I am a multi-disciplinary visual and social practice artist that creates meditative fiber artworks incorporating uniquely created plant dyes and hand stitching to construct meditative spaces. My work speaks about the relationship between the seen and unseen in life.

My art practice blends the slow process of hand-made plant dyes and hand-stitching with drawings on fabrics. I create drawings of herbal plants connected to their roots to explore the intricate visceral relationship between the seen and unseen worlds we live amongst. Both my natural healing journey and garden inform my art practice. The motion of stitching creates a meditative space for prayer seeds. I cut-out pieces to play with light allowing passageways to illuminate the hidden. I want to bring about an awareness of healing benefits of natural methods and the significance of inner life on our resiliency.
Kammy Kennelley Downs is a teaching artist whose artworks employ seeds, roots, and plants as metaphors for the relationship between the seen and unseen in life. Her practice includes social practice projects around issues of mental health. Downs grew up in rural Kansas within a family of makers and has been teaching art for over 25 years. Currently, she teaches sculpture at Kansas City Kansas Community College. She earned a bachelor’s in art education from Emporia State University and a Master of Fine Arts in drawing from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. Downs is committed to facilitating artistic opportunities in her community and empowering others to realize their creative strengths. She believes art has the power to heal while making space for community.