La Petite Issue 18 | Page 86

Q&A WITH kelli murray WHEN I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN 2011, I HAD A HARD TIME FINDING BABY CLOTHES THAT SPOKE TO MY NEUTRAL LOVING ARTISTIC AESTHETIC. I ALWAYS KNEW THAT ONE DAY I WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING OF MY OWN. Q: Where are you from? Encinitas, CA Q: We love your print work and design perspective! Have you always been interested in design and illustration? I knew pretty early on that I wanted to work in a creative industry. My first love was fashion and I ended up working as a fashion merchandiser and graphic designer for a clothing company straight out of college. Illustration is something that I somewhat fell into while trying to expand my portfolio in graphic design. It quickly grew to be a