Received MA - Karen Champlin (Illinois) - Art is Long, Life is Short


Hand stamped and decorated package from KC - complete with Latin Quote for "Art is Long, Life is Short." Admirable work. The enclosure (on corrugated cardboard) is a wrapped stake of sorts - evoking a variety of responses. Hand stamped typography - "We seek...Sacred" plus a ruler illustration and red distressed background.


KC - Can you share your thoughts on this piece? Am wondering about your process and statement.


Many thanks, JG

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Comment by Karen Champlin on August 24, 2010 at 9:47pm
The night I made this piece I was feeling very anxious. I wanted Church, prayer, my Bible. Protection.
I also felt like I had to arm myself, hence the knife. Making the piece took away my angst. Art can heal. We all know that!

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