Kristin Thomas

Can you tell us about the meaning behind the name God’s Creation Designs?

I am a Christian and I believe that God is the Creator of everything. So, everything that I paint, design, or create is a representation of His creation. Every landscape, flower, prophetic painting, or textured piece represents His creation.

How does your faith influence your creative process?

Faith is the foundation of my creative process. I always say that Holy Spirit is my Creative Director, all my work is inspired and empowered by the Him. Regarding my creative process, I am not the kind of artist that sits down and thinks of things that I might be interested in creating. Everything starts with a vision that God gives me. It can come through a worship song, a sermon, and through times of fasting and prayer. I am the vessel that He flows through. After receiving a vision or inspiration I create a reference and sketch the image on the canvas and then paint it. I do experience that internal tug of war that artists experience because I know that the painting will impact someone’s life and I want God to be pleased. When I am learning how to use a new medium, I know that the inspiration, overwhelming desire, and the ability to learn and absorb everything that I can about the medium comes from God. I do not create anything without his grace, anointing and inspiration. I have been an artist for three years and in those 3 years I have painted or created something almost every day. That motivation comes from God and my desire to be the best artist that I can. I know through God that I have limitless possibilities, I just have to trust Him and put in the work.

Kristin Thomas | Awakening | 2025

Your works combine texture, sculpture, and vivid color—what led you to this multidimensional approach?

Holy Spirit! He makes art exciting. I recall seeing amazing works by well-established artist and praying an extremely specific prayer for God to give me my own style, my own technique, and color palette, and He answered my prayers. The multidimensional textures are created using a pulling or kissing canvas technique where textured paint is strategically placed on two canvases, I press them together to thoroughly distribute the paint and when they are pulled apart, they create the dramatic peaks and dimensions. This technique is not new in the art world, but it was new for me.

I am attracted to vivid colors, and I use a heavy body fluorescent paint that glows in black light. Holy Spirit told me that it will represent the light in darkness and 99% of my paintings glow in black light. I realized that my art should not just be for the soul and spirit but also for the senses. I was designing a piece for our church’s art gallery made of rope. It was inspired by the logo of our church initiative called Hero Generations. The logo has bright beautiful colors and as I was preparing the rope I kept smelling fruit and I could not figure out where the smell was coming from. I smelled the rope and realized that the yellow rope was lemon scented! It made me laugh and that is when I realized that my art would ignite the senses. In the world art can be so exclusive and untouchable but my art is for the soul, spirit, and the senses.

Kristin Thomas | Festival of Lights | 2025

Many of your pieces feature butterflies and flowers. What do these symbols represent for you?

Recently the theme of my work has been transformation, metamorphosis, and overflow. Most of the florals in my piece Garden of Becoming are succulents representing resilience and strength. Their ability to endure harsh conditions with minimal care is seen as a metaphor for human resilience in the face of adversity. In 112 butterflies another porcelain piece, transformation and overflow are themes.

Kristin Thomas | 112 Butterflies | 2025

How do you select the materials like gold leaf or mica flakes for each artwork?

The materials are usually selected based on how they are formed or created, and how they complement the project. Gold is refined by fire and in my work, it represents the result of that refining and the beauty of the transformation. Mica flakes form under intense heat and pressure, their layers splitting and catching light-much like a person whose trials strip away what is unnecessary, revealing hidden beauty and endurance. Each fracture becomes part of the shimmer, a reminder that growth and transformation often come through the breaking.

Kristin Thomas | Garden of Becoming | 2025

As a prophetic artist, do you receive spiritual inspiration for each piece? Can you share an example?

Yes, I have learned that art is spiritual or divinely inspired. It is obvious when an artist has gone through a traumatic or painful experience because it shows up in their work. Alternatively, you can see when art is inspired by God it evokes, peace, joy, awe and wonder and so much more. The awesome thing about prophetic painting is that I can fully trust God through the process. He knows me and He knows the person that will receive the painting. I do not have to know them personally I just have to be obedient to His leading. I find that the paintings usually draw the people that are meant to receive them.

My most recent prophetic painting is titled The Bride of Christ. I always ask the recipient if they are willing to share whatever message that they receive from the painting. This is her testimony: “I just remembered this! I had a dream last night that a group of women were talking to me about a wedding. I had no idea what the Lord was talking about this morning until I saw the painting. Looking at the painting now I realized God gave me the interpretation of my dream. The women were praying that I saw myself as His bride rather than who I was in my past. I’m supposed to be growing in my relationship with Him without looking back. This is a beautiful gift thank you.” Every testimony that I receive from someone who has an encounter with God through my prophetic paintings confirms my purpose and God’s calling on my life.

Kristin Thomas | Renew Your Mind | 2025

What message or transformation do you hope your viewers experience when engaging with your art?

I want them to know that God is real, that He loves them and that they were created for a purpose. I pray that God’s will be done in each viewer and if applicable that they receive salvation, healing, deliverance, transformation and revelation of themselves and Him. I want them to know that God can use the gifts that He has given them if they are willing.