THE ARTIST

My name is S.E. Ellis and I am an illustrator, map-maker, tattoo and multimedia artist. In my secret life, I am a mermaid living in Rhode Island. The sea, old fishing villages, the misty gray and steel skies here have immensely impacted the style I took on as an artist.

I love working with old wood, vintage paper, furniture and also watercolors. I enjoy finding junk furniture and turning it into new pieces of art.

I’ve always been inspired by the Medieval Period, the Renaissance, the Gilded Age, the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.

I love spending time with my little fairy Rose, reading novels, writing stories, rainy days, adding to my wood collection, baking challah, long walks in the mist, the French Riviera, mastering the chocolate babka, taking care of my orchid, moss and ivy collection and just being quiet and doing nothing.