Artist Spotlight

Kelly Rae Roberts is a self-described artist, author and possibilitarian. In the span of a few short years, Kelly Rae has built a large online following, created a profitable Etsy shop, written a best selling book, gotten published in multiple magazines and launched a wildly successful gift collection through her licensing agreement with Demdaco.

Kelly Rae Roberts is a mixed-media artist who did not discover her passion until she was 30 years old. She grew up in rural North Florida and went to college at Florida State where she earned a master's degree in Social Work. She met her husband in 1999, and they set off to begin a life together in Portland, Oregon. It was there that Kelly decided to take up running, which mysteriously led her to discovering the confidence and passion to pursue a longtime “impractical” dream of becoming an artist.

Much like Kelly Rae's own spirit, her work expresses honesty and tenderness, while remaining lighthearted and colorful. It speaks to people. This is evidenced by her expanding online presence. Kelly Rae has over 1,000 daily blog readers, 7,000 newsletter subscribers and a strong Facebook following of over 3,000. And yes, she also tweets.

Kelly Rae's best selling book, Taking Flight: Inspiration + Techniques to Give Your Creative Spirit Wings, has already sold 60,000 copies nationwide and is North Light's #1 craft book. It has a high Amazon ration of 5 stars and is ranked in the top 10- in two Amazon categories, Creativity + Genius, as well as, Crafts & Hobby Reference.

Kelly Rae has been featured in several national mixed media publications including: Somerset Studio, Somerset Life, Cloth Paper Scissors, Where Women Create, Artful Blogging, Skirt! And more, including several books written by her peers.

Kelly Rae is consistently asked to speak and teach at creative events held worldwide.