Hallo.
Death has always been a sort of funny thing, ever since I took up a fairly secular lens with which to view the world. I like to imagine that we would likely find the colder side of the veil surprisingly familiar. Having a personal history with what I can only describe as friendly ghosts, I approach my art centered around the macabre with an equal measure of whimsy. Death may be the greatest mystery, and with that it is also an endless opportunity for creativity.
For the above reasons, I find ghosts particularly inspiring. Doubly so in their simplicity. The standard sheet ghost is typically quite unadorned, and thusly presents a unique challenge in communicating emotion and personality. I find entertainment in that difficulty, and similarly so in jack-o-lanterns.
Rosy Ghost is run by Jaeda Reed, a lifelong Western Washington resident, currently living and working in Tacoma’s Eastside with her husband, two Corgis, two fish, and tortoise.
After graduating as a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Pacific Lutheran University in 2013, she went on to cultivate a career as a wedding photographer. Despite her success, her passions are in the traditional mediums of watercolor and oil, and how they remain relevant and connected to the digital world.
