Kelly Jean Conroy was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and grew up in New England. Now based in Holliston, Massachusetts, she uses mother-of-pearl and gemstones to make jewelry focused on life cycles in nature. Conroy holds degrees in Art Education and Painting as well as in Jewelry Metals, and she sees her art jewelry as layered paintings—collages with dimensional elements that allude to stories about loss, growth, and the beauty of life. Imagery, color, and layers are constants in her work, which features laser etchings of either actual flower silhouettes from her walks in nature or imagery from vintage botanical illustrations.
