Kimberly Erickson resided in Chilton, WI throughout her childhood. She graduated from Chilton High School, and then pursued a double major in Fine Art and Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse in 1994. She became accomplished as an artist through diversified careers as a graphic designer, sign painter, airbrush artist and fine artist.
Kim moved to Dunbar, WI in 1997 where she married her husband, Paul, in 1998. At home she started a sign and airbrush company called “A Stroke of Genius.” The business encompassed signs, airbrushed portraits on canvas, murals (especially children’s rooms), fine art, and graphic designs.
Kim and Paul remodeled their 100-year-old home over a ten year period, when she found herself with materials left over that she then transformed into artwork. The idea of clock artwork was born when she made her first clock for their bathroom and received numerous positive comments about it from friends and family. She needed a creative outlet while staying at home with her two young children, and what better way to recycle materials than by developing sixty different designs. Friends would drop off left-over building materials, and ask if she could use them. Kim loved the idea of going green and re-purposing the materials instead of filling a land fill. So, that is why a lot of her clocks are limited editions or custom created – some clocks have limited supplies.
Today “A Stroke of Genius” takes on a new adventure with a whimsical twist on modern clocks. Most people can relate to Kim’s clocks with their natural feel and clean, simple lines mixed with brushed aluminum design elements. She captures beautiful art combined with the functionality of a clock for an affordable price. Kim combines rich, earthy, hues and with lots of different textures to create timeless pieces that can be incorporated into many decorating styles. She feels transformed when producing artwork and gets lost in the moment. Kim likes to be inspired when creating and doesn’t have a clear picture in her mind of what clock she is going to create. She likes to start combining textures and colors and just lets the clock take shape.