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chelsea ward art

ABOUT

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Chelsea Ward Art x Crafter's Box CollaborationPhoto by Amal Iqbal
Chelsea Ward is an artist, art teacher and author based in California.

In 2010 she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BFA in Studio Art and moved to Italy for two years. Upon returning to California, she created Sketchy Notions, a line of cheerful and colorful stationery and paper goods featuring her original illustrations and lettering.

​During the fall, she hosts art retreats in Tuscany with her business Wanderful Retreats. 

Chelsea has four published books with Quarto and Walter Foster Publishing: Modern Drawing (June 2018), Your Year of Art (November 2018), Modern Colored Pencil (November 2019) and Easy Drawing (October 2022).

​She now lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband, son and their two cats (and lots of plants).

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