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Kids Art Walk 2023 Undiscovered Species
May 03, 2023 - Undiscovered Species is the theme this year for Make.Shift's Kids ArtWalk
The group youth student/local artist exhibit...
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Creative Reclamation At Allied Arts
April 06, 2023 - Allied Arts of Whatcom County hosts an annual group exhibit that highlights artists that recycle/upcycle within their cr...
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11th Annual Invitational FL#CK At Smith And Vallee Gallery
February 03, 2023 - Announcing this years theme for the 11th annual Bird Invitational at Smith and Vallee Gallery in Edison.
"FL#CK"
It’s...
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Published In Open Ceilings Literary Magazine Issue After Hours
November 20, 2022 - I am absolutely delighted to share that two of my stitched collage art pieces have been published in a student run UC Da...
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Powerful Little Things 2022
November 18, 2022 - I am delighted to be included for the second year now in the 3rd annual Powerful Little Things Group Virtual exhibit wit...
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6x6 at Dakota Art Gallery
November 08, 2022 - I last participated in Dakota Arts Gallery's 6x6 fundraiser in 2019. it's great to have it back again!!
The show opens...
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Uncanny Valley At Make.Shift
September 21, 2022 - Emily the gallery director at Makeshift invited me to join October's group exhibit. She wrote: The uncanny valley is an...
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TEN by TEN Hosted By Jackson Junge Gallery
September 21, 2022 - I am absolutely delighted to be participating in a group exhibit with Jackson Junge Gallery. I have a history with this...
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Time Goes By Group Exhibit At Make.Shift
June 30, 2022 - The Title Of My Collage is Timelessness
Artist Statement: Timelessness is a feeling where time doesn’t exist. A day...
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ARTIST TALK With Roaring Artist Gallery
June 02, 2022 - I did a thing in May of 2022 and I just wanted to earmark it here.
I worried and fussed about what to say
how to say...
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Self Portraiture 2021
May 28, 2022 - I culled images of myself from my 2021 image library.
I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to say about them.
They have s...
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CUTLERY Solo Photography Exhibit At Quick Silver Photo
May 28, 2022 - It was an honor to be invited to present a solo show of my photography at Quick Silver Photo Lab. This was in 2019. A st...
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Kaleidoscope Of Color - Group Exhibit At Allied Arts Center
May 28, 2022 - I am thrilled to have been selected to participate in a group exhibit titled "Kaleidoscope Of Color" at Allied Arts Cent...
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Kids Art Walk: Biome Sweet Biome
May 01, 2022 - Let's make some art! "Biome Sweet Biome " will be the fourth annual collaboration between Make.Shift Art Space and two l...
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Audacity With Roaring Artist Gallery
March 29, 2022 - I submitted to a call for art with Roaring Artist Gallery, with the theme title of Audacity. The call for art was juried...
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Vintage Collages Join RARE Exhibit
March 23, 2022 - Rare is the Recycled Art and Resource Expo hosted by Allied Arts Gallery
It runs for the entire month of April
Open T-...
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Vintage Valentines
February 13, 2022 - To my delight, I was gifted this bundle of vintage valentines.
I had such a wonderful time creating with them!
I lov...
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The Birds At Smith And Vallee Gallery
February 09, 2022 - MANY of the resources that I collage with are gifted to me. This is true of the birds I made this past fall in preparati...
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Portfolio 2022
January 17, 2022 - Photography
Collage From Journals or Workshops
Stitched Collage
Solo Touring Installations - Inspirit Form,...
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Step By Step Creative Subconscious Collage Process
January 05, 2022 - I photographed a step by step narrative of the creative subconscious collage process during my 01/02/2022 new moon sessi...
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You Are Invited To Collage With Karen In 2022
December 15, 2021 - Dear dear creative friends,
I wanted to reach out to you and tell you how much I loved hosting the Collage With Karen s...
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POP UP at Social Fabric
November 26, 2021 - In September, Renee- owner of Social Fabric invited me to participate in a holiday pop up! Myself and a select few other...
