Kelly Nygard came to discover her artistic side later in life. At 56 years old, finding herself with more free time as her children became adults, she started exploring the art of mosaic. Kelly focuses her work on skulls and seeks to reveal the forgotten beauty and restore it to a place of dignity, honoring the original spirit of the glorious animal. Kelly persisted through hours and hours of instructional videos, workshops and research to piece together a technique that results in not only a uniquely beautiful piece of art, but also one that is sturdy enough to survive the rigors of packing, shipping and display that is required. 

Kelly spends hours each day in her studio, testing out new materials and color combinations; searching for unique focal points for her creations and then building around those with glass tiles, Czech glass seed beads, hand-blown glass beads, leather, gilding – and sometimes a special found object. The result is an ever-evolving collection of amazing new creations. While Kelly is aware that she will never match the skill of the Original Creator, her work seeks to bring out the inner beauty, grace and elegance of the horned species. Running her fingers over the delicate bones of the skulls, she hears the stories they long to tell. 

Find out more at https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/kelly-nygard