a quiet day

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

                                                                                                                   -Albert Einstein

-karen anne 

sweet clip

Tralala (director's cut) from Magali Charrier on Vimeo.

the feminine

Reactions to today's world:

balance. digital collage/mixed media. 2012

it is well with my soul. digital collage/mixed media. 2012

betrayal. digital collage/mixed media. 2012

Note: the gray dots are, on the actual works, holes pierced in the paper with a needle - but I couldn't get them to show up in a photograph very well so...

-karen anne

another new old friend

i welcome you home. digital collage/mixed media. 2012

Note: the gray dots are, on the actual works, holes pierced in the paper with a needle - but I couldn't get them to show up in a photograph.

-karen anne

revisiting old friends...

Took photos today of the my small house sculptures in the light tent. Then cleaned them up and adjusted them so the lines would be the focus:

discussing our differences. digital collage/mixed media. 2012

considering the past. digital collage/mixed media. 2012

I really like these. Updated and reflecting how I've changed over the years since first making the sculptures.

-karen anne

necklace

I finally made a light tent today that actually might work out! Took a few shots of a one of the necklaces I've made just to practice with the new setup

So much to learn...but I'm (gradually) getting there.

- karen anne

big fish, small pond

digitally manipulated instamatic photo / 2012

-karen anne

experiments

One of my favorite things to do is to just take an hour or two (or five or twelve!) and just play around with materials. The studio becomes a lab for all my experiments with the odds and ends of materials I've collected. I challenge myself to take common "crafty" materials and elevate them; transforming them so they will be perceived as elegant and refined.

The first image shows a prototype of an element for jewelry I made by heating up Fun Foam and pressing letter stamps into it. The second and third images are of plastic needlepoint canvas with neoprene tubing attached with waxed linen thread.

These aren't finished pieces; they'll go up on my board to inspire me to do more experiments.

-karen anne