About the Artist
Hello! I'm Ashley Ward - pen artist, hand-crafter, slow-living seeker, nature observer, book lover and homebody. I'm also a wife, mom and home educator. Taking care of my family & my home is a major part of my life's work but creating peaceful art completes my calling.
Wherever I go, I'm inspired by the nature and patterns of that place. Growing up in California, I fell in love with the ocean from the multi-colored grains of sand to the salty sea water. Later, I spent a decade in New Mexico exploring the beauty of the deserts, mountains and Rio Grande. Now, I find myself in the hill country of Texas surrounded by lakes, oaks and the rolling hills. It's this love of nature, patterns and places that influences the art that I create.
When I make art, I’m fully present and engaged and this leads to a feeling of calm that is rare to find elsewhere. I hope that those who view and collect my pieces feel the sense of peace and contentment with which they were made.
Thank you so much for being here,
Ashley
Wherever I go, I'm inspired by the nature and patterns of that place. Growing up in California, I fell in love with the ocean from the multi-colored grains of sand to the salty sea water. Later, I spent a decade in New Mexico exploring the beauty of the deserts, mountains and Rio Grande. Now, I find myself in the hill country of Texas surrounded by lakes, oaks and the rolling hills. It's this love of nature, patterns and places that influences the art that I create.
When I make art, I’m fully present and engaged and this leads to a feeling of calm that is rare to find elsewhere. I hope that those who view and collect my pieces feel the sense of peace and contentment with which they were made.
Thank you so much for being here,
Ashley