Karen Hampton (textile designer)
Karen Hampton is an American fiber artist who creates works of art intended to hang on a wall, and "wearable art" including scarves and jackets.[1] Hampton develops her own fabrics using various surface design techniques that include batik (stamping with copper tjap stamps), rozome, silk-screening, breakdown screen printing, discharging and over dyeing, and felting. She also produces fabric using a "snow" dying technique[2] and produces digital/quilted art pieces.[3] In addition to quilting Hampton uses a variety of sewing techniques to produce wall hangings, such as Korean pojagi patchwork.[2] The artist's recent work has focused on the African-American experience, often combining transferred photographic images with weaving and embroidery.[4] Pins and Needles, from 2007, demonstrates her incorporation of image transfer into a hand-weaving.
Hampton is an Indiana Artisan, an honorary title granted by juried artists and crafters representing the state.[1] She is also a member of the Studio Art Quilt Associates, Surface Design Association, and the International Quilt Association.[2]
References
- Hampton, Karen, Stephen J. Goldberg, and Susanna White, Karen Hampton: The Journey North, Wellin Museum, 2015, ISBN 9789111566957
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Local woman's creations range from quilted wall hangings to T-shirts". Evansville Courier Press. June 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Karen Hampton uses tie-dyed methods for fabrics". Evansville Courier Press. October 24, 2010.
- ^ "Bee Dazzled show features quilts of all varieties". Evansville Courier Press. September 14, 2013.
- ^ Honolulu Museum of Art