Karen Gilbert is a California based jewelry and glass artist. She sees her work from two sides. One is the exploration of materials; the other is the content of her ideas. The functional forms in nature and science, put together, are those we find familiar. She sees these most primal forms as roadmaps for everything we think and feel. The smallest can be a visual representation of the larger complexity. What is underneath the surface is what Karen chooses to explore. She tries to question ideas about where comfort and beauty are found. The objects Karen makes are her expressions of a new narrative.
