Karen is a mixed media artist living and working in Los Angeles, California. Her work has been exhibited in numerous shows, both nationally and throughout the Los Angeles area.
She likes to use a variety of materials in her work, or at least have the option to. This is because she is a very tactile person and is drawn to how things feel and how they transform as they are pasted down. She likes sawing wood, mixing paints, and drawing in precise detail.
Her work often begins with a paint stroke, a shred of paper, or some ink scratches on pages taken from old books. The use of vibrant colors is important to her, as it contributes to the feeling of something new emerging from what has been discarded. She also creates art on book covers that are mounted onto recycled pieces of wood.
When not making art, Karen can be found writing, drinking coffee, and taking a multitude of pictures with her iphone.