Horses, Women & Art: August 2008

August 14, 2008

Primal Horse/Primal Horsewoman items

Some of my clients have been asking about more caps, and the new handbags series that I'm working on. I'm posting a few photos here, not all of these will be available as they are sold, but this is a good idea of what the items look like. If you are interested in purchasing one, call or email and I'll let you know what
I've got in inventory.

Horseshoe vignettes

One of the projects I worked on last week were my vignettes. I should have a lot of these in inventory by the end of the fall. (Some of the vignettes pictured are no longer available.) If you're interested in a particular color of horse let me know. I'm also planning on welding some of these together to make three dimensional stands, so the artwork can be displayed on all sides.

I ended up buying a whiskey barrel full of old horseshoes at a farm auction this past weekend. Now I've got enough shoes to keep me painting for years.

Artist Statement

I’m a 3rd generation Colorado native, a descendant of truck drivers & scientists. I’ve worked in many fields, from homeless shelters to entrepreneurial endeavors. But when asked what I am, I say that above all I am a mother, an artist and a horsewoman.

Being surrounded by animals and nature is essential to my work. My studio is a retrofitted RV that is parked at a farm, surrounded by my horses and farm critters. I’m passionate about the profound relationships that horses have between each other and with their women, and I express that through my art. My favorite medium is livestock marker (a large, oil-based, very permanent ‘crayon’). I love the paradox of using a tool that ranchers use for marking livestock to bring these animals to life on canvas!

I create because I feel compelled to share the beauty I perceive in the world. My art is a conduit between the realm of feeling and emotion, and the concrete corporeal world.

Biography

Karrie began her art career at a young age. She won her first blue ribbon as a six-year-old in a regional youth art competition. She attended art classes at the local university with her mother as a young girl, and was accepted into a juried show for adults at the age of fourteen. She continued to study and show art though high school. She graduated from Colorado State University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, concentrating in Graphic Design and a Spanish minor.

After taking time off to raise her two young daughters and experiment in other fields, Karrie returned to her passion. She worked as a graphic designer in various positions, and later managed a ceramic studio where she taught ceramics painting. During this time she became a professional muralist. She regularly volunteers her time and talents to organizations that benefit children, horses, and animal-assisted therapy.

Karrie is now dedicated to fine art, focusing on large pieces rendered in livestock marker, as well as scratchboard and scratchboard and gouache miniatures. She is also working in warm glass, incorporating glass with found farm objects such as horseshoes. She won first place in mixed media in the first two shows that she entered upon her return to competition this fall: the 2008 National Women and Horses Expo Art Show, and the Lafayette Arts Council 2008 Community Show.

Horses, Women & Art

August 14, 2008

Primal Horse/Primal Horsewoman items

Horseshoe vignettes

Print Reproductions

Blog Archive

Artist Statement

Biography

Horses, Women & Art

August 14, 2008

Primal Horse/Primal Horsewoman items

Horseshoe vignettes

Print Reproductions

Blog Archive

Artist Statement

Biography

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