Laughing Horse Studio: December 2010

Pencil drawing of a woman

Pencil drawing of Lukas, the wolf

Pencil drawing of a horse

Pencil drawing of a young girl and dog

Artist Bio

Kelli Thomas

Artist Bio

2017

Green River, Wyoming

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Kelli Thomas was always artistic. Drawing and creating from an early age, she spent hours in her own creative world. Enrolling in a junior high art class in 1978 and continuing art classes through high school gave Kelli a foundation of art skills that she continues to use today.

Teaching elementary education was the primary career for Kelli for seventeen years. However, the creative expression has continued. Kelli paints, draws, creates unique mixed media pieces, and repurposes discarded items, breathing new life into them. Her other passions include photography and writing. After a brief stint as a tour guide at Alabaster Caverns in the summer of 2013, Kelli realized a need for a children’s book about the caverns. So, she wrote one. It is to be published in 2014 by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and will be available at Alabaster Caverns.

Experience

Elementary Art Teacher - Sweetwater County District #1, Rock Springs, Wyoming

High School and Elementary Art Teacher - Mansfield Public Schools, Mansfield Arkansas 2015-2017

3rd and 4th Grade Art Teacher in Edmond Public Schools, Edmond, Oklahoma through the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond, Edmond, Oklahoma 2014-2015

Taught various classes at the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond, 2014-2015

Taught Winter Session of Painting Classes for St. Luke's Methodist Church of Edmond, Edmond, Oklahoma

Teacher at My Inner Artist - Social Painting Classes OKC

Education

University of Central Oklahoma 1997 – Bachelor of Science – Elementary Education

· Art Teaching Certification – 2013

Seminars/Classes:

· Gary Lennon, Fine Arts Institute of Edmond

· Thomas Stotts, Fine Arts Institute of Edmond

Publications:

“Alabaster Caverns – The Bat Caves” – to be published in 2014.

Organizations:

Member of Edmond Art Association – Newsletter Chairperson

Websites:

Laughing Horse Studio

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Pencil

Watercolor

Soft Pastel

Oil Pastel

Colored Pencil Drawings

Pen and Ink Drawings

Artist Bio