kelsey buzzell
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HELLO!  I'm Kelsey! 


About Me

I am an illustrator, designer, mom, teacher, cat-lover, thrifty-vintage finder and avocado eater living in the PNW (Oregon). 

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 (always MORE).  So now, I split my time between illustrating, freelance 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, 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, such as gouache, watercolor and inks. I like to incorporate handmade textures into my digital work when possible.

When I am not drawing, I can be found tide pooling on the coast with two kids, listening to a podcast (usually about a mystery or true crime) or getting lost in an antique mall or estate sale.

Contact Me

If 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. ​
Clients:
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. 
Books (Illustrator):
Mindful Games for Kids, Callisto Media, 2020
How to Talk to a Tiger, Magic Cat Publishing, 2021
Everything Under the Sun, Ladybird, 2021

Features/Interviews:
​Ballpitmag - Interview
SCBWI Bulletin Summer 2017
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Register Guard AIA Annual 2017 - Cover Illustration
FLOW Magazine Tear-off Calendar 2019
​Character Design Quarterly Issue #10 - Interview
Picture
Events/Shows:
Art City Studio Without Walls August 2018
Euzine 2018
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Art City RainPlay Installation January 2019
Ophelia's Place Girl Con Guest Artist/Speaker June 2019
Art Show- Noisette, Eugene, OR - Oct-Nov 2019
Nucleus Gallery - Portland, Salut 5, June 12-July 3 2020
Nucleus Gallery - Portland, Microdose 2, Nov 8-Dec 1, 2020

Nucleus Gallery - Portland, Salut 6

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  • ILLUSTRATION
  • BOOKS | PUBLISHED WORK
  • SERIES & SHOWS
    • INKTOBER 2017
    • INKTOBER 2018
    • ANIMAL PATTERNS 2019
    • ART SHOWS
  • DESIGN | ETC
    • GRAPHIC DESIGN | LOGOS
    • HAND LETTERING
  • HELLO!
  • SHOP
    • ETSY SHOP
    • Portfolio Reviews