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FAQ
November 17, 2021 - Information about my creative subconscious collage workshops are here.
I now offer "Collage with Karen" sessions. I dev...
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Birds of 2021
November 17, 2021 - The 2021 Bird Collages are ready for release!
This year they vary in size. All were made with gifted bird image resourc...
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Powerful Little Things 2021
November 17, 2021 - I am tremendously honored to be juried into Roaring Artist Gallery's Second Annual Powerful Little Things. This virtual...
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The 2022 Amber The Cat Calendar is NOW ready to order!
September 28, 2021 - The calendar is here! The 2022 Amber The Cat calendar is here!
(note: some images in this post are for promotion only...
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A Watercolor Painting By Elizabeth Gray
September 23, 2021 - a cool thing happened that I wanted to be sure to make note of here at my blog.
A self taught Australian water color ar...
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NEW at Brazen Shop and Studio Fall 2021
September 08, 2021 - we have updated two original collages into the 11x14 frames. these are now for sale.
gosh, i love how they look frame...
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HOPE a virtual group exhibit with Roaring Artist Gallery
August 25, 2021 - I am super excited to have had two jurors select my collage for the HOPE exhibit opening September 1 - October 31st, 202...
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Process - Crazy Quilting Style
August 11, 2021 - I thought I might share a bit of collage process with you. The first two are in true what I call crazy quilting style fo...
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Christmas In July 2021
July 17, 2021 - I love holiday cards. Do you? (perhaps I love holiday mail. actually I love mail anytime ha!!) I love gifting a holiday...
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Lets Collage About Retro Travel In Japan
June 16, 2021 - I was gifted a super great stack of books to tear apart, many of them retro. gotta love how my amber gets in on the acti...
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Portraiture Within A Boundary
May 22, 2021 - Portraiture Within a Boundary
or at least that is what I will call these for now.
12 8x8 stitched collages within the...
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A Letter To Artist Sanaz Haghini
April 05, 2021 - Woman Made Gallery hosted an exhibit titled "Reciprocity". The theme was about artists pairing their work. What struck m...
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Connections At Roaring Artist Gallery
March 23, 2021 - 22 Artists, along with the galleries represented artists have been juried into a virtual group exhibition titled "CONNEC...
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Vintage Playing Card Collages Now At Main Gallery 404
March 03, 2021 - These unique 6x6 stitched collages are now hosted by Main Gallery 404 in Bloomington, IL
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Updated Framed Work At Brazen
March 03, 2021 - It is time to switch out my collage art graciously hosted by BRAZEN.
Brazen just celebrated their 3rd year in business.
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Birdland 2021
February 03, 2021 - BIRDLAND
February 5-28, 2021
SOLD - crow
"Flock through Skagit Valley and visit Smith and Vallee Gallery for our An...
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Pandemic Image Essay 2020
January 13, 2021 - Each year end I review my image library for themes. I do this as a way to separate certain images for future use. To sub...
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Vibrational Collage
January 02, 2021 - I co-taught a year long course in 2020 with one of my very favorite humans and Tarot card reader Sara Galactica.
The co...
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2020 Graffiti
December 11, 2020 - I am a huge fan of many of the local street artists here.
In 2015 when I arrived in WA I loved the experience of the "f...
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Birds Of 2020
November 28, 2020 - Labor Day weekend I set aside an afternoon and pulled out a variety of magazine sources looking for birds. I was thinkin...
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Fall Consignment At Brazen
October 15, 2020 - I am excited to bring in some new ideas for consignment at Bellinghams darling of a shop known as Brazen Shop + Studio....
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LOSS A Virtual Group Exhibit At Woman Made Gallery
August 12, 2020 - During Covid times Woman Made Gallery in Chicago began hosting group virtual openings in a different way. They reduced t...
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2020 JULY Events
July 08, 2020 - I have two virtual events this July.
One is in Chicago. at Woman Made Gallery - the theme is HOME, i wrote about it in...
