Brandy Green-Russell was born in rural Missouri in 1994. She spent the majority of her childhood playing in the mud puddles on her family’s farm and in the adjacent woods. In 2016 Brandy received her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from the College of the Ozarks where she first encountered clay which reminded her of childhood exploration and play. She later graduated from Texas Tech University after receiving a Masters of Fine Art in 2021. Currently, Brandy is the Assistant Professor of Art at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas.