2009
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KESTREL LANDING (15.5w x 21.5h) SOLD A female Kestrel lands on a twig. Hand-dyed and screen-printed silk organza overlays hand-dyed and discharged cotton to create a background.
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KESTREL HOVERING (17w x 24.5h) SOLD A male Kestrel hovers over prey? The background is created from hand-dyed and screen-printed silk organza over discharged and dyed cotton.
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A COLD SNACK (16w x 21h) SOLD A female Kestrel munches on a dragonfly. Silk organza over cotton, both of which have been dyed and monoprinted, is used to create the background.
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A WARM MEAL (17.5w x 21h) SOLD A male Kestrel eats a mouse on a background of hand-dyed and screen-printed silk organza over monoprinted cotton.
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LITTLE SWINGER (19w x 25h) SOLD A Black-capped Chickadee swings on a birch twig. Hand-dyed and mono-printed silk organza is layered over traditional piecework to creat a background.
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THE RAVEN CLAN (41w x 69h) SOLD Atmospheric perspective is achieved by layering design elements on top of and underneath layers of sheer fabrics.
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Not Yet Named (72w x 49h) NOT FOR SALE This piece was commissioned for the Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks, Alaska in memory of Sandra Stringer.
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SUCCESSION (25w x 44h) FOR SALE Fireweed is one of the first plants to populate an area that has been burned by forest fires.
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GEOMETRY OF GROWTH (30w x 33h) SOLD Fireweed leaves postions themselves in the pattern of a 5-pointed star as do the flower petals.
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SYMBIOSIS (42w x 44h) SOLD Bees collect nectar from fireweed flowers ensuring pollination.
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TAXONOMY (26w x 56h) FOR SALE This is a double-sided piece with a taxonomic drawing of the fireweed plant on one side.
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PARASITISM (32w x 51h) FOR SALE This piece is constructed from multiple layers of sheers and depicts the moths that feed on fireweed plants.
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ECOLOGY (44w x 44h) FOR SALE This piece is made from multiple layers of sheers and is double-sided. It depicts the proliferation of fireweed after a forest fire.
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AT HOME IN HIGH PLACES (36w x 60h) NOT FOR SALE
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QUIETUS (31w x 42h) $1400
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BROKEN CALM (32w x 42h) $1400
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ON THE STALK (17w x 41h) $725
April 11th, 2009
I ATTENDED YOUR LECTURE AT lACONNER LAST WEEK. i WAS THRILLED TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR WORK AND THE PROCESS AND THE WAY AN ARTISTIC MIND WORKS. tHANK YOU FOR SHARING.
May 7th, 2009
Karin,
I wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed your exhibit at the LaConner Quilt and Textile Museum. Your work is absolutely breathtaking! I have viewed the exhibit several times and each time I leave inspired and in awe of your artistic ability and workmanship.
I am especially intrigued how you accomplish layering different weight fabrics onto such delicate background fabric.
Thank you for sharing your work with us.
May 18th, 2009
One of the reasons I love your work is because of your subjects… I too love Kestrels, Calypso Orchids, crows and cranes. But it’s the way that you capture thier environment that makes your work come alive for me… Not in the way a good photograph would, but alive in the sense of dimension, movement and spirit. I’m blessed to have seen some of these pieces in LaConner yesterday! Robin A.
May 28th, 2009
I viewed your pieces at the La Conner Quilt Museum yesterday and was in awe of your work. It is done with very different materials which are generally not used in the traditional quilt world. The pieces seemed to draw me in and spoke very deeply to me of the natural world. Thank you for sharing your work!