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Karen Gelbard BOOTH 244 @stlouisartfair
The St. Louis Art Fair
Karen Gelbard
Sep 5, 20241 min read
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Cloth, Philosophy, and Coats
Wearable art is a moving, functional canvas.
Karen Gelbard
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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Help me choose four!
Could you help me choose four images? It is application time for shows, and they want to see our most recent work. I have not had a photo...
Karen Gelbard
Dec 28, 20231 min read
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Sharing my excitement
As a designer/handweaver, which part comes first? It takes a life-time of learning a craft to get to place where an idea can be executed...
Karen Gelbard
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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Returning to Art Fairs this year
Yes, I am returning to art fairs this year. Please come see me and the new work at the following events. I look forward to seeing you...
Karen Gelbard
Jun 27, 20221 min read
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Join me Thursday evening by Zoom
March 10, 2022, 7 PM You are invited to the Portland Handweavers Guild Meeting by Zoom, Thursday evening, for my presentation on:...
Karen Gelbard
Mar 7, 20221 min read
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See it in December. Online or in person.
December starts with two special events. First, there is a Special Edition Issue of Tearsheet PDX magazine of my new work! In this issue,...
Karen Gelbard
Dec 2, 20211 min read
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New Designs
I have been working on new designs this Fall, with a focus on collars. Tearsheet PDX magazine asked if I was interested in a photo shoot....
Karen Gelbard
Nov 3, 20211 min read
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Behind the scenes of a photoshoot
Last month, Melanie Jackson of TearSheet PDX magazine asked me if I was interested in having a photoshoot of my new work. She knew that I...
Karen Gelbard
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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Change that date! Sunday, Sept. 12
Join me on Saturday, September 11, at 11 AM Pacific Standard Time, for a tour of the new work in my booth here on the Oregon Coast.
Karen Gelbard
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Change of Plans
The plan was to return to art fairs this fall. I have been packing the van, making new inventory and re-designing my art fair booth in...
Karen Gelbard
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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Slideshow at the Beach, or how to have a photoshoot without the sand....
This year I have explored many different ways to create “content” videos. Without being able to experience the fabrics first hand, these...
Karen Gelbard
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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Like a Leaf on the Wind
Model Oksana Bell wears the Windy City Coat and is at her best dancing like a leaf in the wind. I have had trouble sleeping lately. When...
Karen Gelbard
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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Something good happened in 2020
Something good happened in 2020. Many thanks to Tearsheet PDX for an amazing photoshoot. See the Special Edition Dec. Issue #25 of...
Karen Gelbard
Dec 27, 20201 min read
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It's Here!
I am so excited to share this good news with you! Tearsheet PDX magazine has released their December publications, Issue #25 which...
Karen Gelbard
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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A Garden Tale
Many of you, dear readers, may recall that I started a garden with straw bales this year. I used my old art fair tent and fenced it in to
Karen Gelbard
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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