About the Artist

About the Artist:

For Karen, a years-long interest in quilting and needlework has evolved into a passion for pieced fabric
landscapes and hand painted fabrics. Primarily a self-taught artist, Karen holds a Bachelor's Degree in
History from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa. She is a native of Crete, Nebraska and now lives on an
acreage near Shelton, Nebraska. Much of the inspiration for her work comes from the sunsets seen from
the front deck of the home she shares with her husband, Bill. They have two adult children and four
granddaughters.

About the Art:

Karen's landscapes combine the arts of painting and textile construction. Each sky is hand painted on either
cotton, silk, silk satin, or rayon; the result is a truly unique piece of cloth. Most of the other features in her
landscapes are pieced using fabrics that have been hand dyed. Once the individual components have been
created, they are hand pieced together to create a landscape. No patterns are used in the process; using
hand painted and hand dyed fabrics guarantees that each landscape is truly a unique piece of art.