Color Pop

Carey is a mixed-media printmaker working with gel plates and collage to create emotionally layered art. Growing up with undiagnosed learning disabilities and depression, she often felt unseen and unsupported. Art became her sanctuary. As a child, it was a way to express what she couldn’t put into words. After finally being diagnosed, her path shifted, she says. Carey received the help she needed and was able to go to college. Later, working with adults with disabilities at Melmark, she found deep connections and purpose. Their joy in creating art reminded Carey that expression can heal and uplift. “My work draws from childhood memories — moments of joy and imagination — blended with the complexity of adult understanding. I create to remind myself and others that even in struggle, beauty and strength live within us.”