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HOME A Virtual Group Exhibit with Woman Made Gallery
June 25, 2020 - I am honored to be participating in the group show HOME, a virtual exhibition. with Woman Made Gallery in July!
I look...
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My 4x6 Notecard Process
June 24, 2020 - Here is the process for my 4x6 Notecards
This work falls into the collage, stitched collage, crazy quilt style with pap...
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What Might Have Been And What Is June 2020
June 02, 2020 - I WAS slotted for an artist talk and solo photography installation for June's First Friday.
A strategizing meeting on v...
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Home Art Tour
May 31, 2020 - I have written this post multiple times and for some reason my template was being very finicky. Image files were too lar...
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The Loss Of May 2020
April 29, 2020 - Normally in May, the community here focuses on kids art. The celebration, now in it's 20th year takes over many of the l...
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How To Bind With Paper
April 15, 2020 - I am binding most edges of my collage work these days. I wanted a way to take my odd sized collage art to a more finishe...
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Let's Collage Together!
April 08, 2020 - The last two weekends I led a handful of collage things. They were random and I just loved it!
P erhaps consulting with...
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APRIL #virtualbhamartwalk
April 03, 2020 - In times of things now pandemic our downtown business organization has taken on trying out a virtual art walk.
YAY!!!...
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My Art Life In The Time Of A Pandemic
March 25, 2020 - IF I was having my normal life as an artist. On this day, Wednesday 03/25/2020, I'd be posting exciting new art happenin...
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MY CITY STUDIO
January 26, 2020 - It's almost the end of January 2020. I signed my lease in December for what will be my 3rd year here at my city studio....
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Making Journals The Creative Subconscious Way
January 26, 2020 - Making journals the creative subconscious way all started when I found myself down a youtube rabbit hole. i had been exp...
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For The LOVE Of February
January 24, 2020 - 2020 shot out of the new year cannon beginning with the launch of a new touring installation titled SINGULARITY. The 21...
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Coming Soon :: Birds Eye View At Smith And Vallee Gallery
January 23, 2020 - 12/13/2017 --- my number was called for low-income housing. I had applied 25 months prior. Took 2 years to be approved....
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2019 Year In Review
January 16, 2020 - Warning. Long post. If you read it all you are wonderful!!
In the late fall I like to sit with what I might want to say...
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"Singularity" Begins It's Tour!
January 02, 2020 - My preparation work is finally complete!
Singularity opens at Brazen Shop+ Studio for January's First Friday.
What a g...
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Registration is NOW OPEN for Vision 2020 Workshop
December 03, 2019 - Registration is now open for Vision 2020. "Illuminating The Wisdom Within"
and I am pretty darn happy about it!
My ver...
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An Ode Collage Project
November 18, 2019 - I used to be a wellness blogger. I began researching blogs as early as 2005. By 2007 I was writing my own posts and thro...
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Make.Shift Gallery Juror
November 03, 2019 - I was invited to juror for the 2020 line up for Make.Shift Gallery.
I am honored to have just completed that task
over...
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November 2019 Art Walk
November 03, 2019 - Nothing like an Art Walk on the 1st of the month to get your creative inspirations going.
All that art work is up for t...
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What's Next For 2020
September 18, 2019 - I have been in an internal space lately.
9 months into 2019. The year has been a flurry! A good flurry. Despite good, I...
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Main Gallery 404
September 03, 2019 - In 2009 my daughter started college. I bought a little house in Central IL to be near her. I had just started to teach m...
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22nd International Open At Woman Made Gallery - Chicago
July 31, 2019 - 8/09/2019. Update. This SOLD to a member of the board of the gallery.
It is such an honor to be part of this exhibit. e...
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Singularity
July 21, 2019 - Unfortunately - My touring solo installation SINGULARITY had a short run thanks to things Covid.
The collection has bee...
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Revisiting Creative Subconscious Collage
July 16, 2019 - I started teaching my creative subconscious collage workshop in 2000.
