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P is for Possum is out! A highly subjective, not at all comprehensive, alphabetical celebration of the Old Forest in Memphis, Tennessee. An ABC sketchbook of the flora and fauna of the forest, based on daily dog walk sketches. Pre-order your copy in my online store. It will also be available at Burkes Books and Novel in Memphis. 
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Current showings: Illuminating the Word: St. John's Gospel Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee October 11, 2020 to January 10, 2021 They have included my illustrated Book of Common Worship along with several other complementary liturgical books to stand with the main gospel exhibit and provide a thread of history and illumination. Quarantine Journal Sketchbook March 2020, ongoing Upcoming events: lecture on illuminated books and liturgical illustration Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee Wednesday, December 30th at noon solo exhibition Walter Anderson Museum of Art January to August 2022
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Martha Kelly is an painter, printmaker, and illustrator from Memphis, Tennessee, who began exhibiting work in galleries around the Southeast since 1999. She has had gallery shows in Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, and Alabama, and her first museum show was at Dixon Gallery and Gardens in 2015. She has done illustrations for Chalk Line Books, Memphis Magazine and Memphis Parent, Call to Worship magazine, and Concierge magazine, as well as posters, brochures, and web illustrations for Cape Resorts. Her first book illustrations were for the study guide to Revelation published by the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. Martha was the Varnell Artist-in-Residence at Memphis Theological Seminary for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years. Her most recent illustration project is the new Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., published April 2018 by Westminster John Knox Press. The images below are a couple of the linoleum block illustrations for that book.
Email Martha directly at marthakellyart@gmail.com. You can search this website, including the blog, by topic or medium. All images © Martha Kelly -- All Rights Reserved |
