Author: Karen (56 Articles)

Karen Rester's art comes from the world around her. Karen loves working in collage, acrylic, mixed media and weaving on her loom.

One of the things I love about creativity is the diversity of its expression. Sharen and I both have been lucky, we have been creative people all our lives and it has taken so many forms. From painting to sewing, we have imagined and then created some really neat things. Not long ago, I was reading a book Sharen had given me and with in its pages, one of the characters raised angora rabbits for their fur. The author painted (in words) such an interesting picture of spinning and weaving that it inspired me to get a loom and try my hand at it. I started with a great book, Learning to Weave by Deborah Chandler. My first piece was a sampler, where I was able to try different techniques and learn the workings of the loom. My second piece was a scarf for my daughter. The pictures are of that project in progress.

My goal is to do art weaving, wall hangings and rugs. I love the whole process and hope to continue creating with yarn.