M-J Kelley

An accidental storyteller.

I didn’t set out to become one. I just followed the breadcrumbs of my life, seeing where they would lead.

And they led to…

small frogs looking for true love

This is Jack.

bears that see flowers

His name is Wonder.

an old tree with teeth

… and a firefly for a friend.

a self-portrait

…with elephants, Beast and Burden.

Most of the time the drawings are about stories I am working on. But other times they are observations about the world around me.

Upcoming Event

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Made in Kawartha Lakes

Made in Kawartha Lakes

May 24, 2025 - May 25, 202510:00 am - 5:00 pm Kawartha Settlers’ Village, Bobcaygeon

M-J Kelley will be showing her wildlife prints and cards.

Latest posting

Play Dead

Play Dead

Mar 9, 2025 | Drawing, Knockwood Forest Story

Only two things in the entire world will make Lizardo move: a warm sunbeam and Payanas. But now there was a third.

An older story from The Knockwood Forest

In The Shallows

In The Shallows

Oct 22, 2021 | Drawing, Knockwood Forest Story

The Shallows one of the seven quadrants of the Knockwood Forest. Home to Horseshoe.