An Interview with kelly

hello! this is the 2nd part of our introduction interviews with the team behind Artitude,
so.... here our special interview with kelly, our illustrator & marketing team member.

Apart from illustrating and being in charge of the marketing campaigns at Artitude, what do you do during your free time?
Devour non-fiction books. I always look forward to a good date with myself at night just before sleeping – reading, reflecting & sipping a nice cup of tea. I also do pottery, creating fun little works for friends & folks who love them. Yoga keeps me grounded -since the nature of our work is always full of surprises, uncertainty & creative mess!

When did you know you were meant to tread the creative path?
I think everyone has a little artist living in them. And I loved to make nonsensical stuffs since young, but - I did not get to graduate from an arts school – my background was in Philosophy in NUS.

I worked 9-5 job (erm, 9-7 to be exact ha ha) for several years doing education and marine conservation projects. I really enjoyed my job then, but sort of experienced an early mid-life crisis with questions like ‘what else do I really want to do’?


Who has been most influential and what inspires you in your work?
Life brought me to get to know some very creative pals & eric - our creative director was the one who encouraged me to pick up the pen and draw again. Nature and wildlife inspires me! My past work experience in marine conservation had its definite share of influence in my illustration of marine animals for our eco artcards and art decals : )


Is there any art piece that you own which you most treasure?
my little bedroom is full of paintings and handmade treasures by my friends which I surround myself with to keep me inspired when the road gets tough.

If there is any book that you would recommend for fellow folks out there who wish to take a different path than the usual 9-5 corporate world but do not know where to start?
Read A different kind of luxury by Andy Couturier which a great friend recommended me and The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield – life transforming at least for myself.

How do you vision yourself in the next 10 years?
doing meaningful, sustainable eco art endeavours with like-minded folks. And still very passionate about life ;)
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kelly’s illustrations have been translated into Artitude’s wall art decals including Little Artitude Farm, Fly to the Sky, Easy ABC, Wooof!, Little Artitude Monsters, Ele & Friends, Safari Friends and Artitude Eco Artcards and ArTees.

Wall Art decals vs Wall stickers - a quick guide

Naughty Cats art decals!

Here is a quick guide on the difference between Artitude art decals vs those colourful wall stickers that you can find elsewhere:

1) Artitude art decals are made of mono-colour vinyls of which the colour is inherent in the material. Hence, the colour is not printed on the vinyl and it will not come off or fade over time. Colourful wall stickers have colours printed on them.

2) Artitude art decals come as long as 1.2m. They can even be joined to form large pieces without trace as the material is very thin. They are therefore great to create a modern and stylish effect for large wall surfaces. Most colourful wall stickers come only in small pieces.

3) Artitude art decals has to be transferred onto a surface, while the colourful stickers can be peeled and stuck directly on a surface. As our art decals are very thin, they have a natural hand painted look when applied on your surface. We therefore do not advise reusing them as they tend to stretch when you peel them off. Colourful stickers usually can be reused, but they usually has a transparent border or black outlines around the designs which can be seen upclose.

4) Our art decals do not peel off on their own. They can therefore be used even on cars and outdoor conditions. Colourful wall stickers tend to have a shorter lifespan and may curl over time.

5) Artitude art decals are made 100% in Singapore for quality control.


We hope the above are useful and you can make more informed decisions when getting wall decor for your spaces depending on your needs!