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The Art Tank

Notes from the deep well of making.
This is where I write about the ongoing evolution of my creative practice. Here are stories from the studio, glimpses behind the curtain, and musings on art, life, and the strange, beautiful intersections between them. Sometimes it's personal. Sometimes it's practical. But always, it's a space for reflection, experimentation, and remembering why we make things at all. Read along, share your thoughts, or simply take what you need.

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Creativity
IlluXCon 2025
Dec 29, 2025
IlluXCon 2025
Dec 29, 2025
Dec 29, 2025
How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition
Oct 19, 2025
How to Design an Image That Holds the Eye: Principles of Strong Composition
Oct 19, 2025
Oct 19, 2025
"From The Forest" Show
Sep 29, 2025
"From The Forest" Show
Sep 29, 2025
Sep 29, 2025
Backfeeding: When One Medium Feeds Another
Sep 6, 2025
Backfeeding: When One Medium Feeds Another
Sep 6, 2025
Sep 6, 2025
Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter
Sep 6, 2025
Wonderful Commission Work, Part 3: Winter
Sep 6, 2025
Sep 6, 2025
Sigil tiles for Lughnasadh
Jul 16, 2025
Sigil tiles for Lughnasadh
Jul 16, 2025
Jul 16, 2025
"Why All the Eyes?" The Eye of Providence and its Meaning
Jul 12, 2025
"Why All the Eyes?" The Eye of Providence and its Meaning
Jul 12, 2025
Jul 12, 2025
Out of the Forest
Jun 29, 2025
Out of the Forest
Jun 29, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
If This Work Was Found in a Thousand Years
May 28, 2025
If This Work Was Found in a Thousand Years
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025
More sigils: 25 May 2025
May 25, 2025
More sigils: 25 May 2025
May 25, 2025
May 25, 2025
Yarn bowls
May 25, 2025
Yarn bowls
May 25, 2025
May 25, 2025
"The Audacity of Imagination"
May 9, 2025
"The Audacity of Imagination"
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025
Current work: 19 April 2025
Apr 20, 2025
Current work: 19 April 2025
Apr 20, 2025
Apr 20, 2025
Continuity of Self
Apr 19, 2025
Continuity of Self
Apr 19, 2025
Apr 19, 2025
More ideas for sigils...
Apr 7, 2025
More ideas for sigils...
Apr 7, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
Current work: 7 April 2025
Apr 7, 2025
Current work: 7 April 2025
Apr 7, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
Current new work: 25 March-- Sigil Tiles
Mar 25, 2025
Current new work: 25 March-- Sigil Tiles
Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025
Opening a load of Bisqued ware
Mar 21, 2025
Opening a load of Bisqued ware
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Current New Work: March 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Current New Work: March 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
On Creativity
Mar 21, 2025
On Creativity
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Congruence
Dec 26, 2024
Congruence
Dec 26, 2024
Dec 26, 2024
On Perfectionism
Dec 14, 2024
On Perfectionism
Dec 14, 2024
Dec 14, 2024
Curating a Life
Sep 18, 2024
Curating a Life
Sep 18, 2024
Sep 18, 2024
This Artist's Wellness and Health Journey
Jun 3, 2024
This Artist's Wellness and Health Journey
Jun 3, 2024
Jun 3, 2024
Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring
Mar 22, 2024
Wonderful Commission Work, Part 2: Spring
Mar 22, 2024
Mar 22, 2024
Separating the Art from the Artist
Feb 25, 2024
Separating the Art from the Artist
Feb 25, 2024
Feb 25, 2024
Pottery stamps and press molds
Jan 26, 2024
Pottery stamps and press molds
Jan 26, 2024
Jan 26, 2024
Moonpots: the construction method
Jan 11, 2024
Moonpots: the construction method
Jan 11, 2024
Jan 11, 2024
DIY Easel Upgrade
Dec 30, 2023
DIY Easel Upgrade
Dec 30, 2023
Dec 30, 2023
ConGlomeration Art Awards
Dec 22, 2023
ConGlomeration Art Awards
Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023

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Kristin Kest Fine Art, Illustration, and Ceramics

A working artist living in the beautiful Susquehanna Valley of York, PA

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