Artists Statement Kristina Butler

It’s in the works!

That basically describes me and my work. Always changing, progressing, evolving and growing, but often keeping an aspect of certain elements in technique or style.  This applies to my Traditional work, my Graphic Design work, Web Design work & Dance Choreography.

Working on different projects and using different types of media is something that I find stimulating. I am constantly experimenting in a variety of media and new ideas as well as subject matter, as I am a bit of a Renaissance person when it comes to art. I like working in diverse media and exploring each to its fullest, using traditional and modern approaches. Sometimes I combine media, sometimes I combine techniques or methods, and sometimes I mix it up.

It has always been a subtle goal of mine to cause a thinker impact or to invoke an emotional response. Any emotion really; joy, sadness, calm, confusion -- even vertigo! I like working on the subconscious mind through the use of color, texture, perspective and/or subject matter. Ideas using metaphors or relating to cause and effect, metaphysics and spiritual /Biblical themes are the basis for many of my works. Sometimes my work is deep insiteful and spiritual, and sometimes it is just for fun!

Art should be an adventure into the creative mind. It should also be an inspirational experience of exploration in the conscious and subconscious. However, it should also be FUN! When you stop having fun (even in serious works), you need to find a new focus, style, or vocation (or simply take a vacation from it).

I give thanks for the inspiration God has given me over the years, and the talent to express that inspiration. The roads I have travelled, the people I have met and the places I have visited have shaped my experiences and who I am in many ways. However, I had a foundation in my faith first and the rest were layers added on top and around that primary foundation. Without my faith, I would not have led the life I have had or would I have created the works you see here.

 Recent Web Design Works