Artist Bio

"Its always a guarantee that someone is going to think your art is bad. It's not always a guarantee that someone is going to think your art is good. So if you just accept that all art is bad art it makes it easier to do the art you want to do." -Emily Strand

Emily Strand is a paper and book artist based in Southern California. She is currently living at Camp Stevens in Julian, CA for a year-long artist residency. Her work takes on themes of family, relationships, distance, and the make-believe. She also really likes flowers and tries to incorporate them into her art whenever possible.