C. Ellis is a self-taught artist. Born in Indiana, She took to art as soon as she was able to hold a crayon. Throughout her childhood, she developed an appreciation for the surreal & the whimsical and the paranormal. Her first cartoon like character was what she called a Greeblie. It looked a bit like a dust bunny with antennas. She would often sit for hours with pencils and pad dreaming up fantasy drawings and making comic strips. Her childhood love for Halloween, Sammy Terri and the late night horror movie turned into her now creepy cute folk art characters. Carmen was even her high school year book cartoonist with a smalll strip called Nemrac.
Now Older and wiser her love for arts and crafts have turned into a fufilling home business. She gets to do what she loves from the comfort of her home. Being home for her children was always a top priority in her life. With the support of her loving husband and her 4 children she will keep creating her gothic whimsical Folk art hoping to get some smiles from buyers and lookers.
C. Ellis is now a folk artist full-time. She lives in Indiana with her husband , 4 children , her cats Nutmeg & Salem, dog Scooby and the worlds oldest hamster Tee Pee.