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Kelley Bren Burke
Artist & Educator
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From retail floors to creative freedom. Still holding puppies.
Not too long ago, I was scraping snow off my windshield before sunrise, heading to manage a retail store I'd outgrown years earlier.
I spent 20 years as a store manager at Barnes & Noble. During the holidays, that meant six-day weeks of nonstop retail hustle. As an introvert and a creative, I was exhausted. I craved something that felt more like me, but I didn't know what that was yet.
Since then, two things changed everything:
I opened an Etsy shop in 2013 called Gems by Kelley, and more than a decade later, it's still going strong.
I discovered the Procreate app in 2017, which led me to Skillshare. I started as a student, and now I teach classes to over 7,000 students who want to explore digital collage, creative play, and iPad art.
These days, I work from home designing collage kits, creating surreal digital art, and teaching on Skillshare. My new assistant? A very fluffy, very friendly puppy named Maisie. She's not great at deadlines, but she does remind me to play.
If you've ever wondered whether it's possible to make space for creativity, or even build a life around it, I'm here to tell you it is.
Ready to explore digital collage or Procreate on your iPad? Scroll down to see my classes.
Big dreams start small. Sometimes with a single freebie download.
Or a flower-headed goat in a digital collage.
P.S. You can also find me on Instagram or in my free Facebook group. Links below if you ever want to connect.
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