Goodness, that's 19 years ago now.
I developed t...
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Coming July 2019
June 26, 2019 - I wonder if a single post like this listing a blast of current things happening is a good idea?
July Openings - ART W...
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Second Phase Of Making For The Inspirit-Form Quilt
June 26, 2019 - This spring I perfected the bind with a backing technique so often used in quilting, but with paper.
i had to put all o...
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Paper Crazy Quilt Style Squares Now At Brazen Shop + Studio
June 26, 2019 - This is a super example of some of my newest work. I am combining collage, photographs, and crazy quilt format into thes...
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July Featured Collage Work At Bayou On The Bay
June 26, 2019 - This fabulous trio of black and white collages began touring in 2016. They have been as far as Seattle! They are a stron...
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Collage Circle
June 21, 2019 - Graduates of my Creative Subconscious Collage Workshop have the opportunity to circle each month and collage together. C...
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Now Included At The Lucky Dumpster In Edison
May 27, 2019 - Edison is a gem of a Washington state small town.
it's a real find.
and it's very small.
a moment/small actually.
on...
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Quilt Exhibit At Lightcatcher
May 27, 2019 - An exciting new exhibit is coming to Lightcatcher (June 1st through August 25th)
Modern Quilts: Designs Of New Century...
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You Can Take It With You
May 21, 2019 - I entered a juried call for art. I am excited to share that 5 of my mixed media pieces were accepted.
It will be a grou...
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Life On Mars And KIds Art Walk At MakeShift
April 17, 2019 - Every year, Make.Shift Gallery celebrates Kid's Art Walk in May. This year, we've partnered with Cedar Tree and o Woods...
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Join me for Project Catwalk - A Solo Installation at Social Fabric
April 04, 2019 - Project Catwalk by Artist Karen Hanrahan
Catwalk is a term derived from the way female models walk, which is similar to...
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NEW Print Release For Spring At Brazen
April 03, 2019 - I added the option of prints from original collage work of mine as an option for sale this year. I am working with Thres...
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Inspirit Form Installation Becomes A Paper Quilt
March 03, 2019 - I dismantled my touring collage installation known as Inspirit Form. It had about a 15 month run in a variety of locatio...
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Save The Date :: Project Catwalk :: Interactive Collage On April 5th
March 02, 2019 - 2019 started off with a flurry of wonderful creative activity.
right now i am in the midst of some mighty collage makin...
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Brazen Shop + Studio Turns One
March 02, 2019 - A group show titled "We're Hare" at Brazen Shop + Studio celebrates their one year anniversary.
I love the theme.
I ma...
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NEW YEAR NEW COLLAGE ART PRINTS
January 30, 2019 - Its a brand new year and I have new ideas for getting my art into the homes of art lovers who appreciate my work!!
In c...
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2018 In Review
January 18, 2019 - The intensity of 2018 expressed itself in many different ways.
my holiday greeting shared:
In 2018 I was in a total of...
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Warp And Woof Group Show At MakeShift
January 06, 2019 - The art call mentioned the word stitch. I felt especially pleased to submit my latest collage work.
What a GREAT way to...
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Inspirit-Form's Final Installation
December 12, 2018 - On Friday I celebrated my final art walk for 2018 plus the final hanging of my touring installation known as Inspirit -...
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Project 2017 Themes Update
November 28, 2018 - I had good intentions this past February in taking apart my collage work from the year 2017. I had no idea how much of a...
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The Pitch Dark Of Dawn
November 12, 2018 - In the pitch dark of dawn, a man who loved to hike, someone I had never met before, his friend and his beloved dog picke...
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My 2019 Photographs Calendar Is Here
November 12, 2018 - I am VERY excited to post images for the upcoming year's calendar!!
Folks use my select images for their personal calen...
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Artists Influence Artists
October 17, 2018 - it was hard to choose between touring fellow artists who annually open their studio's at this time of year, vs chasing t...
