ABOUT THE ARTIST

Hi, I’m Anu Redway.

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I came into this world in Nigeria, spent my childhood exploring Queens, and eventually found my way to Cleveland. Those places. Those people. Those textures of life… they quietly built the foundation of who I am as an artist long before I had words for it.

My mission is simple. I use artistic parables to communicate love, value, and the human experience.

That’s the thread running through everything I create.

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And now, stepping into motherhood, that thread feels richer. More intentional. Motherhood didn’t just change my schedule. It shifted the way I see people… the quiet moments… the stories we carry… and the softness we hide. It added another dimension to my work. Another voice. Another reason to create with meaning.

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I grew up surrounded by creativity. My father, a career artist who taught mostly by example. My mother, a multitasking powerhouse of cooking, childcare, event planning, and interior decorating. They never sat me down and “taught” me art. I just watched, absorbed, and found my own rhythm—exactly how my dad used to tell me to.

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I’ve been a working artist and creative director for about nine years. Acrylic mixed media is where I feel most at home, but I roam freely—polymer clay jewelry, photography, sculpture, ceramics. Creativity has never been a straight line for me. It’s a web. A language. A playground.

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I studied fashion design at Kent State, then Studio Art at Cleveland State with concentrations in Painting, Sculpture, and Photography. Those years pushed me into experimentation. University shows, fine-art photography, metals, clay, epoxy—every medium taught me something I carry into my work today.

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People love the quote, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” But they forget the rest: “Oftentimes better than a master of one.” That’s where I live. I embrace the freedom to explore because every skill, every experiment, every “side quest” enriches the story I’m telling now.

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MercyWerks is my heart.

“Mercy” comes from the meaning of my name, Anu, and it mirrors the mercy God has shown me over and over again. And “Werks”? That part honors the craft itself—the making, the hands-on creating that feels like home. My last name, Redway, gives away that I’m married to a white guy lol.

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At the end of the day, storytelling is what drives me.

Stories make us feel.

They help us understand each other.

They build empathy and open doors that plain information never could.

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Clare Patey of The Empathy Museum once said, “Stories have the power to allow us to see the world in a different way than we do when we encounter it on our own.” I believe that with my whole heart.

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I create original works and commissions, and I love walking with clients to bring their stories to life. My work evolves because I evolve—through motherhood, marriage, culture, faith, and the unfolding everyday moments that shape me.

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I’m here for the journey. All of it.
If you want to walk with me, stay close. There’s so much more coming.