ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Deborah Velásquez, a Brooklyn original, lives the creative life in the wooded hills of New England with her husband and two boys. She is an award-winning artist and designer who loves the mix of design, words, art, and craft. Her work is modern, sophisticated, graphic, and bold and reflects her love for the simplicity of line. She makes art digitally as well as using traditional methods, including gouache, watercolor, and printmaking.

Deborah is a graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art and the University of Hartford Entrepreneurial Business program. She has studied textiles and fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, where she received her Millinery Certification, studying under hat legend Ann Albrizio. Her artwork has been exhibited in numerous galleries and juried shows, and she teaches workshops in her Connecticut studio. Her designs can be found on products such as rugs, wall art, ceramics, stationery, textiles, and mobiles, and her hats were featured at New York’s Henri Bendel. She has been featured in UPPERCASE magazine and is carried by Minted, West Elm, CarpetVista of Sweden, and giftware and home décor licensing companies.

Visit her website at DeborahVelasquez.com or follow her on Instagram @velasquezstudio.