Samantha Ray Esmond is the artist and designer behind August Ray Studio.

Sami received her BFA in Graphic Design from the Boston University College of Fine Arts where she also completed minor concentrations in printmaking and art history.

After a decade of working as a graphic designer in Boston and going through a whirlwind of pandemic life, getting married, and becoming a homeowner, Sami now lives with her husband in a little house by the beach on the South Shore of Massachusetts. The beauty of her new life by the ocean has inspired her to return to early artistic passions including watercolor, inks, and mixed media.

August Ray Studio is a home for Sami’s creative explorations and a platform to share them with anyone they might reach.