Kellie Bloxsom-Rys
48 // Kellie Bloxsom-Rys is originally from Flint, Michigan, in the USA, and graduated with a BFA in Design from the Kansas City Art Institute; she also studied for a semester at Parsons School of Design in New York. Now based in Kansas City, Kellie currently works for Hallmark Cards. Being surrounded by so much creative talent at Hallmark enables Kellie to grow as a designer/illustrator. She feels she is inspired by something new every day she goes to work. Kellie loves Scandinavian design, folk art, vintage colour palettes, hand-drawn lettering and children’s illustrations. She is drawn to designs that are clean, one-dimensional and simplistic, and loves surface design because of the flat nature of it. ‘What you see is what you get,’ she says. ‘There isn’t an illusion of something more. I love the honesty in that.’ In the future Kellie would love to design a line of home decor that included bedspreads, shower curtains, dinnerware, pillows and rugs.
Design Heroes: Darling Clementine, Marimekko, Helen Dardik
Dream Big
Part of a personal project in which Kellie illustrated an intention each day during the month of February. This piece is a combination of hand-drawn pattern and lettering mixed with collage elements in Photoshop.
Roll with the Punches
Kellie heard this saying while eavesdropping on an aeroplane and decided to illustrate it. The chevron pattern in the back is symbolic of the ups and downs of rolling with the punches.
Sedona
Kellie wanted to mix a fresh colour palette with a tribal pattern in this personal design. She loves seeing the hand of the artist in a design, finding something beautiful in slight imperfections.