Creative Spirit Rebecca Mitchell Kelada

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Rebecca Mitchell Kelada is from a family of artists–painters, sculptors, photographers, and writers–and she holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Washington. In 2011, after her mother, Surel Mitchell passed away, Kelada founded Surel’s Place,...

Creative Spirit Ebi Poweigha

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Ebi Poweigha is a body positive sewing blogger based in Boston. Her sewing story started in her fashion story, which started when she was young. Fashion magazines were always around growing up and they fascinated her. She studied them carefully and designed her first...

Creative Spirit Nadia Fairlamb

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Nadia is an artist in Hawaii who sculpts with local tropical hardwoods and mirror glass. She is a self-trained woodworker who aims to use a jigsaw and hand tools to create her pieces the same way an artist uses a paintbrush or pencil. Nadia earned a BFA in Sculptural...

Creative Spirit Jenn Ashton

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North Vancouver author and artist Jenn Ashton is no stranger to creativity. Coming from an artistic family she has lived her life bringing creative flair to all her projects large and small. From the non-profit Boardroom and the challenges of being a young parent, to...

Creative Spirit Riccardo Mantero

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Riccardo Mantero is an award-winning and published photographer based in Italy. He learned photography through several courses, training and workshops and through the avid study of the most famous classics. He works with two Nikon D800 and D810 DSLRs and several...

Creative Spirit Frida Kahlo

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The Creative Spirit spans time. Periodically on Artist Strong I will showcase a creative from history. Working from the same kinds of questions, I will research and share how these creatives across history and geography may have answered our questions about creative...