Meet Karen Klomparens (giapet)
Bead Art Originals welcomes Karen Klomparens! Karen creates lampwork beads and glass art (handmade beads, fused and slumped glass art, dichroic and beaded jewelry, and an occasional stained glass piece), and you can find her work in her Etsy shop, Fire-n-Sand.
Karen is a self-representing artist, which means she designs, creates, and markets her glass art. In addition to Bead Art Originals, she's a member of Glass Artists of West Michigan, Etsy Glass Artists, Wet Canvas, and Lampwork, Etc.
Working in glass is Karen's addiction, as no other medium has held her interest for so long. Glass is a wonderful mix of artistic creativity and technical construction, and there is always something new to discover.
Karen works in a country home studio where she, her familyl, and their pets enjoy the nature that surrounds them.
Karen's work can also be found on her Fire-n-Sand Glass website (currently being revamped), on her blog, and in her flickr photostream. Be sure to visit Karen's Etsy shop to see more of her gorgeous lampwork:
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6 comments:
Nice to meet the gal behind those lovely giapet beads!
Beautiful work, indeed! Nice to have a bit of background to go with the lovely glass.
I love your work, karen, it's so beautiful! And it's nice to know more about you.
Smadar
So beautiful! I especially love the rose! :)
Karen's lampwork vessels are adorable!
Thanks everyone, Been a bit under the weather and just saw this now! Karen, aka giapet.
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