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Language Of The Voiceless: A Group Exhibit At Woman Made Gallery
September 16, 2018 - Submitting art to a juried show is subjective to the opinion of a juror. Add a layer of friendly competition, and the pe...
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Endangered Species: Artists On The Frontline of Biodiversity
September 05, 2018 - Recently, and to my delight, I found myself courted by Bellingham's Lightcatcher Museum Gift Shop!
Lightcatcher is gear...
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Inspirit-Form Continues Tour Now Hanging At The Downtown Coop
September 05, 2018 - I am super excited to share that Inspirit-Form, touring now for an entire year, is at its newest location at Bellingham'...
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Project 2017 :: One Eye Series
August 18, 2018 - While collaging daily in 2017, I began to observe art work that had just a single eye in them. I am not sure the meaning...
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Project 2017 :: Trees
August 18, 2018 - I have been enjoying the memory evoking task of tearing apart journal pages that are from the year 2017 - this was the y...
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Project 2017 :: Floral
August 18, 2018 - As a project I am tearing apart the journals of daily collage work from 2017 and dividing the art work into themes/narra...
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Narrative :: A Living Statue
August 18, 2018 - once upon a time i authored an article and in the process of it all took way too many photographs. she, this beautiful l...
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FORCE :: A Group Show About Nature
August 07, 2018 - Force:: A Group Show About Nature
For the month of September, Make.Shift Gallery will feature several local artists who...
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Prospective Parts :: Tops And Bottoms
July 15, 2018 - i want to earmark an opportunity i had to show some nude work with this blog post.
if you are offended by nudity, two o...
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Bird Series :: On Consignment
July 07, 2018 - VERY excited to announce that I will be releasing a select bird themed group of collages.
It's been awhile since I've s...
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Prospective Parts - Group Show At MakeShift In July
June 11, 2018 - MAKE.SHIFT JULY ART WALK:
“PROSPECTIVE PARTS”
WORKS BY FRANCIA OROZCO, KAREN HANRAHAN,
KATIE HOWARD, & CYDNI CARTER...
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Inspirit Form Continues Tour at Brazen Shop and Studio
June 06, 2018 - In it's third installation, Inspirit-Form - a 22 piece collage show, now hangs through June and July at Brazen Shop + St...
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Collages Now Hanging At Joy of Pilates Studio
May 23, 2018 - My touring black and white collage trio is now hanging at Joy Of Pilates In Bellingham. Super fun, airy, warehouse style...
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Eighteen By Twenty Four
May 11, 2018 - To challenge myself in 2018 I decided to make one large 18x24 collage per week. i have always collaged in an 8.5x11 form...
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Our Imaginary Friend Griselia
April 24, 2018 - I answered a call for art from Make.Shift Gallery.
Every year, Make.Shift Gallery celebrates Kid's Art Walk in May. Thi...
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Inspirit-Form On Tour!
March 29, 2018 - I am very excited to share that my solo installation "Inspirit-Form" is going on tour.
First stop was installed yesterd...
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Project 2017 :: Birds
March 16, 2018 - I am enjoying tearing apart my collage journals and organizing them into visual themes and stories. If you recall I made...
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Group Photography Show :: Seeing Bellingham
February 28, 2018 - I am very excited to participate in a group photography show that will highlight 40 photographs of the Bellingham area -...
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Project 2017 :: The Neighbor
February 18, 2018 - My Project 2017 continues. To remind you, I am deconstructing a YEAR of daily collage making and sharing the stories and...
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Project 2017 :: Black And White
February 11, 2018 - Project 2017 continues as I explore the daily collage work that was created in 2017.
I am sharing chronologically. As s...
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Project 2017 :: Cry For Help
February 11, 2018 - Welcome to my latest project.
In 2017 I took on making a collage each and every day. Come November I entered a call for...
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Shelf-Conscious Collage Journals at Make.Shift
February 10, 2018 - A local call for art requested the journals of artists for a group show at Make.Shift In Bellingham. I had been playing...
