Life Needs Art by Karen Koch

10/03/2022

It's Mouse Monday 🐭 so I'm working on more mouse and clock towers ornaments.

10/03/2022

Karen Koch 🎨 on Instagram: "Making a mouse ornament!"

Karen Koch 🎨 on Instagram: "Making a mouse ornament!"

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09/15/2022

The ornaments are coming along, getting their final varnish coats. Ribbons are next!

09/11/2022

This rainy Sunday has me feeling a bit like Santa's elf, so today is ornament painting day.

09/06/2022

Continuing the series, this is Lyrical Landscape 5.

Larger, at 24x36 inches on canvas, it's made of painted paper, sheet music, and wallpaper!

I'm loving the peaceful nature of this one and the yummy colors!

09/03/2022

After last week's upside down oops, here is Lyrical Landscape 4, right side up!

My Lyrical Landscapes are intended to evoke wide open spaces, places where you can pause, take a deep breath, and hear yourself think.

This one is made with painted paper, sheet music, seed beads, and hand stitching.

08/29/2022

Thanks to everyone who made this year's Art On The Green a spectacular event!

Kudos especially to the organizers 👏👏👏 and also to all the visitors, friends, neighbors, and artists. The weekend was a big ole art party!

I'm ending the weekend with my time-honored tradition of kettle corn and a tasty beverage on the deck. (Then a good night's sleep! 💤💤💤)

Cheers!

08/26/2022

Y'ever finish an artwork, go to hang it up, and realize you put the wire on the wrong end so it hangs upside down?? 🙃 Yup. ✋😂 LOL!

I can change the wire, but that signature is going to be upside down forever! Oh well, someone will get a kick out of it.

The second photo is a sneak peek of the front (right side up).

This newbie will debut tomorrow at Art on the Green.

08/17/2022

Update for Art on the Green: I will be in Booth 71, at the north end of the path close to Terex Road. (Highlighted in pink.)

Now, let's hope for excellent weather. Crossing all the fingers ...

08/04/2022

It's BAAACK! Art on the Green is happening this year on last weekend in August. Instead of on the greens in the center of Hudson it will be at the Jo-Ann Fabrics property down the street.

Nice open location, LOTS of convenient parking. Mark your calendars ... hope to see you there!

05/14/2022

Heh heh! A little collage-y silliness for a summery afternoon 😁🐝

05/14/2022

A happy moment in the house! One of my collages was selected to be part of a book titled, "Collage In The House"!

Curated by Kelly Schaub at https://www.collage-lab.com/ to commemorate World Collage Day (today!), the book contains 40 house-shaped artworks.

Mine, called "A Drowned House", was chosen, and it's so exciting to see it in print!

Kelly hosted an online book launch party earlier this week with the artists. What fun to meet each other virtually and connect with artists all around the world!

Oh, and happy World Collage Day! ✂️🏠

p.s. World Collage Day was founded by the publishers of Kolaj Magazine in 2018 to foster a spirit of artistic cooperation, mutual support, and creativity.

05/07/2022

Well! Have to admit that I was pretty tickled to see that Lyrical Landscape 2 won an award last night at the Ohio Collage Society show!

I thought both pieces looked especially nice paired with a lamp by Leo Miller :)

The show is terrific, full of fascinating art. And, of course, I enjoyed chatting with so many of my artist friends.

Many thanks to OCS and Up Front Art Space for putting the show together!

05/06/2022

Lyrical Landscape 2 and 3 are my entries for the Ohio Collage Society's show at Up Front Art Space in Cuyahoga Falls.

The show opens tonight (5-7pm) and runs through May 29th.

I'm excited to see it! This group always puts together a fascinating show, full of artwork created with unusual techniques, surprising materials, and thought-provoking content.

My Lyrical Landscapes are intended to evoke wide open spaces, places where you can pause, take a deep breath, and hear yourself think.

To make them, I used handpainted paper, thread, and tiny seed beads.

The process of making them - choosing the pieces, simplifying the shapes, slow stitching the details and adding beads - was calming and meditative for me.

I hope they bring you a sense of calm as well.

(Lyrical Landscape 1 is at Summit Artspace for the National Collage Society's Small Format Show.)

04/29/2022

A little stitching and beading this afternoon. Sometimes you just gotta add texture...

04/23/2022

Journaling this morning under the watchful eye of my supervisor.

What are you up to this morning?

04/09/2022

Well, that didn't last long! 🤣

04/02/2022

What is going on?! I haven't seen my table top since ... I can't remember when! 😲🧹
Not sure what to do with all that wide open space 😁

03/29/2022

At Sea, a small collage on 6x6 panel. Made with various papers, fabric, and ribbon.

03/27/2022

Lyrical Landscape

4x6 inch postcard collage

03/24/2022

Oh, how our garden grows!

collage, 6 x 4 inches

03/22/2022

From Utopia To Vengence

What a great old dictionary page, eh?!

The little girl was me, many years ago, paired with a modern-day handprint.

4 x 6 inch collage

03/19/2022

Hear Me G-Growl

Cracks me up! Seriously, I love this little guy. :)

03/17/2022

Such joy!

6 x 8 inch collage

03/15/2022

And now for something slightly different!

6 x 8 inch collage

03/11/2022

Strong lines and sharp contrasts ...

4x6 inch postcard collage

03/10/2022

Experimenting with rustic textures and mixed patterns today

4 x 6 inches

03/08/2022

Circles and lines...

4 x 6 inches

03/07/2022

Hey folks - I'm leading a collage workshop at Door 2 Art Studio THIS coming Thursday evening!

5:30-8:00pm
No registration required; pop in when you can.

Door 2 Art Studio, 5374 Darrow Rd, in Hudson.

We'll experiment with different textures, media, and materials so that you can use collage media to express yourself in your own unique way. You will make several small collages as we gab-n-glue our way through the evening!

Materials will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own papers, magazines, or photos that you want to use. (Please bring photocopies of anything precious or sentimental.)

03/05/2022

Dreamy little collage, 4 x 6 inches, as we're looking forward to warmer temps today!

03/03/2022

Interesting mix of contrasts: red/green, organic/analytical, modern/vintage.

02/28/2022

02/26/2022

Fanciful little postcard collage, 4 x 6 inches.

02/24/2022

Colorful little dragonfly collage using a mix of papers and ribbon.

4 x 6 inches

02/22/2022

Sweet little collage for today!

4x6 inch postcard collage

02/19/2022

A fun little pair of collages. Very simple but interesting shapes.

4 x 6 inch collages with painted paper, origami paper, found images.

02/17/2022

Dreaming of spring...it'll be here before we know it...

4x6 inch postcard collage with painted paper and found images

02/11/2022

A little collage for today!