Kelly Rae Roberts is a mixed media painter, author, and seeker of all things joyous. She is the author of Taking Flight: Inspiration + Techniques to Give Your Creative Spirit Wings, a popular arts + craft book that encompasses all aspects of what it means to live the creative life. Her work has been featured in a variety of mixed media books by her peers and she's had several articles published in various magazines, including Cloth Paper Scissors and Memory Makers. Recently, she signed on with Brush Dance Publishing and Demdaco for long term licensing agreements that will showcase her work on cards, journals, magnets, calendars, and decorative wall art in stores nationwide. In essence, Kelly Rae is an artist, author, and all around lover of life and people who not only seeks to express a sense of vitality and connectedness in her creations, but is passionate about teaching others how they too can find their creative wings. To learn more about her, visit her website at www.kellyraeroberts.com, as well as her blog www.kellyraeroberts.blogspot.com. 

{photo credit denise andrade www.bohophoto.com}

The moment I learned about Kelly and her work I was instantly captivated by her pieces. Three of her prints are framed and hang on my family room wall as a subtle reminder of creativity.

Each page of Kelly's book Taking Flight is filled with insights, thoughts, inspirations, how-to's and her amazing artwork.

I need to just share with you the opening paragraph in her book,
I felt an instant connection like we share the same creative passions and view of possibility.

"I am just like you. A girl who is always learning. A woman whose soul is vibrant with inspiration. A creative spirit that is expressive and sensitive. We are all connected, intertwining in this creative life. It's because of this that I believe in the power of telling our stories-the stories of how we muster up our courage and leap and dance and breathe our way into our creative dreams. This is how we learn from one another. How we inspire one another. How we begin to finally see the potential and possibilities that live inside our hearts."                        - introduction to Taking Flight

I have never felt more connected to a book before in my life. Her book takes you on a new creative and inspirational journey with each page turned.