Kelly Ramsdell

Hey there - Kelly here. I thought I'd tell you a bit about myself. Once upon a time, I was a music major in college, with an English minor. After a few years of working in retail and inventory control, I went off to law school and worked as a lawyer while raising my two young daughters. Flash forward to me developing a serious autoimmune condition that prevents me from being a lawyer (or, for that matter, working any "real" job day after day).

Since then, I have written poetry, written several children’s books, and written essays, some published on my blogs and others at Tiny Buddha or in Mantra Magazine. My poems are published in several anthologies and in 2012, my first picture book as an author was published. It's called AT THE BOARDWALK, illustrated by the very talented Mónica Armiño.

In 2014, as a way to stretch my writing skills, I took my first art course, drawing birds using colored pencils. One thing and one art course led to another, and I found that I was really into painting and making art. In 2017, I started my art business.

These days I claim my identity as an artist, author, and poet, along with being a life coach, grandmother, and witch. Everything, always, all at once.

I live in southern New Jersey with my wonderful husband Morris, who is the absolute love of my life, and our calico cat, Kismet.