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Karen brings her respect for the natural world and her love of clay together to form highly realistic sculptures
of reptiles, amphibians, insects and bats. She works from drawings, photographs and live models.
Each piece is hand
built from stoneware clay then bisque fired. After cooling they are glazed and high fired to 2345 degrees in a gas reduction
kiln, using glazes that Karen has designed and mixed herself. Later, low fire glaze details are added and the pieces are fired
again to 1816 degrees. Each sculpture is then finished with various inlays of cactus spines, turquoise or other semi-precious
stones, porcupine quills, and glass eyes. Each sculpture is an original;one of a kind.
Karen holds a BS degree in
Art Education with a concentration in ceramics and art metals from the University of Wisconsin Stout. She works alone in her
studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Karen has been president of the Madison Potters Guild for 12 years.
Karen's work
can be seen at the Artisan Gallery, Paoli, Wisconsin or Wild Side Gallery, Key West, Florida. She shows her work at a variety
of Midwestern art fairs.
Art Fair Schedule for 2008
Jan 25-27 Indio, Ca
Southwest Arts Festival (accepted)
Feb 22-24 Fountain Hills, Az. The Great Fair
(accepted)
Feb 29-Mar 2 Carefree, Az Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival (accepted)
April
18-20 St. Paul, Mn The American Craft Show (accepted)
April 22-27 Oklahoma City
Festival of the Arts (waitlisted)
May 17-18 Springfield, Il. Old Capital Art Fair
(accepted)
June 7-8 Chicago, Il. 57th Street Art Fair (accepted)
June 20-22
Milwaukee, Wi The Lakefront Festival of the Arts (accepted)
June 28-29 Evanston,
Il Fountain Square Art Fair (accepted)
July 12-13 Madison, Wi
The Fair on the Square (pending)
Aug. 1-3 Minneapolis, Mn Uptown Art Fair
(pending)
Aug. 16-17 Oconomowoc, Wi Festival of the Arts (accepted)
Aug. 29-31
Lancaster, Pa Long's Park Art and Craft Festival (pending)
Sept 19-21 Kansas,
Mo Plaza Art Fair (pending)
Sept 20-21 Naperville, Il. Riverwalk Art Festival
(pending)
Sept 26-28 Nashville, Tn TACA Fall Craft Fair (pending)
Oct
3-5 Louisville, Tn St. James Court Art Fair (accepted)
Nov 15-16
Madison, Wi Winter Art Festival (pending)
Dec 4-7 Columbus, Oh
Winterfest (pending)
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| Male & Female Collard Lizard in Vessel |
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