Karen Sanders

Just playing

2011-01-20T13:16:00.000-08:00

Just playing a bit, thinking about making a couple of illustrations about a petting zoo.

Miner

2008-06-11T01:32:00.003-07:00

The mine-museum installation has ended since 03-06-2008. But the miner has been adopted by the volunteers of the museum and will permanently be part of the mine-museum’s collection. So for those who are interested feel free to visit the museum.

It is a lovely museum, where you can get a guided tour by a formal miner. They give the best tours, telling tales from own experience and right from the heart. I have a lot of respect for these formidable men! What I found most impressive was the realization of the human potential and strength, considering the almost superhuman conditions in which these miners did their jobs. Really awesome! And the collection of tools, devices and machines is really impressive.

http://www.nederlandsmijnmuseum.eu/

ACEO's

2008-06-01T06:32:00.000-07:00

A few months ago I saw my first ACEO’s on the Etsy website, and directly fell in love with the whole concept.

An AECO is an ArtCard, which can be sold and purchased. Its only restriction is its size, which must be 2,5x3,5 inch / 64x89 mm, medium and content are totally up to the artist.

ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals.

What I love about ACEO’s first of all is that you’re able to make a little work of art, which can be prized so it is not that expensive to purchase. So more people can enjoy having an Original piece of art in their homes.

Secondly, is the possibility to start a collection of something which will be unique each time you find a new coveted example.

Third the freedom in how to collect and/or expose your ACEO’s: You can collect them in albums, show them in a frame on your wall, what ever you like best.

ACEO’s provide a lot of freedom for creators and collectors.

If you want to have an update on my own creations, please feel free to vist my Etsy shop:

http://karensanders.etsy.com

My Etsy shop!

2008-05-06T01:46:00.000-07:00

I started a new online shop at Etsy last month.

http://karensanders.etsy.com

I love the community of creative people from all around the world.

Last month I opened up my Etsy shop, where I present several of my “Baths”, originals and limited prints.

My goal is to add and present new work on a regular basis: drawings, paintings, prints, ACEO’s etc. For quite a while I have been losing myself in the possibilities of mixing multimedia techniques with my already existing drawings and paintings and this shop gives me that little extra push to not only invent the work, but to also get it done and get it “out there”. ;-)

So for a start I present you: the Baths.

I’d love to hear what you think about it,

Karen.

Dutch Mine Museum; installation.

2008-03-17T04:10:00.000-07:00

Mineworker and wife.

Mijn-Energie Festival

2007-11-07T01:33:00.000-08:00

I have been asked to build an installation for the Nederlands Mijnmuseum in Heerlen. This is the proposal for the installation I’ve sent in.
Im working hard at the two bodies of the figurines right now. They are a mine worker and his wife. I’m trying to emphasize the difference of the realities in which they have their existence. The wife above ground, is going to be a sculpture of light, with a big skirt and below it spoons with which she tries to feed her family. And the mine-worker is going to be a sculpture of shade, darkness and a little light of hope. Here in the south of the Netherlands, where I grew up, the history of the mining industry is still very present, if you have an eye for it.
The exhibit of the installation will be at 9 december at the mine-energy festival, so come and have a look at the Dutch Mine-museum in Heerlen, everybody’s welcome!

http://www.nederlandsmijnmuseum.eu/
http://www.demijnen.nl

Archer and Arrow

2007-09-13T06:29:00.001-07:00

This is a detail of one of the sculptures I’m working on at the moment. I call it “Archer and Arrow”.
There is so much to learn from archery; the gentle ballance between tension and ease with which you aim and let go. It’s about total focus of mind in a liquid, sensitive body.

The sculptures I’m working at are about 50x50 cm or 40x20 cm in size. I intended for them that you can touch them, lift them up and have a good look at them from what ever angle you choose. They are made in papier mâché. The material I’m working with is perfect to make a human form.
The lightness and vastness of the material gives the feel of energy captured in a body; as in making love, you are so aware of your body and at other times you seem to be nothing but energy.

Hello World!

2007-09-04T00:22:00.000-07:00

Here I am, bursting of bright new ideas.
And now ready to share them with the world!
This is my first entry in my blog and I’m really excited. Currently I am working on a project which consists of 20 sculptures. The theme of this project is the merging of two individuals; two bodies, two minds, two souls en the beauty of it which really baffles me. It’s a large project and it will keep me busy for some more months. Next to that I am working on the idea of a creative digital project which will bring artists together, also a form of merging but then in pixels on a screen......when I have it all pieced out you will hear more
about it.