As I evolve and add the pages of life,I find myself again igniting my passion for art. My aim is to capture the beautiful essence of the human body.
My pieces are of clay ,a very easy and pliable material with the ability to add and subtract and carve and shape. I leave the raw texture in most of my pieces to show the material. I see,I sculpt, I push the clay,fast and slow , dancing with the energy of my model and myself. The body is a beautiful element. I try to capture the spirit,the emotion,the gesture,the positive and the negative in which the body creates within the space.
BA California of the Arts

Through the layering of dye, loose but emphatic brushstrokes, and a quest to convey sensuality though color and shape, I seek to express what is evocative, poetic and vibrant. I am drawn to organic lines and shapes, and also to intense and unusual color combinations that strike a deep, hidden chord with the senses and subconscious mind.

My inspiration comes from nature and my own spiritual exploration. I also draw from the textures, colors and earthiness of textiles, and fine crafts like pottery or blown glass. As a textile itself, my artwork (dye on silk) can come off the walls and into the living space – brightening up a lonely corner, visually separating two rooms, or billowing across a ceiling to soften and anchor the entire space. The effect on the emotional and design-scape can be dramatic.

Kellyʼs work draws on the inspirations of her early childhood memories and the organic forms and colors found in nature. Combining other disciplines such as sculptural elements within the glass and hand paint; her work reflects her belief in simplistic forms and asymmetry, varying in color intensity from landscape palettes to the boldness of graffiti art. As a self taught artist she has studied techniques in such mediums as painting, ceramic sculpture, metal smithing, woodworking, photography and motorcycle maintenance which she combines with to create the unique pieces.

art makes me make art makes me. i work in a variety of mediums, reflecting my take on everything from societies absurdities to its beauties. Often I work quickly on impulse and find i achieve my best results this way. In the past i have worked with ceramics, but currently focus on latex painting, drawing, silkscreening, installation, and performance art.

“The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations — each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.” — Ruth Bernhard.

As a photographer of urban and rural landscapes, I’m elated when there are clouds giving texture to the sky. The elusive, ethereal, and elemental beauty of clouds has always enthralled me.

I tend to see patterns of color, shapes and shadows in both natural and man-made environments, capturing the beauty created when these two environments combine. I’m now working in my studio with kiln-formed glass— transforming these images into layered glass "paintings". Working with different types and sizes of glass (opaque, translucent and clear sheet glass, powders and frit) lets me manipulate the light, depth and texture in each image.

Flora’s main medium is metal. It is man-made as well as natural. It is her canvas. Like a Zen alchemist, she works the surface, creating patinas through the application of an eclectic mix of chemicals and compounds to copper, brass, aluminum and steel. Through multiple applications she strives to achieve an amazing range of patterns, textures and colors. These are then cut up and applied to geometric box shapes or bent and shaped into non representational wall sculptures. Flora completed her MFA in 1990. As a result of this program she began to incorporate her interest in Buddhism with her art. One teaching of the Buddha that she uses for inspiration is the understanding of impermanence— fleeting nature of time—which is reflected in the spontaneous nature of her art. Flora’s work has been exhibited in both solo and group shows in numerous galleries in the Bay Area and New York. Her work has been published in two nationally juried publications: Open Studio Press and, American Art Collector. 

Spring 2011. Juror’s Choice Award, 1st place, sculpture, at the ArtSpan Benefit Show & Auction.

Winter 2010. Flora was one of twenty artists chosen for ArtSpan’s biennial juried exhibition, Selections, shown at California Modern Gallery in SF.

Spring 2009. Flora spent 14 days on a solo retreat at the Morris Graves Foundation in Loleta, California.

Flora has studied at the School of Visual Art in NYC, has a Masters of Painting with Summit University and took classes with master artist/teacher Elaine Badgley Arnoux of San Francisco. She taught at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.