My Story

Art has always been a great love of mine from an early age. It was the only constant in my life that has given me confidence and security aside from being a parent. I graduated with an Art degree, concentrating in Drawing one year into the 2008 recession and found myself working in the financial services industry shortly after graduation. Art had transitioned to my creative escape where friends and family urged me to open an Etsy shop or find a way to sell my artwork. I have always used my home as my outlet to experiment and fine tune my design skills until I ventured into architectural sales. This gradually led me to develop a business dedicated to elevating the traditional home style with less stress on the home owner. In my study of decorative arts, I realized the art world and the design world play in the same atmosphere and mirror each other in many ways. I created Reed Art & Home as a way to incorporate the love I have for art with the interest I have for the principals of design-understanding the many parallels art & design have with one another.

My specialization in artwork ranges in style as well as multiple disciplines, however my core focus centers around abstract painting, mixed media painting and the decorative arts. My artwork is the result of many unique methods developed over time, layered with forms of learned art principals. I work with a variety of materials and use my personal aesthetic and emotions to guide a piece. I believe anything can be used as a canvas to create a highly personalized and visually engaging space.

I spend most days parenting, decorating and creating with my family in Evanston, IL.