Kristina Haden transports her viewers to an ethereal place with her dreamy art escapes. Her use of colors and textures pop through the different mediums she utilizes in her creations. Her mediums range from collage, wood carving, clay, resin, dried flowers, acrylic, jewelry, and much, much more. She presents bright colors with an uplifting message of positivity throughout her works .
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Come View Kristina Haden's works at
Mycelium Gallery from September 23rd, to October 14th, 2023.
There is a Silent Auction for her piece "Duality of Life" that will close on October 14th. Come to Mycelium Gallery to place your bid.
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Kristina Haden's Artist Statement:
I am 32 years old, and I have been a self- representing artist since age three. I currently work from my home studio in Oklahoma City. My interest in sharing and exhibiting art stems back to when I was hand painting shoes, bags and shirts in high school. I can remember as far back as first grade, thinking I wanted to one day have a career as an artist or fashion designer. The idea of making personal works to be worn, even if it’s just to be shared with a couple of close friends, has been engraved in most things I’ve made since. Being able to produce multiples is where the process of printmaking came into the forefront of my work and ultimately was my main emphasis in college. My older works metaphorically compared my struggles as a young woman challenged by issues of acceptance, appearance, and personal well-being to that of an insect’s physical traits and cultural significance. As of 2020, I equate women and insects less interchangeably, but themes of the mysterious and unusual are still featured. Both share a diversity in their forms that I explore through my variety of media. Through my work, I explore themes of what different emotions, and coping mechanisms look like to me.