Kelly Patton

Kelly Patton is the creator of books that conjure childhood mischief and wonder to inspire our creativity, encourage self care and bring us closer to nature. From a young age she began to explore her interests in the supernatural by illustrating a Tarot deck and wrote and painted pictures for children's fantasy stories. She earned her fine arts degree, traveled throughout Europe and lived alone in the woods, all the while recording her stories and lessons learned through her paintings. Kelly recognizes her characters as talismans who have the power to attract positive change and transformation in to one's consciousness.

Kelly is the creator of the oracle deck Secret Woods published by Schiffer Red Feather in 2021. The deck includes 28 cards and a 72 page companion book that feature unique animals, nature spirits and unusual creatures who offer deeply heartfelt advise.

In 2016 she self published the 32 page children's picture book Moon Bunny and in 2018 released the 32 page children's picture book Mushroom Guardians. She was published in multiple issues of Fiddler's Green Peculiar Parish magazine and appeared in the art and occult blog Phantasmaphile.

She manages an online shop on her website www.kellypattonart.com and exhibits her original paintings in galleries, boutiques and curiosity shops. Kelly has created illustrations for wineries, environmentally sustainable businesses, and many other organizations. Her original art commissions are often requests to paint spirit animal portraits or colorful nature themed works.

Kelly loves to write and perform her own music and features recordings of her songs in her time lapse videos. She works from her plant filled home studio under the name Secret Creatures and is the proud mother of 3 daughters and one black cat.