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Karen Gelbard
Mar 22, 20242 min read
Cloth, Philosophy, and Coats
Wearable art is a moving, functional canvas.
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Karen Gelbard
Dec 28, 20231 min read
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
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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
Jun 27, 20221 min read
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...
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Karen Gelbard
Mar 7, 20221 min read
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:...
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Karen Gelbard
Dec 2, 20211 min read
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 3, 20211 min read
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....
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Karen Gelbard
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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.
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Karen Gelbard
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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...
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Karen Gelbard
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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...
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Karen Gelbard
Dec 27, 20201 min read
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...
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Karen Gelbard
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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...
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Karen Gelbard
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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
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