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Karen Kamenetzky |
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Zinnia stem
Persimmon Endosperm
Artist Statement
Currently, my fiber wall hangings are inspired by microscopic/cellular imagery. All changes in essence happen on that infinitesimal level and result in the world we experience. My work is a kind of invented biology zooming in on that fundamental nature of things and bringing it into vision.
Starting with white cotton and silk, I add vibrant saturated color using dye and paint. Stitching adds lines of light and shadow as well as color. There is a tactile pleasure to handling and making art with fabric. I work loosely from sketches and concepts but each piece travels a route of evolution and change. My challenge is to trust the process to unfold.
Biography
In
my long ago younger days, I studied art; primarily drawing and painting.
After decades
of detours through careers as a teacher and a psychologist,
I have again happily created room in my life for artmaking. I began dyeing
cloth and focusing on fiber art in the mid-nineties. I work out of my
home studio in the woods of Southern Vermont.
Studio
Art Quilt Associates - Professional Artist Member
Gallery Representation
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The Guild -The Artful Life
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Gallery in the Woods, Brattleboro, VT
Click Here for selected gallery and museum exhibitions and awards
Images used by permission from http://www.uri.edu/artsci/bio/plant_anatomy/index.htm
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6/19/09