Karen Karnes - Split Form Vase

6 in x 9 in

This stunning piece offers you the chance to own a work of art by one of the most famous studio potters of the 20th century. This bell-like form from Karen Karnes is a timeless beauty. The piece has a lively surface from its wood firing, resulting in a speckled exterior that evokes chicken eggs or freckled skin. A touch of blue near the top of the work adds a splash of color that disrupts the otherwise earthy color palette.

Karnes exhibited at The Clay Studio in the early years of the organization, most notably in the 1983 exhibition "American Clay Artists." Originally known for her functional, wheel-thrown pieces, Karnes' work veered towards abstraction later in her career. Though more abstract in nature, this piece could be seen as a mid-way point for Karnes, representing a transitional period in her career.

The child of Russian and Polish Jewish immigrants, Karen Karnes (1925-2016) was born in New York City. Karnes studied art her entire life - after graduating from Brooklyn College in 1946 with a major in design, Karns traveled to Italy where she fell in love with ceramics and the potter's wheel. Karnes would go on to study at Black Mountain College with Josef Albers. Karnes later became a potter-in-residence at Black Mountain. In 1954, Karnes and her husband, David Weinrib, helped establish the Gate Hill Cooperative in Stony Point, New York, an experimental artists' colony and international community also known as The Land.

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