original artwork by Kristin Maija Peterson
Beauty In the Natural Chaos of Things
Original Artwork by Kristin Maija Peterson
Beauty in the Natural Chaos of Things
I am a Beauty Hunter.
Through my artwork I represent the wild and the messy, the landscape within a landscape. These are the spaces and places that are almost always overlooked yet their details reveal ecosystems vital to the whole. There is such beauty in the natural chaos of things.
LEFT: Momiji © 2020 Kristin Maija Peterson I Watercolor on Stonehenge Aqua (6.5” x 5”)
ABOVE: Forest Foliage Study © 2021 Kristin Maija Peterson
Watercolor on 300 lb. Fabriano Watercolor Paper (7” x 5”)
events
Upcoming Shows
20th ANNUAL POET ARTIST COLLABORATION
RED WING ARTS
418 Levee Street Red Wing, MN, 55066
April 30 through June 20, 2021. Reading and reception to be held Friday, April 30 (Location TBD). This special exhibition involves selected artists to create a work of art based on a poem of their choosing. Over 160 poems were summited and 34 poems were selected for artists to be inspired by the words of poets. Event details to come!
Photo by Dmitry Gladkikh on Unsplash
FROM THE BLOG: Does It Love You?
Kristin Maija Peterson
“Does it love you?” It’s an opposing question to “Do you love your art?” from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book BIG MAGIC: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Artists will say, of course, they love their art, the making of art goes to the very nature of who they are. But does art love you back? Now we get into the area of wanting proof. An artist’s life is not easy. It’s fraught with rejection and frustrations. When putting ourselves out there, showing our work, we are at our most vulnerable.
FIVE PERCENT
5% of all Terra Kind Studio’s annual sales of original artwork and prints are donated to nonprofits working on environmental and climate change issues. You can have beauty on your walls while doing good in the world. Thank you.
On view
Latest Works
Ophelia
Watercolor Pencils on 140lb 100% Cotton Hot Press Stonehenge Watercolor Paper. 20.5” H x 16” W. Unframed. © 2020 Kristin Maija Peterson I 1700 USD
ABOUT THIS PIECE
I want to live in a time before plastic. That would probably place me around 1907 when my grandmother was just a little girl. Ironically, plastic was to relieve stress and dependence on natural resources. Wood, metals, ivory, horn, and tortoiseshell are finite. At first, plastic was a good thing for the environment. We were free to develop the things that served a need without taking from the natural world.
All artwork shown on this website is protected by copyright law and can not be reproduced without expressed written permission by the artist.
Be kind and share but don’t steal.
ABOUT
Terra Kind Studio showcases the creative work of visual artist and designer Kristin Maija Peterson. Growing up among prairies, lakes, rivers, and oak savannas along with her project work with environmental nonprofit organizations have collectively influenced her creative path. Kristin works in watercolor, graphite, color pencil, oil pastels and pen and ink, interpreting in detail the beautiful chaos within native wild spaces and its inhabitants found living there. She sees all living creatures as kin and is always kind to spiders.
Contact the Studio
e: hello@terrakindstudio.com
p: 651 318 7100
