Yellena James is an artist/illustrator in Portland, OR. Preferring pens, inks, and acrylics -- also ceramics! =) -- she combines complex abstract forms into dazzling images that take on lives of their own. Each intimate world she creates seems to posses its own ethos and its own special ability to radiate emotion. Besides participating in shows around the US and overseas, she has done illustration work for Apple, Adobe, Swatch, Moleskine, Relativity Media, La Mer, Anthropologie, and many others. Visit "About" page to learn more.



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Casetify + Yellena Cases

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PangeaSeed + Yellena Prints

LImited-edition handcrafted prints done in collaboration with PangeaSeed Foundation, a global non-profit organization acting to further the conservation of our oceans through ARTivism

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