About

Kristen Witham Parke is a native Tennessean and artist interested in memory, community, and the natural world. She primarily makes functional ceramic pieces but is experienced in multiple mediums and crafts. Parke is invested in the relationship between viewer and object, as well as the capacity of art to bring people into communion with one another. Her work ranges from wistful to playful, demonstrating a careful and thoughtful practice that invites slowness and intention.