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Cyanotype play day. This year I am experimenting i

Cyanotype play day. This year I am experimenting in the greenhouse. Its the perfect place to lay out arrangements in the sun without having to weigh them down with glass. I like to break convention and have a real play with it. Today it is torn paper with gampi and matt fiber papers, moving elements midstream to create shadows. Can’t wait to see what I get!
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#cyanotype #thehalideproject #artistplaydate #creativityrocks #karenolsonphotography #sculpturalphotography

Exciting news! Took a little trip yesterday to mee

Exciting news! Took a little trip yesterday to meet Greg Nikas @sweethaven_gallery on the North Shore in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It was a wonderful celebratory day meeting Greg, seeing the gallery, and walking the brick paved streets and shoreline paths of Newburyport. Not to mention a fabulous meal @sealevel_nbpt In my excitement I forgot to take pics of the area.
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The news-I will be having a show @sweethaven_gallery in August! I am over the moon and so grateful to @jsybylla for the introduction!! Thanks so much for this opportunity Greg and Sybylla.
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#photographygallery #photographyshow #newburyportma

Komorebi - the Japanese word for scattered light t

Komorebi - the Japanese word for scattered light that filters through the trees when sunlight shines through the forest, that translucent effect that illuminates the atmosphere with an ethereal light. It immediately makes one feel at peace.
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#wildlightphotoseries #sculpuralphotography #treeenergy #treelovers #karenolsonphotography

‘Stabilizing Force’ . #empathy #fineartphotogr

‘Stabilizing Force’
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#empathy #fineartphotography #empathymatters #karenolsonphotography

Such an exciting presentation Wednesday evening! W

Such an exciting presentation Wednesday evening! Watched the results of Santa Fe Workshops Creativity Challenge-Altered Images with Aline Smithson. Fifty artists were shown, so thrilled that one of my ‘Wildlight’ sculptures was included!!
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Thank you @santafeworkshops for hosting the challenge and thank you Aline @alinesmithson for all your efforts on our behalf.
The presentation can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L2kALyDxEs
A must watch indeed!
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#alteredimage #sculpturalphotography #photoobject #photographicsculpture

Made good use of the rainy long weekend prepping p

Made good use of the rainy long weekend prepping papers and fibers for weaving. Strengthened and cut tissue paper and mulberry paper, stiffened recycled cotton fibers, and dyed rope and reed. Next step is weaving trials. Looking to make fragile looking sculptures that are inherently strong.
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Also binge watched ‘The House of Elliot’ on Britbox and took long, languid naps. A good use of my time as well!
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#sculpture #weaving #naturalfibers #sculpturalphotography #formtofreedom #karenolsonphotography

‘Interior Room’ . Also looks like a sailboat.

‘Interior Room’
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Also looks like a sailboat. Skimming along the coast in a small sailboat was one of the delightful things I have ever done.
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#ilovesailing #sculpturalphotography #papersculpture #maineartist #mainetheway #karenolsonphotography

Totally thrilled to have my work included in Creat

Totally thrilled to have my work included in Creative Maine Magazine’s online shop!
Check it out!! Art, getaways, food, home, fashion, and workshops from the art-centric state of Maine. Small business is alive and thriving here in Maine.
Thank you, Nancy @creativemainemag for reaching out.
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https://shopcreativemaine.com/product-category/art/karen-olson/
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#creativemainemag #maineartist #maineart #maineartgallery #maineartists #shopcreativemaine #mainephotographer #karenolsonphotography

Learned a delightful new evening practice last nig

Learned a delightful new evening practice last night, cording. Experimented with a variety of materials, recycled silk fabric, rice paper, tissue paper, craft string, and silk wrapped metallic yarn. I think I like the tissue paper best. Amazingly strong for a hand made paper cord.
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@harrietgoodallartist @fibreartstaketwo #formtofreedom

‘Darkest Before Dawn’ . From the Empathy seri

‘Darkest Before Dawn’
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From the Empathy series.
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Spring here in Maine has been absolutely glorious. Warm and very dry, even the wretched black flies have been kept at bay! I have spent countless hours out in the garden. It has given me a renewed sense of well-being. But now it’s time to get out and shoot again. More projects are rolling around in my imagination waiting to be realized!!
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#karenolsonphotography #empathyphotoseries #maineartist #mainephotographer

Continuing to take a walk on the wild side with my

Continuing to take a walk on the wild side with my photo sculptures. This one incorporates flax yarn. A bit crunchy but super strong.
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It’s entitled ‘Eye To Eye.’ Can you guess why?
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#alteredphoto #alteredphotography #sculpturalphotography #karenolsonphotography

‘Heart Strings’ . #empathyphotoseries #empathy

‘Heart Strings’
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#empathyphotoseries #empathymatters #maineartist #maineartists #karenolsonphotography

The big reveal! The results of my ‘Photo as Obje

The big reveal! The results of my ‘Photo as Object’ class with @Dawn_Surrat
What an amazing class! We each made something entirely different, unique to our current process but also true to our visual language. Thanks everyone your inspiration and Dawn for sharing your knowledge, your attentiveness, and encouragement. My fire has been lit!
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The collection entitled ‘Wildlight’ is offered in the Accessible Art section until the end of May. I put the link in my bio.
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#todaysalternative #conceptaware #artdocmagazine #photoobject #alteredimage #papersculpture #sculpturalphotography #Wildlightphotoseries #karenolsonphototgraphy #mainemedia @mainemedia

Printing again today. This time on @awagami_factor

Printing again today. This time on @awagami_factory Kozikowski Thin paper. This paper is a delight to work with! Translucent and flexible yet very strong. Perfect for my new sculptural photography.
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Can’t wait to show you the result of my explorations!!
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#sculpturalphotography #photoasobject #mainemediaworkshops #karenolsonphotography

Thanks to juror and curator Bruce Brown for includ

Thanks to juror and curator Bruce Brown for including my piece ‘Embedded’ in the Maine Photography Show this year. It is such an honor!
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I was finally able to get down to Boothbay to see the show. Just one more day left. The show is always so exciting and inspiring!!
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#mainephotographyshow #boothbayharbor #mainephotographer #karenolsonphotography

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