About

Anne Clay is an artist, storyteller, and creator who has devoted her life to bringing history to life in ways that feel both beautiful and deeply human. With a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art, she blends her background as a painter and photographer with her passion for early American history, interiors, and storytelling.

Through her long-running YouTube channel Early American Living, Anne shares tours of her 1780s New England homestead and other historic houses, offering viewers practical decorating inspiration rooted in primitive and colonial style. Her work is known for its attention to detail, historical insight, and the way it captures the quiet poetry of everyday life.

Anne is also the creator of Bellewood, a new immersive storytelling project that combines history, romance, and imagination in the form of videos, books, and atmospheric worlds. Here, she invites her audience not only to see the past but to step into it.

Areas of Expertise

Anne Clay brings together her MFA in Visual Art with a passion for history and design. She specializes in Early American and primitive decorating, historic home tours, and immersive storytelling through her Bellewood project. With over 8 years on YouTube, she creates books, videos, and visual experiences that explore colonial traditions, meaningful decorating, and the timeless beauty of old homes.