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Karen Randolph

Reimagined Plastics - Stormy Weather & Solitude

Reimagined Plastics - Stormy Weather & Solitude

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A dark horse grazes alone under a sky that can’t decide whether to rain. Clouds embroidered with floss originally from the artist’s mother drift over a bright blue sky, and a band of stitched grass runs along the bottom. The horse doesn’t look up. Weather is somebody else’s problem.

This one is not abstract, which makes it a nice change of pace in the collection. Made by Karen Randolph from ironed recycled plastic and other salvaged materials, stitched down on a piece of duck cloth originally used for an arbor cover. One of a kind, signed lower right.

Finished size: 10.75" x 13.25"

This item is one of a kind. You are purchasing the exact item shown in the image(s).

About Karen Randolph

Retired art teacher Karen Randolph starts with the clear liner from a cereal box as her blank canvas, then builds on it with reclaimed plastic: newspaper delivery bags in surprisingly bright colors, black construction bags, white shrink wrap, old retail shopping bags, and bubble wrap in circles, squares, even hearts. She irons two to six layers into fused sheets, then cuts and arranges them into abstract, evocative compositions, accented with salvaged tissue paper, textile scraps, and embroidery floss. Each finished picture is sewn onto cardstock, fabric, or recycled paper, and mounted.

Every piece is an original, five to ten hours of ironing, cutting, and stitching. Karen hopes to run out of plastic someday — which would mean we’ve evolved. Until then, she’s got plenty to work with. Single-use, meet long-term.

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