Stephanie Kranstover earned her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Virginia. She has exhibited artwork in various art residences and galleries in several states such as Elsewhere Studios, Open Wabi, Next Gallery and Studio 8 West. She currently is working on getting her Master’s in Counseling and Art Therapy from Southwestern College in New Mexico.
StatementMy work is a series exploration of forms inspired loosely by organic growth patterns of fungal matter and seed pods. By using these forms repeated in different scales and textures allows me to create different conversations between each piece. Creating clean abstract interpretations of natural processes helps me display the subtle beauties of reminiscent patterns and shapes seen around our environment. Each piece I make is a depiction of the beauty within decay as well as the cycle of new life that is created soon after. The inclusion of animals within these environments creates a nice dialogue between abstract vs reality.
