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Karen Gelbard
- Dec 28, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Karen Gelbard
- Aug 30, 2023
- 1 min
Art in the Pearl this weekend
Come see my latest work at Art in the Pearl this weekend. I had a great show in Central Oregon but there is still new work to see this...
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Karen Gelbard
- Jun 1, 2023
- 1 min
Re-use, reduce waste = Pom-Poms !
I saw first hand in Prato, Italy what the textile industry can do to reprocess wool garments into new eco-wool. They shred discarded wool...
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Karen Gelbard
- Apr 11, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Karen Gelbard
- Jan 19, 2023
- 1 min
January upgrades
The new year starts with a busy January. I have completed converting my loom to an electronic assist and am having some repairs made to...
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Karen Gelbard
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
New Work in the Store
I have been slowly adding new pieces to the website store and removing all that have sold. In addition, custom orders are getting filled...
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Karen Gelbard
- May 21, 2022
- 1 min
Visit in the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery by Zoom
Tomorrow, 2 PM Pacific Standard Time (4 PM Central Standard Time), you are invited to join me by Zoom for a visit in the Gallery. I had...
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Karen Gelbard
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Sharing the exhibit with you
I am the featured artist in the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery exhibit that runs through June 19 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. For this...
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Karen Gelbard
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
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Karen Gelbard
- Nov 6, 2021
- 1 min
The Sea
Every year I like to create a video that is an editorial of the creative process. This year, a trip down the Oregon Coast was the point...
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Karen Gelbard
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Karen Gelbard
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Tranquility in Gray
Spring is here. I am waiting to see if seeds will sprout. That includes show applications for this year. Some shows will be Virtual....
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Karen Gelbard
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
Some find sea shells
Some find sea shells at the beach. This is what The Oregon Weaver takes away from a visit to the beach.
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Karen Gelbard
- Feb 28, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Karen Gelbard
- Feb 14, 2021
- 1 min
Loom Music
There is a relationship between reading music and reading a weaving draft. Both are on a staff and use notation. Music is not just about...
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