Most of the time in my work I don't have the faintest idea what's going to happen. I sit down & feel the world around me & in me. I listen to the voices of my heart. I draw a line. I draw another line. I remember the time I won a whole bag of marbles from my next door neighbor. I remember going to the beach with all my cousins. I draw more lines. I remember more things. I keep putting down lines. Every line is a whisper of memory, of my life at that moment.

People ask me how I come up with the stuff I do. I tell them it's all right there when I listen..."

                                                                         Brian Andreas

You may already know the work of Brian Andreas, since he's been internationally recognized as an artist & storyteller for many years now.

What you may not know is that Brian Andreas is the pen name of the artist & writer Kai Andreas Skye.

For over 35 years he's been known around the world for his uniquely lyrical work celebrating the strength, beauty & boundless possibility of the human spirit. He's authored nineteen books - filled with colorful drawings & short stories that, through the years, have accompanied so many of you through the quiet moments of living.

Born in Iowa, raised in Chicago,  he graduated from Luther College with a BA in Theater & English. Later on, after he figured out what he really wanted to do, he got an MFA in Fiber and Mixed Media from John F. Kennedy University in the Bay Area of California. From there he became an artist-entrepreneur, creating & running a company that would produce & distribute the art he made. Up until 2019, Kai was the creator & writer of all of the work sold by StoryPeople (where many of you first found him)*. 

Now, he's headed in a new direction, with a whole new company: an eco-conscious studio where he continues to draw, design, & handcraft raw materials with his unique way of seeing the world. Working daily in the studio, side by side with his wife, Fia. Making beautiful things with their hands. Writing. Drawing. Painting. Woodworking. Inviting you to view your own stories in a whole new way.

They continue to do one of their favorite things: listening for what people can create in the world together. 

*One last note for those of you looking for a favorite story: After his divorce in 2019, Brian's entire body of work was split.

His earlier work remained with StoryPeople, where you can continue to find it. You'll also find re-mixes of his older stories & art, as StoryPeople takes the work in a different direction.

The artist himself, his newer work & all of his stories, now & in the future, are here at Flying Edna. 

We understand that might be confusing since the two companies are completely separate & up to different things in the world. So, if you run into any problems tracking down a story that you've loved for years & years, let us know & we can point you to the right place...:-)   

For over 35 years, he's created work with the name Brian Andreas. He hopes to keep doing that for years to come..:-). When you get art from Flying Edna with his Brian Andreas signature, know how much it means to both of us that you support him & his unique view of this world we all share...