HELLO! I'm Kelsey!
About
At the core, I consider myself a designer and believe just about anything can become a design project. I especially love problem solving, multi-tasking and productive distractions. For as long as I can remember I grew up making art and working on various creative projects. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a Master’s degree in Interior Design from the University of Oregon. I worked for several years in architecture before deciding that I wanted to do more. Now, I split my time between illustrating, design and teaching at the U of O.
I find regular inspiration from animals, plants and minerals (the real and the fantastical), the great Pacific Northwest (and travels away from it), children's and comic books, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and mysteries. I adore photoshop and procreate, and most of my finished work is digital, though I do lots of pencil sketches and studies and dabble in hand media. I like to incorporate handmade textures into my digital work when possible. |
ContactIf you are interested in working with me, a workshop or to request a commission, please feel free to contact me through email: kelseybuzzell {at} gmail.com.
Represented by Tugeau 2 Illustration Agency: For children's book inquiries please contact Nicole Tugeau | nicole {@} tugeau2.com | 216.513.4047 | tugeau2.com For regular drawings and a slice of life, you can follow me on Instagram: @ladykbuzz
Bluesky: @kelseybuzzell.bsky.social Cara: @kelseybuzzell Events & ShowsArt City Studio Without Walls August 2018
Euzine, 2018 Art City RainPlay Installation Artist, 2019 Ophelia's Place Girl Con Guest Artist/Speaker 2019 Art Show - Noisette, Eugene, OR, 2019 Nucleus Gallery - Portland, Salut 5, 2020 Nucleus Gallery - Portland, Microdose 2, 2020 Nucleus Gallery - Portland, Salut 6, 2021 Gorge Book Festival, Columbia Center for the Arts, 2025 Nucleus Gallery - Portland, Salut 10, 2025 |
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Publications & ClientsBooks (Illustrator):
Mindful Games for Kids, Callisto Media, 2020 How to Talk to a Tiger, Magic Cat Publishing, 2021 Everything Under the Sun, Ladybird, 2021 What is Hope?, Nancy Paulsen Books, 2023 Families of a Feather, Little Bigfoot, 2025 Clients:
Little Bigfoot (Penguin/Bluestar), Up With Paper, Ladybird Books (Penguin UK), Magic Cat Publishing (Abrams), Usborne, Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin USA), Bravery Magazine, FLOW Magazine, Scholastic UK, Callisto Media, McGraw-Hill Education. Features & Interviews |