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KAREN HARVELL

QUICK FACTS

Years As An Artist
I've been a fiber artist for 10 years, but clay has always intrigued me. I've been pursuing clay now for 5 years. 
Main Clay Body
Stoneware
Primary Clay Building Methods
Wheel throwing. 
Favorite Studio Tool 
A rib
Clay Wishes or Dreams 
None currently, but I'm sure they will come.
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ARTIST STATEMENT

The movement of the potter’s wheel is relaxing and mesmerizing to me. I am challenged by seeing how far I can “stretch” a wheel thrown piece.  Just as the years of creating traditional forms in fiber art led me to creating colorful, abstract forms, my work with clay strives to push the limits of the medium by altering the form in a way that maintains its functionality.

ARTIST BIO

​Karen has worked in a variety of mediums in the last 25 years. She studied clay at the University of California La Jolla and was later awarded a position as apprentice at Art Center West in Roswell, GA. Both of these schools gave her an opportunity to look at a variety of approaches to the medium and influenced her in different ways. After studying basic shapes in depth, she worked on a variety of techniques to develop her personal style. Through much exploration, altering forms in diverse and artistic ways became her primary interest, and continues to challenge her today.
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Before working in clay, Karen was a fiber artist. She had a studio at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA for 10+ years and taught at the Smithsonian Art School in Washington, DC.  Her fiber work was sold to designers, galleries, and hotels as well as to the public who visited the Torpedo Factory. Karen also showed her fiber work at American Craft Council shows in Baltimore, Reinbeck, NY and San Francisco in addition to juried shows in Florida. She has been published in Better Homes and Gardens and other publications.

CONTACT INFO

You can find Karen's work at Kobo Gallery in Savannah, GA. Feel free to contact her directly with inquiries about her work
​at (
912) 677-2675. 
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    • Jessica Broad
    • Eric Clark
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    • Gayle Fichtinger
    • John Jensen
    • Heather Knight
    • Jillian Luse
    • Colette Oliver
    • Yves Paquette
    • David Peterson
    • Stephanie Sanders
    • Rebecca Sipper
    • Trang Vu
    • Nancy Waterhouse
    • Harriet Zabusky-Zand
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