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Kristen Egan
Kristen Egan is a mixed media artist specializing in masks and sculptures and illustration. Her creative process harnesses the organic shapes of materials like gourds, antlers, and tree branches. By adding details with carved wood, paper clay, and acrylic paints, she often juxtaposes bright patterns and ornamentation against raw or weathered surface textures. Learning to adapt her designs to the contours of natural objects has profoundly influenced her style, with an element of improvisation that infuses her work with a unique energy. Kristen’s work, an amalgamation of ancient and modern materials and techniques, explores contemporary folk art, touching on themes such as totemic imagery, astronomy, and ecology.
Egan currently works from her home studio in eastern Pennsylvania. She is the co-owner of Egan & Ives - a small business that specialises in handmade traditional archery gear and fine crafts.
