me achieve a mental stability and validates my emotions & identity. While I identify as an artist, I am not only an artist. I learned the importance of not placing so much pressure on something that isn't fixed, and there's so much in life I want to be alongside an artist: a good partner, a good sibling, a good daughter, a good aunt, a good friend, and a good stranger. However, I feel like I don't have that stickiness to me that connects me with many people. I am an empathetic person and people with BPD often are, ironically. As much as I think or perceive an interaction as positive, I come face-to-face with the reality that it wasn't all rainbows and sunshine and it confuses me. As someone who took note of the "if you have a problem with everyone, its you," I have been in therapy for nearly a decade and have come very far. But, the other reality is that technically, it is me.

I am learning to love her, though. While that is something I may identify with, it isn't all of me. I have also learned that everyone has something, and we don't need to be ashamed of it, just aware and willing to adjust.

I sometimes struggle to define my style because I genuinely have love in my heart for so many styles and am drawn to speak through those styles in sporadic ways. However, I’ll often define it as a combination of eclectic, minimal, fine-abstact-deco.

If you're in the area, you can view some select pieces of my art at Art for the People Gallery located in Austin, Texas! I do markets locally and post about them on my social media accounts. Follow my Instagram at @braggaboutitartistry for updates on when you can see my work up close and personal. 

Below are some of my favorite creations and past works 

No mistakes, just ‘Happy Accidents’

Opal Geode Art
lace Coasters
geode vase
  Amethyst Geode 

 
 

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