Hi, I’m Kristen
I’m an artist and educator working at the intersection of fine art, art history, and depth-informed creative practice. My work centers on how imagination, symbolism, and process shape our understanding of ourselves.
Through years of study and exploration, I arrived at a framework I call Imaginative Art. It offers accessible, grounded ways to return to creativity as a source of perception, insight, and expression.
What is Imaginative Art?
Imaginative Art is the creative framework I developed to help people work directly with perception, awareness, and the inner imagery that often sits just below conscious attention. It offers an honest, intuitive way of making art that grows out of what you actually sense, not what you think you should create.
Most artists learn to work from ideas: concepts, compositions, or outcomes they try to produce. That approach produces skill, but it can lead to repetition, overthinking, and work that feels disconnected from the deeper currents of imagination.
Imaginative Art reverses that direction. Instead of putting a preconceived idea onto the page, you practice noticing what’s already moving in your perception and letting the image develop from there. This approach integrates seamlessly with any medium or stage of experience.
For artists who already have a practice, this work deepens it. It helps you stay closer to the imagery that actually wants to appear, eases the pressure to perform or impress, and opens a more personal, internally-driven relationship with your work.
For people with little or no art experience, Imaginative Art offers a way in. Because it works from perception rather than technique, you don’t need training or skill. You learn to trust the small signals of imagination, follow what you notice, and develop a creative process that feels approachable, grounded, and uniquely your own.
To explore this process more fully, the four-week Depth & Imagination program offers a guided introduction to these foundations.
Ways To Work Together
Depth & Imagination
A personalized 1:1 guided 4-week creative immersion into Imaginative Art.
Self-Paced Courses
Guided practices you can follow at your own pace. No experience required.
Classes & Workshops
Small group sessions that take place locally in Bend, Oregon.