{"product_id":"luminosity-karen-stapleton-led-layered-emotive-dimensions","title":"Luminosity : Karen Stapleton | LED, Layered Emotive Dimensions","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11.5 x 13.5 x 2, Glass Collage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking inspiration from the natural, earthy tones and translucent beauty of an agate slice, I then gathered, what I felt to be, like elements, with the intent to combine them in a layered manner that emphasized the connections I saw within each:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA piece of Wissmach art glass, uniquely-swirled, milky-white, evocative of a glacier that might once have borne the agate stone great distance from it’s source of origin, provides the supporting, unifying background of the piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlices and segments of fluid glass “rolled-edges” ranging from icy-clear to frosty-white, are representative of the mineral-rich water, which once long ago, seeped into a hollow of a volcanic stone in the creation of the agate-to-be. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA cylindrical, polished quartz crystal appears to have been rolled into being from the swirls of the glass surface below, and a uniquely-folded ‘find’ of white seaglass so too feels formed-from, and as-one-with the supporting glass background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLastly, the naturalistic rough wood frame does not merely simply contain the piece, but has been made an artful element of the whole. And, to further be in keeping with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuminosity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e theme, the piece is backlit with LED warm white wire string lights, to enhance \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe glow from within\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBIO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-63a3ad85-7fff-e5fd-8a3a-70d5a2cc6caa\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaren Munro Stapleton is a Marin County native, currently living in Point Richmond, California. She is a graduate of California College of Arts (and Crafts CCAC) and has spent her entire professional life as a successful Graphic Designer, with logo design as her forte. After nearly 40 years of producing client-need-driven \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ework\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, having recently retired, Karen is now enjoying the freedom of creating simply \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and in particular, creating art with “luminous” glass. As an emerging artist, participating in this show marks Karen’s debut exhibition, and her piece she created for it, which she describes as a “glass collage,” a unique departure from her from her usually favored tiffany foil method stained glass art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Stapleton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47530180673699,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2100\/6243\/files\/Karen_StapletonLED.jpg?v=1775344407","url":"https:\/\/abramsclaghornshop.com\/products\/luminosity-karen-stapleton-led-layered-emotive-dimensions","provider":"Abrams Claghorn Shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}