Karen Gilbert
Karen Gilbert, necklace, amethyst, garnet, silver
Karen Gilbert, necklace, garnet, silver
Karen Gilbert, necklace, green garnet, silver
Karen Gilbert, necklace, moonstone, silver
Karen Gilbert, bracelet, glass, silver
Karen Gilbert, pin, glass, stone, silver
Karen Gilbert, earrings
Karen Gilbert, earrings, peridot, pyrite, silver, SOLD
Karen Gilbert, necklace, glass, silver
Karen Gilbert, necklace, glass, silver, enamel, brass
Karen Gilbert, necklace, glass, silver, enamel
Karen Gilbert, necklace, glass, silver
Karen Gilbert, necklace, SOLD
Karen Gilbert, necklace, amethyst, silver, marble
Karen Gilbert, earrings, amethyst, silver
artist info
“I see my work from two sides. One is the exploration of materials; the other is the content of my ideas.
The functional forms in nature and science, put together, are those we find familiar. I see these most primal forms as roadmaps for everything we think and feel. The smallest can be a visual representation of the larger complexity. What is underneath the surface is what I choose to explore and strive to understand.
I try to question ideas about where comfort and beauty are found. the objects I make are my expressions of a new narrative..”
-Karen Gilbert
b.1971, oregon
EDUCATION
1999 & 1996 pilchuck glass school, 1991-93 california college of arts, 1989-90 university of san francisco
ACQUISITIONS / PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
museum of fine arts, boston: acquisition 2007
tacoma art museum: acquisitions 2003 & 2004
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
art jewelry today, schiffer, 2007