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Integrating Typography Into Collage
January 10, 2018 - Soon, at Jansen Art Center, I will be teaching a class that has a specific technique and creative focus.
The class I've...
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2017 Daily Collage In Review
December 31, 2017 - At the beginning of 2017 I took on the hashtag #icollagedaily over at instagram. I set the intention to collage each and...
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ART Inventory Sale
December 06, 2017 - Two years ago I had the opportunity for the first time to vend, show and teach my art in WA. I showed, shared and facili...
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The Loft
November 23, 2017 - I would say that this living space, my loft, is the oddest space I have ever lived in.
It's the third place I have live...
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Inspirit Form Is Now At Artsy
November 23, 2017 - Downtown Bellingham Gallery Pegasus is virtually representing my 22 collage collection "Inspirit - Form" at Artsy.
Be s...
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Holiday Showings!
November 23, 2017 - I am very excited to share that my black and white touring collage trio will be joining the window and door collage seri...
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In Praise Of Inspirit-Form
November 15, 2017 - The Inspirit-Form Collage Collection is down.
A piece sold
another is in inquiry to sell
a donation was made to the f...
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Turning The Soil
November 05, 2017 - The prompt invited the theme of turning the soil
when i read that,
i immediately thought of a former garden bed of iri...
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Self Portrait In Chalk On Velvet
October 19, 2017 - Behold - a drawing I rendered in the early 90's.
The class assignment was to replicate a famous artist in our own liken...
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7 Day Black And White Challenge
October 17, 2017 - In response to a FB prompt I playfully posted 7 black and white photography images to my feed. Additionally - I also mad...
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Window And Door Collage Series
October 04, 2017 - i recently created a collage series using black and white images. The magazine photographs captured windows and doors in...
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Artist Talk And Raffle To Win A Collage
September 26, 2017 - Collage Artist Karen Hanrahan gives Artist Talk
Friday October 27th at 4:30 - 6 PM
Deming Library - 5044 Mt Baker High...
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At Make.Shift through September
September 20, 2017 - my collage, as it turns out, was selected for the making history exhibit at make.shift in conjunction with whatcom count...
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Inspirit - Form At Deming Library
September 11, 2017 - Thank you friends of Deming Library for hosting my solo collage installation Inspirit-Form.
I thought i'd author a post...
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Make.Shift Call For Art :: Making History
August 14, 2017 - I am submitting a collage to this call for art - super great art making prompt from Make.Shift Making Space
I had to go...
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Why Make Art
August 14, 2017 - I have been thinking lately about the compulsion to create. For those of us who are artists - we get it, but does someon...
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Great Hanging Gig At Mallards Ice Cream
August 02, 2017 - Had a 6 week hanging at Downtown Bellingham's infamous Mallard Ice Cream Parlor.
Heard of the opportunity through a fri...
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Save The Date :: Solo Collage Exhibit :: Inspirit-Form
July 12, 2017 - Coming to the Deming Library September 20th through Oct 28th
A solo collage exhibit.
INSPIRIT-FORM
The modern human o...
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Once Upon A Time There Was A Bully
July 06, 2017 - i have a bully in my past and he recently emailed me. my collage for that day was going in one direction. randomly, i tu...
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Art Happenings This Summer
July 06, 2017 - just a quick update:
7 days ago, and quite the blur. I moved my life and my art studio.
it happened rather quickly, my...
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Collage With Karen Every Second Saturday At MakeShift Art Space
May 31, 2017 - i am quite pleased to announce that beginning June 10th
and every second saturday from 11 - 1, following that - at leas...
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The Theme Is Wild Cut
May 10, 2017 - I recently submitted these three collages to a gallery's juried call for art - the theme is "Wild Cut"
In the past I ha...
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Collages On Tour At Lenny's Bike Shop
May 10, 2017 - Excited to share that Lenny's Bike Shop in Ferndale, WA has a gallery wall that is now hosting these three collages!! Si...
