Brown was born and raised in Texas and has since taught many grades ranging from kindergarten to college over the years. With a nurturing love of art, Brown earned a BFA in Design at Abilene Christian University and an MFA at Syracuse University in New York. Brown has lived all over the US and Canada, and currently has a home and studio located outside of Kansas City, Missouri.

“My business and collection of works are called The Freckled Army after my grandmother from whom I got my red hair and freckles. Before her passing, she had journaled about how she used to be bullied for her eccentricities, so I create my pieces with all their “flaws” and “freckles” as a defense mechanism for her younger self and as a reminder to seek out beauty in our imperfections,” Brown said.

While Brown started with photography, mixing and manipulating chemicals in the darkroom, her work as an illustrator emerged through layers of experimentation. From the simple recognition of varying textures in layered paper, to dimensional woodcut environments and characters, the stories that Brown illustrates continue to pursue both fantastic and what Brown calls “absurd narratives.”  The work style and story content are rooted in Brown’s love of books and background in set design for the theater.

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