Meghann & Kevin Haase

"A hodgepodge group of artful messmakers sharing with the world whatever happened to strike our fancy at the moment."

Award-winning mixed media artists Meghann and Kevin Haase specialize in unique three-dimensional artworks, many made with reclaimed materials.

A veterinarian who's wanted to be an artist since age five, Meghann is in charge of spilling the paint, giving Kevin metalworking requests that defy the laws of physics, and labeling the art supplies. Kevin (occupational safety specialist by day) is the "welpenter", bringing a sense of movement and whimsy to each piece with his wood and metalcraft. He also makes fantastic quesadillas.

Meghann and Kevin's art is a fusion of creative processes, flowing from the vibrant, dynamic chaos of acrylic paint and resin to the solid, industrial elegance of wood and metal. Meghann's paintings evoke imagery of rippling water, blazing fire, and flourishing vegetation. Kevin's forged, carved, and fabricated dimensional elements amplify the pieces' motion as they “escape the frame” -- traversing, fracturing, encircling, and expanding the composition. By incorporating reclaimed and upcycled construction materials, pedestrian and utilitarian items are infused with renewed vitality and beauty.

Meghann and Kevin’s work could be described as inspired by transcendentalism (“capable of generating completely original insights with little attention and deference to past masters”), or simply as the creative results obtained when two humans who “don’t know what they don’t know” are provided with paint and power tools. They intend not to replicate the world's beauty, but to hint at it; to unravel the unique contours and delicate motions that grant each element its identity. The remaining details are left to the viewer's imagination, inviting them to explore the unique imperfections (planned, accepted, or unavoidable) inherent in each piece.

Together, Meghann and Kevin meld the colorful and messy with the strong and structural, in art as in life. Their art is borne out of asking the question “what if we...?”, endeavoring to bring an innovative approach to the composition of each piece.

Meghann and Kevin create from their home studio in Berthoud, Colorado, where they share their lives with two incredible daughters and two naughty dogs. They hope through the process of imagining, trying, failing, and trying again, they will teach their daughters to value creativity, collaboration, and perseverance.

 

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Available Works

41 items

Staying Grounded

$500

13x13x 3"/ Acrylic, wood, reclaimed metal and hardware /  This piece finds a line-worker high above the horizon line with their toolbelt and safety harness. Interference pigments create an incredib...

Calliope

$450

12x13x4"/ Acrylic, resin, wood, reclaimed metal

Everything Is Vine

$250

7x6x2" / Acrylic, ink, resin, reclaimed metal /  One of our little reclaimed hardware Dudes is holding on for dear life trying to prune this unruly metal vine! A shimmery, metallic floral colorsc...

Bower

$200

6x6x3" / Acrylic, resin, reclaimed metal /  Mini artwork for small spaces! A beautiful metal lily twines around a serene painted greenscape.

Bandying About

$250

13x9x2" / Acrylic, reclaimed wood and metal /  #3 in our 2024 Dudes series is “Bandying About”, which is exactly what we did when deciding what to name this piece. A sole worker rolls out and faste...

Meadowshade

$500

22x21x2" / Acrylic, resin, wood, and reclaimed metal /  Tumble into imagination with this colorful, fantastical colorscape surrounded by forged flower petals and scrolls of rebar.

Open To Suggestions

$450

10x10x2" / Acrylic, resin, reclaimed wood, metal, and hardware /  This piece has our workers peeling open a metal casing with a crank-and-roller contraption to reveal the colorful acrylic and resin...

Turtles All The Way Down

$750

29x12x2" / Acrylic, resin, reclaimed wood, metal, and hardware /  This piece centers around a peppy cascade of color, surrounded by eccentrically arranged wooden panels inlaid with a walnut infinit...

Harmony's Bystander

$4,800

36x31" / Acrylic, resin, reclaimed wood and metal /  From a distance this piece is bold, elegant, and subdued. Silvery elements of cattail and dragonfly accent a striking steel frame. Within the fr...

Ripple

$1,100

23x23" / Tranquil vibes abound in this multimedia piece. An acrylic painting capturing the play of light on a pond's surface is coated in rippling, three-dimensional resin, with a a falling leaf an...

Sanctum Artema

$9,800

Step into the mystical world of 'Sanctum Artema,' a mesmerizing mixed-media dimensional artwork that showcases the intertwining symbolism surrounding the goddess Artemis. Drawing from the rich tape...

Slack Tide

$16,000

36x82x7" / Acrylic, resin, ink, cement, reclaimed metal and wood / An enchanting triptych showpiece that captures the mesmerizing allure of the ocean depths. Each of the three pieces overlaps with...