Heidi Kelley
|
My name is Heidi Kelley and I currently live in Alabama with my husband of 10 years, Patrick. I am a SAHM who is in love with our three children Ahna (9), Sarenna (7), and Jax (6 months). We move quite a bit for my husbands job, and in the past 7 years we have lived in North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and we moved to Alabama just under a year ago. It sure is HOT compared to the North!
I have been "Scrapping" my whole life it seems, before I even knew there was all these amazing products out there. The past 5 years, however, my creativity has really been let loose and I have had an incredible time working with and for several companies!
Contests Won/Publications
Publications:
Somerset Memories Feb/March 2009
Somerset Memories Autumn 2009
**They currently have 5 more of my projects for upcoming issues**
Scrap N' Art ezine, 10+ projects a month for the year of 2008-2009
ScrapStreet ezine, April 2009
Featured in:
Basic Grey Gallery
The Color Room
Websters Pages
Contests won:
Prima monthly BAP contest
Various contests in different online communities
One product you can't live without...
Besides patterned paper, which I HAVE to have, paint and various art mediums are my love. I adore being able to alter and/or create my own embellishments!
When are you most creative and why?
Creativity strikes me at all different times. I find myself inspired by words that my children speak, sunsets, music playing, even seeing fruit in a market stand. Sometimes the moment even hits me while I am in the car... and then I must quickly finish running errands, lol, so that I can get it all down on paper. My children are often with me during these moments, and they join me by sitting under my table, crafting themselves. And I LOVE that.
Other hobbies besides scrapping?
Photography, reading, painting, and playing with mixed media!
Describe your style
I tend to be somewhat of an eclectic artist, and don't usually use scrapbook supplies in the most traditional of ways. I also have a love for mixed media and intricately designed products that truly allow me to create masterpieces. Not just layouts, but true to life, artwork, for my albums and shelves. I am a "fussy" cutter, and my fingers are usually stained unusual colors because of my passion for altering and/or making each product my own with paints, pastes, mists, etc.
Are you messy or organized?
Oh gosh... a little of both, I suppose! While in the throws of a project (and sometimes they take me days) my scrap room is in utter chaos. I leave everything out that I think I might want to use to finish the project, and I do that because I don't want to forget the direction that I want to go in. That being said, however, once a project is finished - the entire room gets put away. Vacuumed, counters wiped down, paper put back in the towers, etc. I mean, I need to be able to find it all next time, right?!
3 random things about you
1. I can't stand applesauce! (Blech)
2. I have never taken an art class! :)
3. I have a degree in Sociology, with a specialization in Bioethics. I hope to one day work on an ethics board, or work with lobbyists in Bioethics deliberations. (But that day will have to wait until my children have all entered the school system!)
3 other scrappers that you love
Nathalie Kalbach
http://www.scrapbook-trends.com/
- Her use of paints, glimmer mists, and artistic mediums, blows me away.
Karola Witczak
http://karolakraftuje.blogspot.com/
- What is not to love about Karola's work? The details, and everything about her work, are breathtaking.
Anna Dabrowska
http://tworzysko.blogspot.com/
- Anna's work takes creativity to new levels. Her perspective is always intriguing, and the final work a masterpiece.
|
