KCraftArt

We have so many amazing new pieces by , and they’re finally here at Old Stove! 🌿✨
Plein air season has officially arrived, and her work brings the outdoors straight into . Come by, grab a beer, and soak in these beautiful scenes! 🎨🍺

February at Pacific Place was one for the books ✨
We had such an incredible weekend at the Pacific Place Art Experience; amazing energy, a steady flow of visitors, and a space filled with creativity from start to finish. Our vendors absolutely crushed it this month, with some of their best sales yet and so many meaningful connections made along the way.
To top it all off, we had an incredible live musician on the 4th floor who brought the whole experience together. The music echoed through the space and created the kind of atmosphere you just had to be there for.
So grateful for everyone who came out to support local artists and be part of something special. We’re building something really beautiful here 🤍

Markas Odom (b. 1992, Oak Park, IL) is an independent painter, illustrator, and caricaturist living and working in Seattle.
His work blends flat 2D design with abstract shapes that suggest movement, layered with a carefully curated color palette that feels both intentional and instinctive. The result? Dreamlike compositions that pull you in and hold you there.
Markas creates with the intention of opening the eye — inviting viewers to slow down, lean in, and reflect. Each piece becomes a quiet universe of vulnerability, emotion, and self-exploration. Mesmerizing. Expansive. Deeply human.

To everyone who told me I couldn’t do it—
To the man in my twenties who said I wasn’t smart, that at least I could draw: you reduced me to what felt convenient for you. What you missed was that intelligence doesn’t always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it builds quietly, patiently, until it’s undeniable.
To the man who said I wasn’t financially savvy enough to run a business: you confused control with competence. You mistook my openness for naivety. You were wrong. I learned. I adapted. I built anyway.
To the man who said a woman’s worth is measured by her ability to have babies—and when I couldn’t, you cheated and walked away: you taught me exactly what kind of future I refused to accept. I am not broken. I was never incomplete. My value was never tied to your expectations or your cruelty.
To the friends I lost because I was too blunt: I stopped sanding myself down to be easier to swallow. I chose truth over comfort. I chose growth over approval.
To the jobs I lost because I was too open: I refused to become smaller to fit into places that benefited from my silence. I learned that transparency is a threat only to systems built on fear.
Here’s what you should know now:
I’m in charge.
I am strong.
I am smart.
I lead with intention. I create with purpose. I build spaces where people feel safe, seen, and powerful—because I had to learn how to do that for myself first.
I have a community that loves me—not for what I can provide, not for how agreeable I am, but for who I am when I stand fully in myself.
You don’t get credit for my resilience.
But you did help clarify my direction.
I didn’t succeed to prove you wrong.
I succeeded because I finally believed myself.
—
Kierstan Craft

Photo credit: .on.35mm

The girl I was back then never would have guessed that ten years later she’d be a successful artist—opening studios, running businesses, and curating spaces that bring people together.
She never would have guessed she wouldn’t be married, or that she wouldn’t own a house by now.
She definitely never would have guessed she’d travel around the world more than once.
And she never would have guessed she’d take so many leaps on her own.
Not alone. Just self-led, and deeply supported.
Here’s what I’ve learned: don’t wait for someone else to live your life. Don’t wait until you feel “ready.” I almost never feel ready for any adventure and somehow that’s exactly what makes it better.
Growth doesn’t come with certainty. It comes with showing up anyway.

I’ve been in the studio almost daily lately. Covered in paint, chasing ideas, and bringing creatures to life. I’m deep in the middle of making work for three show submissions while also prepping for new shows coming up, and it feels good to be this immersed again.
If you want to see what’s been taking over my studio, come check out Creatures, hosted by , this Thursday from 5–9pm. Would love to see familiar faces, meet new ones, and share what I’ve been building.
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