I am a printmaker, painter, and graphic designer, based in St. Louis, Missouri. My first degree is a Bachelor's of Fine Arts from Missouri State University in Springfield where I studied painting. My second degree is a Bachelor's of Fine Arts from Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri where I studied graphic design.
I am truly obsessed with everything printmaking. At any given moment I am working on 3-5 prints which are in various stages of completion. I work primarily with copper etchings, screenprints, and woodcuts. I will occasionally work on acrylic or oil paintings and cyanotypes. Most recently I have been working with mezzotinting and engraving. The technique chosen to work with matches the aesthetic I am attempting to create. I work heavily on copper using intaglio techniques when I am looking to use intense value shifts and a significant amount of detail. This juxtaposes my use of large crosshatching in my woodcuts to create stark value transitions.
Most recently I am working on a significant number of figural works. I am interested in storytelling through imagery. Though some prints are personal, others are intended as memento mori.
You can also follow me on Instagram @kristenmcmillion for images of my work in progress. I share my work in various stages of completion. This most recently includes etchings, mezzotints, engravings, woodcuts, screenprints, and paintings. For questions, you can email me at [email protected].
"Look Away" #1 Rainbow Relief Roll Over Mezzotinted Copper Engraving 2024
"Conscious" Copper Etching with Relief Roll 11x14 2023
"Let Them Read" Copper Etching 2023
"Conscious on a Starry Night" Screenprint 16x20 2024
"Ignite" Copper Etching 11x14 2024
"Empty Eyes" Copper Engraving Mezzotinted 2024
"The Alchemist" Copper Etching 2022
"Conscious" Copper Etching in Blue 11x14 2023
"Thistle" #3 Rainbow Relief Roll Over Copper Etching 2024
"Jade Flower" Copper Etching 8x10 2024
"I Have Always Been Troubled" Woodcut 2023
"Golden Bee" Copper Etching 8x10 2024
"What Did You See?" Copper Etching
"What Do You Want To Know?" Etching
What Did You See? Chiaroscuro Woodcut
Purple Iris 16x20 Acrylic Painting
Dead Leaves Copper Mezzotint and Etching
Five Petal Hydrangea Copper Etching
Two-Color Screenprint on Kraft Paper
One-Color Screenprint
"Upon Not To Be Wished" Zinc Etching
Screenprint with Gold Ink on Black Paper
"Seeking Janus" Copper Etching
3-Color Screenprint on Red Paper
White Hellebore on Blue Fabric Acrylic Painting
Dogwood Flowers Copper Etching
Dogwood with Soft Bkgd Acrylic Painting
Two-Color Screenprint
One-Color Screenprint
Four-Color Screenprint
Screenprint White Ink on Black Paper
Lotus Copper Etching
Self Portrait Copper Etching
Dark Church Zinc Etching
Luna Moth Screenprint
Camellia Screenprint Blue on White Paper
Acrylic Painting on Panel
Memento Mori Copper Mezzotint
Dogwood Flowers Acrylic Painting
Camellia Oil Painting
Overgrown Church Zinc Etching
Dahlia Copper Etching
Church Cyanotype
Peony in Water Oil Painting
"Sweets for My Sweet" Large Woodcut
Angel Serigraph
Callalily Cyanotype
Zinc Etching
"It Inevitably Descends" Copper Etching on top of cyanotype on paper