Kelly Mead Art

Kelly Mead Art I am a textile artist that specializes in portraits.

Building the image in layers—cutting, shifting, rethinking what stays and what disappears.It starts as a reference, but ...
04/14/2026

Building the image in layers—
cutting, shifting, rethinking what stays and what disappears.

It starts as a reference, but it never ends there.

I don’t need all of it to show!
04/08/2026

I don’t need all of it to show!

The slow reveal.A face doesn’t appear all at once.It emerges — stitch by stitch.What begins as scattered marks becomes p...
03/01/2026

The slow reveal.

A face doesn’t appear all at once.
It emerges — stitch by stitch.

What begins as scattered marks becomes presence.

The time stays in the work.





Art Day at Vancouver School of Arts & Academics was so interesting.We did stitch studies — experimenting with color, tex...
02/11/2026

Art Day at Vancouver School of Arts & Academics was so interesting.

We did stitch studies — experimenting with color, texture, scraps, and simply seeing what happens when you slow down and stitch.

One student stitched the “THANKS” for me. Another used staples in their piece (which I secretly loved — rule breaking in the best way). And the beautiful pink painting in the center was a thank you from the students.

This was the first time I had ever taught.

Taking your time with your hands can be peaceful — even in a room full of middle and high schoolers.

-stitch

Blurred IdentityA layered portrait exploring how identity shifts between what is revealed and what remains just out of f...
12/18/2025

Blurred Identity
A layered portrait exploring how identity shifts between what is revealed and what remains just out of focus.
Atill need to attach the softened printed image in front of a hand-stitched portrait, allowing glimpses of what lies beneath.





A new beginning…This is the very first time I’ve stitched directly onto gessoed canvas, and I’m already loving the textu...
12/02/2025

A new beginning…
This is the very first time I’ve stitched directly onto gessoed canvas, and I’m already loving the texture and resistance of it.

I’m starting a piece inspired by modern street angels — those quiet, everyday guardians who move around us unnoticed. Only a few stitches so far, but the figure is already whispering its way onto the surface.

More soon. ✨🖤

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1724 SE Halyard Lane
Vancouver, WA
98661

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+19253443374

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