about

3 year old Kendra in rainbow suspenders on her favorite orange velour chair
Kendra Ortner  is a surface pattern designer and eclectic artist based in Ashland, Oregon where she lives with her three kids, two dogs, and one-and-only husband. She loves creating patterns, illustration, painting, knitting, crochet, felting, embroidery, sewing, beading & ceramics. She teaches classes in-person and online. Her company is ‘by hand at home’ – she believes that art brings the feeling of being truly “at home” in your soul.
Kendra as an adult