Sacrificial Artifact - Karen Champlin - U.S.A

I have had to wait so long for this. If ever, in a hundred years, THEY dig in my cupboards, THEY will know that this is a genuine artifact. Its asemic, poetic and authentic. Its Karen of course. Wrapping cardboard daggers in red thread, pasting onto paper slabs. And the back says, Happy Birthday.

K.C. - SO great to see you again :-) X

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Comment by Thom Courcelle on August 17, 2011 at 7:09am: <Gasp>... that's good stuff, Karen...

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 16, 2011 at 10:32pm: "Sacrifice"...a beautiful statement by Karen! Deeply rich in color and feeling!

Comment by cheryl penn on August 16, 2011 at 4:45pm: I agree DVS - there is sacrifice involved in the creation of all things good.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 16, 2011 at 4:03pm: To me, Karen Champlin is speaking about the sacrifices involved in artistic creation. I know she digs deep within herself and brings back this art that moves us and thrills us.

Comment by Nancy Bell Scott on August 16, 2011 at 1:51pm: Artifact of the highest order. What a great piece, Karen ~

Comment by Lesley Magwood Fraser on August 16, 2011 at 1:11pm: This is great Karen! The stamp looks like the dagger's owner's head with a headress - all very tribal.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 16, 2011 at 12:58pm: Also an artifact because Karen seems to be digging back through her own work - this harkens back to the stamp layering work she did that has had such an impact on visual poets at IUOMA.

Comment by Marie Wintzer on August 16, 2011 at 12:52pm: Like an archaeological finding....

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