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Paired Image Collage Technique
April 20, 2017 - i have been collaging for a long time. recent years collage has taken on a larger role in my day to day. as well as a gr...
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Easy To Step To Manzata
April 05, 2017 - Over the weekend I had the opportunity to collage prompted by a short story.
Local author Alma Alexander is working on...
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Collage Tells Stories For Me
March 29, 2017 - My personal process for making a collage starts with a pause. like a deep breath. never more than that. just a small mom...
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PhotoLush 2017 Delivers Authentic Message
February 27, 2017 - I signed up for the photographers conference PhotoLush 2017 in a very spontaneous moment. I signed up because it was loc...
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Collages For Sale At Dog & Pony Gallery In Peoria
February 15, 2017 - Darn stoked to announce that quite a few of my original journal collaged pages are now for sale at The Dog And Pony Gall...
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Collage Artist Displays At Social Fabric In Bellingham
February 15, 2017 - Through a referral I was guided to this lovely boutique/gallery and making place called Social Fabric.
Renee, owner of...
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Full Circle
February 01, 2017 - Over the weekend I completed my gratitude packages for the Go Fund Me monies that were gifted to me. If you recall a 30...
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2016 A Very Good Year
January 25, 2017 - It was a very good year. That 2016. A triumphant year actually. Much to overcome. Yet, in it's artistic glory, a very ca...
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Collage A Calendar In 13 Days
December 06, 2016 - Collage A Calendar In 13 Days An Online Workshop taught by Karen Hanrahan WITH TAROT INSIGHT FROM SARA GALACTICA As the...
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New Skills
December 04, 2016 - recently a woman told me i needed to learn a new skill. she said i already had an artistic aesthetic and that all i need...
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Holiday Vintage Reindeer At The Bureau
December 01, 2016 - One of the things I have just loved about my affiliation with The Bureau Of Historical Investigation this past year has...
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Defining Moments
November 27, 2016 - There are moments in our life when we know we've defined something. It might be something good. Or it might be something...
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Winter Is Blue
November 09, 2016 - Spent some time today submitting art for a winter juried exhibit at the Jansen Art Center. I had some decisions to make...
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My Country Studio
October 16, 2016 - I am not fond of my current phone camera. It's SO bad I stopped using it completely. My last two phones had really great...
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Whatcom County Library System Hosts Creative Subconscious Collage Workshops
September 27, 2016 - It was a very successful gathering for my workshop this past Saturday at the Everson Library.
T hank you very much What...
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Fall Exhibit Jansen Art Center
September 21, 2016 - Very excited to announce that several of my art works were chosen to participate in the upcoming Fall exhibit at Jansen...
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The Sunflower Series
September 10, 2016 - Sunflowers!
Something about them calls to me each and every autumn.
Here is my current sunflower series.
Photographed...
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The 900 Series
September 04, 2016 - Hello Autumn.
I thought I'd release another collage series before getting my thinking cap on about marketing for the ho...
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Guest Blog Post :: What We Don't Know
July 27, 2016 - I was invited to author a guest post for The Bureau's Blog.
The timing was rather synchronistic. What I had to say felt...
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The Loose Pages Series
June 26, 2016 - a small collection of collages were created separate from my journal.
i am releasing a few of these pieces.
they are k...
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The Lost Art Project Is A Success!
June 15, 2016 - It is with great joy that I share how remarkable it felt to pool together all the thoughtful and just beautifully collag...
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Press Release :: The Lost Art Project
May 25, 2016 - My dear friend Ruth Cobb wrote this press release for me. I should never author press releases. I use way too many excla...
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My Neighbor Brings Me Eggs
May 11, 2016 - my new neighbor showed up wearing knee high rubber boots toting just laid eggs in a purple knit cap. i was beside myself...
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Announcing :: The 500 Series - Originals Only.
April 28, 2016 - In the spirit of a pre-mom's day sale coming up this saturday at The Bureau.
I decided to launch an originals only rele...
