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Karen Miner has lived in the Pacific Northwest
her entire life and has always found the quality of artwork
(and artists) in this region, to be an inspiration and influence
in her own art.
She has worked in many mediums but have always returned to clay.
Karen believes "There is something magical in the permanence
of clay. The way it comes from the earth as a soft and pliable
substance but once fired will retain its shape for centuries".
Karen's education comes primarily from 20 years of experimentation
with clay. She is completely self-taught with the exception
of a Raku workshop 3 years ago.
Her sculptural/functional pieces are created by joining various
slab shapes together, altering the clay while still pliable,
and creating the final unique and fluid sculptural body.
She uses several different methods for the final glaze firing;
raku, cone 10 reduction and cone 6 oxidation. Each of her salmon
are created from an original sculpture. Once the sculpture is
complete, she then create a mold from that sculpture.
This process destroys the original but Karen then has a copy
that will last for about 50 fish. Karen has used several methods
for the final glaze firing, but she is most satisfied with the
variety of color and patinas that Raku firing provides.
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water street, port townsend, washington 98368 | telephone (360) 385-3630