Ornamental Elements

Scroll through Karen Gilbert’s site and you will find a wide range of styles and materials. “i see my work from two sides.  one is the exploration of materials; the other is the content of my ideas. the functonal forms in nature and science, put together, are those we find familiar.  i see 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 i choose to explore. i try to question ideas about where comfort and beauty are found.  the objects i make are my expressions of a new narrative.”