Kirsten Ashley
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Here ye, here ye! I’m proud to announce the first show of 2026:HER HEART WAS A SECRET GARDEN AND THE WALLS WERE VERY HIGHHeld at Apothecary Brewing in Claymont, Delaware The show is on view through the month of February. An opening reception will take place at the brewery on Friday, February 6th from 6:00
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I present to you Bone & Botanicals, my first mixed media piece incorporating paper quilling. This is the final project for a quilling class I sat in on. Quilling was completely new to me, and twirling and shaping paper has become rather addictive. (I’m currently working on another quilled piece for Delaware Fun-A-Day.) By the
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“Excuse me, I apologizeHe likes your attitude, he tries it on for sizeHe spends the afternoon, between your thighsHow’s that for gratitude, I apologizeIt seemed to last for hoursIt seemed to last for daysThis lady of the flowersAnd her hypnotic gaze” -Placebo, “Lady of the Flowers” A new piece and an announcement! This one started
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Women have been a source of strength for me my whole life. Beginning with the kickass women in my family and the feminine figures in my favorite books like The Secret Garden and Alice in Wonderland. It grew in my teenage years to musical, artistic, and comedic figures like Margaret Cho, Anne Rice, Tori Amos,
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I participated in Big Little Art Show 10, which was displayed through December 2024 at Talleyville Frame Shop & Gallery in Wilmington, Delaware. Check out the pieces I created below.
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Every year at around this time, I come down with an annoying respiratory ick. Which lends itself to feverish couch drawing. This week, the ick visited me during my birthday. Here is my dedication to all of us mer-goats. Capricorn (♑︎) is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total zodiac signs,
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Merry end of 2024. It’s been a year of ups and downs and some professional/artistic goals reached. I’ll do a full year art wrap-up post tomorrow. For now, I leave you with a 2024 art vs. artist image.
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Summer 2024 is on the books. It was an eventful one in my little world. My husband and I took a road trip to Montreal, I went on a family beach trip, I had my first solo art show. It was a whirlwind of family time, my first burlesque show at The Wiggle Room (woman-owned
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I’m over the moon and beyond to announce my first solo art show. Strange Little Girls is an exhibit of mixed media and watercolor work from Wilmington, Delaware based artist Kirsten Ashley. Through layers of paint, pastel, collage, cut paper, and glue comes a patchwork story of beauty, strangeness, and deep emotion. Visit Bellefonte Arts
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Mon Dieu! The newest vinyl sticker is available beginning on June 7th. (That’s today, as of writing this.) Based on the watercolor painting “French Girl,” she is a 3 inch round vinyl sticker with a matte coating. Outdoor friendly for up to 2 years. FRENCH GIRL is a 3 inch vinyl sticker, and will be
Ugly Stepsister: Artwork by Kirsten Ashley 