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Update :: LOST ART PROJECT
April 20, 2016 - I am preparing for an artist of the month window display.
TWO windows actually.
Two windows featuring ME and MY creati...
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Creative Subconscious Collage Workshop
April 05, 2016 - The Creative Subconscious Collage Workshop is a process. Trusting the workshop process includes allowing facilitation an...
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The Shearing Of Sheep
April 03, 2016 - The neighbors had a sister/brother team come out to shear a few sheep.
I enjoyed photographing a process I have never s...
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Discounted Collages And Next Art Walk
March 31, 2016 - Featured for this month's Art Walk Spotlight is none other than Downtown Bellingham's darling of a boutique business The...
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Ready For The Next Art Walk
February 27, 2016 - The B Side Series (prints only) are now up and on display - ready for the next Downtown Bellingham Art Walk!
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Next Collage Workshop :: Practicing Self Love
February 17, 2016 - What a splendid happening this turned out to be. More workshops are now scheduled. Follow up groups are beginning to sus...
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And Then There Is The B Side Series
January 27, 2016 - when Sara - owner of The Bureau Of Historical Investigation, and I curated the collage pieces that were to be part of Th...
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Announcing :: The 200 Series
January 23, 2016 - It is with great pride and delight that I announce my very first print series.
The 200 Series.
Behold! These select jo...
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Curated
January 20, 2016 - I am very happy to share that from February through July, I will be selling (SELLING!!) original collages and prints fro...
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Acclimating
January 06, 2016 - Since moving to Washington I have described my arrival as feeling like a stranger in a strange land. Many factors contri...
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The Emma's Are Feminomenal
December 19, 2015 - Two HS AP Language and Composition "Emma's", posted a call for art and scored from women of the community over 20 pieces...
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SOLD!
September 02, 2015 - It is with great enthusiasm and pride that I share that a piece I recently exhibited has SOLD.
I wrote about the man wh...
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NEW Camera Challenge
July 22, 2015 - I officially declare july NEW CAMERA MONTH
my LUMIX, ever so generously gifted to me this past oct was collecting dust.
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Artist Reception A Success!
November 12, 2014 - My artwork was selected for the very first time to hang at a Chicago gallery. How cool is that?
This past Saturday was...
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Artists Include Karen Hanrahan
October 27, 2014 - Don't know about you, but i REALLY like seeing my name in print.
Started when i got my first phone in the late 70's. Ye...
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Behold :: A Year Of Collage
October 01, 2014 - Behold:: A Year Of Collage.
On my birthday last year I decided to begin a journal of collages. One year later, again on...
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Artist Residencies Complete :: Four Seasons
August 13, 2014 - July found me back at The Milkweed Mercantile At Dancing Rabbit Eco-Village for my final of four artist residencies. I a...
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Image Wins Local Contest
June 11, 2014 - In recent weeks I submitted five photographs into a local photography contest. Small contest - over 50 entries, about 10...
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Things I've Learned As An Artist In Residence
May 14, 2014 - The goal of an artist residency is to drench ones self in their creativity. A few years ago I didn't even know what an a...
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Artist Residency :: Revisited
February 17, 2014 - In January I had the remarkable opportunity to repeat my artist residency. My hosts Alline and Kurt of Milkweed Mercanti...
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I Was Awarded An Artist Residency!
September 25, 2013 - in just three short weeks I will spend 10 days deeply immersed in my artistic expression. Photography. Oh my gosh. M y a...
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The Artistic and Subconscious Expression Of Collage
September 18, 2013 - Today a local gal hosted another one of my collage workshops. The collaboration was a meeting of the minds of sorts, pre...
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The Tale Of The Tail Of A Mermaid
February 06, 2013 - I had the thrill of capturing a woman as she was having color added to her tattoo. The mermaid's tail, an original drawi...
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Wordless Wednesday :: Abstract
May 23, 2012 - Wordless Wednesday - where images speak. more speaking here and, of course here.
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Photography = a never ending opportunity to capture visual celebrations.
