Karen McCreary For me, art making is an expression of a personal search, transforming thoughts and emotions into tangible objects, which can be further examined and shared. My work combines plastics, metals, and drawing. I am drawn to these materials by their unique characteristics to produce forms with transparency, depth, and movement of light and color through the surfaces. These dimensional drawings create illusional spaces inhabited by suggestions of human presence. They give form to points of diversion, reflection, and changes in perception, motivated by a desire to find order and balance in an increasingly chaotic environment. Karen McCreary is an artist with a professional background in jewelry manufacturing. She received her B.F.A. in jewelry and metalsmithing from California State University, Long Beach and has exhibited her sculpture and art-to-wear extensively since. A southern California native, McCreary is inspired by its light and landscape. Experimentation with various materials and techniques attracted her to plastics because of their transparency, colors, and great versatility. Her current work combines sheet acrylic, resins, and metals and is exhibited in galleries throughout the United States and in Europe. She has also exhibited her work directly to the public through the American Craft Council Shows, the Smithsonian Craft Show, and the Contemporary Crafts Market since 1983. Interviews and reviews of Karen’s work have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines including, Ornament, Metalsmith, The Press-Telegram, and images of her pieces have been included in a number of Lark Book’s 500 Series publications. She has also been commissioned for one-of-a-kind and limited production pieces for the television and motion picture industries.
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