Chelsea Marie, A Budding Local Artist
You see Chelsea Marie at Ladue's Deer Creek Coffee, but her real calling is mural art and illustrations.
Sometimes, famous people just don’t need a last name. Look at Madonna. How about Rihanna? The great soccer player Pelé? Artists such as Rembrandt, Michelangelo or Titian? Chelsea Marie (Ritter Soronen) would like to be known by her surname too. This 24-year-old is carving out a career as a mural artist and illustrator in her adopted community of St. Louis. By day, she works 20 to 30 hours a week at Deer Creek Coffee in Ladue. By mid-day, she’s off to her 50-hour a week routine as a mural painter and illustrator, with gigs across the community. She lives with her two cats in Richmond Heights. Although not famous or rich yet, she’d love to combine her passion for serving charity and nonprofits with her motivating work in art. A 2008 graduate…
