Kristin is originally from Long Island, New York. She received a B.A. in Fine Arts and Comparative Literature from Brown University, and a MFA from University of Wisconsin - Madison in sculpture with a concentration in glass.

Before coming to UWSP she taught drawing and glass: kilncasting and fusing at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2D and 3D Design, and glass intensive workshops at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Vermont Studio Center and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Arts/Industry Foundry Residency program, and has also served twice as an artist-in-residence for educational community collaborations at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. She has taught for the Maria Walsh Sharpe Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and children's classes at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado.

Kristin also works collaboratively with her husband Keven Brunett. See more at: thielkingbrunett-artstudios.com