Podcast Interview: Colour and Ceramics
Karen was recently featured and interviewed on the Colour and Ceramics podcast.
The Naked Bathroom / The Muse
What am I going to write about tonight? I know I don’t want to write about anything painful, I think to myself. I turned down the gas logs, poured some more wine, then went to the bathroom to pee. I call it The Naked Bathroom. There are 6 of my figure drawings in there, and all but one are nudes….
Created for Missy Elliott’s video,”Why I Still Love You”, released 1/16/2020
In late November of 2019, I was contacted with a very special request. I was asked to create a sculpture of Missy Elliott to be used in the filming of a new music video…but I was only given 4 days to complete it. Working with a variety of materials during 14 hour days, I delivered “Gold Missy” to the set…
Karen’s Interview with Voyage ATL 9/18/18
I remember thinking when I was 5 years old that when I grew up, I wanted to be an artist. Thankfully, I had the support of my parents who encouraged my dream, sending me to classes and private lessons during elementary school. My mother was a pianist, and a variety of music was played in my house while I was…
Atlanta Artists Center Show Opens October 7th, 2018!
Get ready for AAC’s Drawings Only Show which will honor the role that drawing plays in the visual arts. Drawing predates language and is a core human activity. It has long been considered an essential skill and valued as the foundation of painting, sculpture and architecture. In contemporary times, drawings are appreciated as complete works of art. RECEPTION: Sunday, October 7,…
Back to oil painting after a 3+ year break 7/20/2018
There are a lot of good reasons I took a break from painting in oils, so here’s the story. I began a series called Everyday Heroes (see ARCHIVE) in 2008. These were fun, whimsical paintings that I loved creating. In 2011, we moved to another home and the size of my studio space was seriously reduced. I also had a…
Entering my first 3-D exhibition…ever! 5/30/2018
I started sculpting the figure about two and a half years ago, after decades of being a painter and drawer. Brush, canvas, paper, charcoal – it was all familiar territory. But somehow it wasn’t enough, so I jumped to clay. After many hours, classes and workshops of learning what I could do with the figure in clay, I felt comfortable…