PAYTON COSELL TURNER
B. 1986 NY, NY
I was raised on a diet of Edna St. Vincent Millay mixed with John Waters, Busby Berkeley, Henri Matisse, Maud Hart Lovelace, and New Deal politics. My work is influenced by narratives of all kinds, especially by the written word. I often think about color: my favorite ones are pale peach, moss green, powder blue, tomato red, and lamp black. I co-founded the design studio Flat Vernacular at age 24 and have spent the past thirteen years as its CEO and creative director. In 2015, I co-founded Girls at Library, an online magazine about how literature deeply affects women’s lives. I illustrate for private clients and various companies, and my artwork has been in several shows, including one at the Birmingham Museum of Art. I am the author of a coloring book published by Potter Style in 2014, along with a suite of patterned paper goods. My patterns can be seen in private residences and public places across the globe. I welcome commissions of all kinds.
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