Emily Kell
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I took a month off painting, visited one of my favorite places and I made this self-reflective series of doodles while I was relaxing and healing from a very tough pregnancy and postpartum. I like to doodle in pen, without any type of planning or fixing. I find this practice so good for the mind- it is kind of the opposite of perfectionism and overthinking…Some of them get messed up and none of them are polished and that’s okay.
I think human creativity is more important now than ever…both in my personal practice and collectively. Nothing on my page is or will ever be made using any type of AI. I absolutely love the human imperfection and the magic of hand made things and I love hearing people’s own words. I’m gonna doodle and write my own words till the wheels fall off of the world. Perfectionism be damned 🥲
I hope you enjoy this peek into my private art practice! Two things I’d like to share about this: I have a chapter one you can see in my reels from a ways back and…
I just opened my sh0p back up! And these journals are super soft and special and they are calling your name. 🔗in bio 🫶
01/20/2026
2016 was such a big year for me! I spent months in the forest and I painted 16 paintings in my studio and 3 murals, one in Peru🥲It’s a little bit hard for me to look back at honestly, because 2016 was the last year of my life that I wasn’t deeply limited by my physical ailments and I wish I could paint everyday like I used to! Finding a craft that completes you, and then being pulled away from it by physical illness is a wisdom path I wouldn’t wish on anybody and I won’t sugar coat it…I’d trade this wisdom in for a healed body any day. But I also love the ways that I’ve grown in these ten years (mostly in secret, deep down, inside ways). I’ve lost my naivety (and my wookish ways 😜) and I move through the world speaking the languages of grief and loss, as well as play and adventure (my native tongues).
Looking back, I have so much love for this Emily and also wish I could reach through time and give her some medical advice 😅Here are some of my murals from that sweet and consequential year! I wasn’t able to post my paintings because they are too nakey for prudestagram but you can see them all on my website emilykell dot com.
If you read this far, I’m curious- has anybody here been connected with me since 2016?! Thanks for being here 🙏🏼✨
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