ART FROM THE CREATURE SHOP
IN CHARLESTON, SC
Kris Manning, Artist
Kris Manning is a fabrication artist living in Charleston, SC. On a magical island in her Creature Shop, she creates her playful, whimsical and fantastical pieces. Favorite mediums include glass, cloth, paper, ink and found objects.
Kris learned some of her signature techniques from intimate workshops with Roy Wooley and R.J. Haddy of Syfy's FaceOff and steampunk designer Thomas Willeford of Brute Force Studios at DragonCon 2015 and has intensively studied puppetry with the internationally acclaimed Old Trout Puppet Workshop.
Kris is a nationally recognized sculptor (The Huffington Post, June 27, 2105), illustrator, one of the founding members and past president of the Art Guild of Daniel Island and the co founder and curator of the Daniel Island Art gallery. She has been a Piccolo Spoleto Artist and Musician since 2013.
Her works reside in private collections and the permanent collection of the City of North Charleston, SC. Kris is currently accepting commissions. Works are also available for purchase at Henry & Eva in Mount Pleasant, SC and on Amazon.com.
Kris Manning is a full-time artist and musician. She occupies her hours making art, gigging as a drummer around Charleston and teaching music and art. You can find out more about Kris's music at www.thatgirldrummer.com. Kris is also co-founder of The Music Battery 501c3 non-profit charity for kids, visit www.themusicbattery.com and co-owner of Black Tie Music Academy, visit www.blacktiemusicacademy.com.
Kris learned some of her signature techniques from intimate workshops with Roy Wooley and R.J. Haddy of Syfy's FaceOff and steampunk designer Thomas Willeford of Brute Force Studios at DragonCon 2015 and has intensively studied puppetry with the internationally acclaimed Old Trout Puppet Workshop.
Kris is a nationally recognized sculptor (The Huffington Post, June 27, 2105), illustrator, one of the founding members and past president of the Art Guild of Daniel Island and the co founder and curator of the Daniel Island Art gallery. She has been a Piccolo Spoleto Artist and Musician since 2013.
Her works reside in private collections and the permanent collection of the City of North Charleston, SC. Kris is currently accepting commissions. Works are also available for purchase at Henry & Eva in Mount Pleasant, SC and on Amazon.com.
Kris Manning is a full-time artist and musician. She occupies her hours making art, gigging as a drummer around Charleston and teaching music and art. You can find out more about Kris's music at www.thatgirldrummer.com. Kris is also co-founder of The Music Battery 501c3 non-profit charity for kids, visit www.themusicbattery.com and co-owner of Black Tie Music Academy, visit www.blacktiemusicacademy.com.
Instument Art
Instrument Art Commission
Cellophone Booth for the North Charleston Symphony
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Cello for the North Charleston Pops
Piano transformation at the Family Circle Stadium
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Custom Ukelele paint
Rocktopus
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Sculpture
For Mother Emanuel, "Unity Quilt" Yarn-bombed Tree
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Featured in the Huffington Post, "Our Unified Hearts" Air Sculpture
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Dragon Lord in pogress
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"Me, Myself and I" 4.5'x3.5' paper and cloth mache
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Paper and Cloth Mache Dragon (4 foot wing span)
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Steampunk Fabrications
Steampunk "Airship Captain's Backpack Flying Apparatus." Mixed Media
Dragon eyeball
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Steampunk "Time Machine Locator"
Steampunk "Crystal Pistol"
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2 of 3 Fantasy Suitcases. Steampunk "Creature inside the Suitcase"
Steampunk "Blunderbuss"
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Glass Art
"Peaceful Peacock" on display in the permanent collection of The City of North Charleston. Art Glass
RIGHT ASCENTION sold to a private collector
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OCTOPUS GARDEN
Sold to a Private Collector
Large "koi pond" now showing at Daniel Island Art Gallery
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"Epic Battle" Pheonix vs. Octopus
resides in a Private Collection. Art Glass
"Calm Embrace" for the North Charleston Palmetto Hands Competition 2016
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Paper Art
Book art
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Commission for an attorney's office
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Paper and glass shard art
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"Sometimes You're the Boat"
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Murals
Black Tie Music Academy, Daniel Island, SC
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"3 Little Birds"
Black Tie Music Academy, Daniel Island, SC
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"Before" Honeycomb Cafe, Daniel Island, SC
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"After" Honeycomb Cafe, Daniel Island, SC
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Children's Books
"I Have an Opinion and So Do You" published 2016
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"U!"
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"My Own Little Bit of Sky" published 2015
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"Zachary the Snowpea Thief"
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Cornhole Sets
"Alice" set for Brickyard Kitchen
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"Flying Monokey" set for Holy City Brewing
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Commissioned piece for Holy City Brewing: Corn hole boards (painted with acrylics)
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Props
Burtonesque art for the feature length motion picture "We Love You"
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"Whoville" headpiece
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"There's No Place Like Home" flying monkey luggage
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Puppets
"Leo" unstrung marionette
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Concept design for Octo headpiece
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Foam parade puppet (it's huge)
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