Karen is an internationally recognized artist and educator whose vibrant ceramic and mixed media works can be found in collections worldwide. She creates pieces for public and private commissions and is currently Head of Ceramics in the University of Southern California’s Roski School of Fine Arts.
I am currently working on embroidery piece that memorializes my family members that lost their lives during WWII. Names of my relatives are painted on the interior walls of the Pinkas Synagogue in Prague, where the names of the 77,000 Jews of Czechoslovakia were murdered by the Nazis. Inspired by this powerful listing I’ve decided to create a piece about "family" and embroider their names, city of residence, date of birth and last known date they were on this earth. The samplers photographed are my exploration of use of various fabrics: muslin, linen and utility cloth and experimentation with stitching, embroidery threads and size of the lettering. The color palette and font of the names are similar to that which appears on the wall of the Pinkas Synagogue.
Over the past year I’ve been making work reminiscent of the beautiful things I grew up with in my parents home. These will become small groupings or vignettes of objects placed on simple constructed pedestals that will resemble furniture. I have more objects to make for this series.
Join me in a conversations with exhibiting artist Bui Cong Khanh from Vietnam and Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South & Southeast Asian Art at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Reception to follow program.
Additional artists in the exhibit include: • Ai Weiwei (China) • Ik-joong Kang (Korea) • Liu Jianhua (China) • Ah Xian (China) • Yeesookyung (Korea) • Harumi Nakashima (Japan)
Date: Saturday, November 21 from 7-8:30 PM Location:Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
Celebrating CAFAM’s 50th Anniversary and participating in the silent auction. Join us if you can. It's going to be a spectacular evening! Food and cocktails provided by Loteria Grill and Karma Tequila and entertainment by DJ Son Zoo of Radio Afrique. See the silent auction preview.
Date: Saturday, October 17 from 6-9 PM Location: Craft & Folk Art Museum Dress: Cocktail attire For tickets and more info, please visit Craft Affair 2015
Karen Koblitz LA Landmark Series Plates. Each plate is 8.25" and is made of low fire clay and glaze. The plates are titled: Beverly Hills, City of Los Angeles, The Watts Towers and Griffith Observatory.
