Copyright ©2007 Karen L. Rips. - All rights reserved. Images may not be reproduced or altered without written permission.
I'm a California girl born and raised, currently living in Thousand Oaks, California, with my husband and one of our four children.
I was a neonatal nurse for twenty-five years, and retired to start my life in fiberart. It didn't take long to discover that this art form was not only stress relieving, but liberating as well. Today, my need to create fabric art is as important as breathing.
I learned to experiment with color, texture, and a variety of fabrics to express my ideas.
| Exhibitions: | |||
| California Fiber Artists | "Hot Fiber" | The Artery, Davis, CA |
June-July 2008 |
| East Bay Heritage Quilters | "Voices in Cloth" | Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, CA |
April, 2008 |
| Cut Loose Quilters | "Layers of Meaning: Works by 15 artists" | Loft Studio Gallery, San Pedro, CA |
April - May 2008 |
| Arroyo Arts Collective | "Cutting Edge: New Works in Fiber Art" | The Acorn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
March - April 2008 |
| LA Fiber Artists | "Fiber Pathways II: Textile Art in the 21st Century" | VIVA Gallery, Studio City, CA |
November, 2007 |
| Quilts on the Wall | "Fabulous Fiber Fest 2006" | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA |
August, 2006 |
| Folk Tree Collections | "Art Quilts: Tradition & Innovation" | Folk Tree Gallery, Pasadena, CA |
July, 2006 |
| Quilts on the Wall | A Century of American Quilting: Traditional and Contemporary Fiber Arts" | Carlotta's Passion, Los Angeles, CA |
Sept - Oct, 2005 |
| Ventura County Museum of History & Art | "At the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Fabric Art" | Ventura County Museum of History & Art, Ventura, CA |
Mar - May, 2004 |
| Corporate Installations: | |||
| Kaiser Permanente, Panorama City Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 2008 | |||
| Providence St. Josephs Medical Center, Burbank, CA - 2003 | |||
| Providence St. Josephs Medical Center, Burbank, CA - 2002 | |||
| Providence St. Josephs Medical Center, Burbank, CA - 2000 | |||
| Publications: | ||
| "Fantasy Guardian Angel: Art Doll Challenge II" | Quilting Arts Magazine | Fall 2005 Page 84 |
| "Fantasy Guardian Angel: Art Doll Challenge" | Quilting Arts Magazine | Summer 2005 Page 68 |