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Art Experience I have been painting chairs since 1996. I have tried watercolor, stained glass, weaving, pottery and quilting, but found my true passion with chairs. It started with two bedroom chairs that I wanted to paint to match my quilt. It has now grown way beyond that. I have 200 chairs in storage that are waiting to be painted. I purchase most of my chairs at garage sales and then recycle them. I have now completed over 150 chairs.
My subject matter varies from animals to people to vehicles to scenes to designs. My chairs tell a story. Each chair has a personality and I try to find the perfect chair to fit every theme I paint. I will never go back to painting on canvas. The chair is my canvas. I find it more challenging and interesting to paint on a three dimensional surface. I have to be constantly turning the chair around to consider all angles at which it will be viewed. This sometimes turns me into a gymnast when painting. I admit I am obsessed with chairs and have used them as a vehicle to express many deep feelings. Minnesota Publications / Press Releases
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| Jan. 15, | 2009 | Duluth News Tribune "Cloquet woman tells stories with paint and chairs"
The chair nailed halfway up the side of Kris Nelson's garage is the first hint of anything out
of ...Inside 100 chairs stacked in rows and hanging from nails give visitors a further clue into
Nelson's passion. ...It"s part art therapy and part obsession stemming from her childhood
Nelson acknowledges. Most of my chairs tell a story they are very personal to me some
more than others Nelson said. ...the Minnesota State Fair last year bringing what Nelson
considers was long overdue recognition to her art form ... To see the full story, Search:
DuluthNewsTribune.com under Arts & Entertainment, enter search word 'Kris Nelson' | | March 6, | 2008 | The Reader "Featured Artist - Kris Nelson" | | May 2, | 2003 | Duluth News Tribune "DAI art auction thinks small - about 7 inches" | | Aug. 23, | 2002 | Pine Journal - www.cloquetmn.com Those are words that artist Kris Nelson has learned
to live by ...It was in 1996 that Nelson first got the idea of painting chairs. ...I usually put a
saying on my chairs too added Nelson. ...After meeting her future husband a Cloquet teacher
at an art convention the two later married and Kris got a ...It's really special to me to do
these chairs Nelson reflected ... To see the full story, search: www.cloquetmn.com under
'Our Neighbors' then 'Entertainment', enter search word 'Kris Nelson'. | | July 31, | 2002 | Pine Journal - People www.cloquetmn.com "These works of art will have you 'sitting up'
and taking notice" |
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