The Three of Us - Karin Smith

For artists who work solo, collaborating on an exhibition is fun. So Carol Endean Little, Karin Smith and I joined forces. We meet regularly to discuss development of work, and to plan for the opening of The Three of Us to be held on November 19th at The Little Gallery, Bathurst.

Karin Smith will exhibit a range of beautiful works, and discusses her multidisciplinary practice below:

My name is Karin Smith. I work in a wide variety of media using recycled material where possible. I make jewellery by painting on glass, lino printing, 2d and 3d mosaic, carved hebel and bronze casting. My work is representational  I love working with shapes such as the human form and pears. My latest theme is 'urban wildlife' starting with prints of slightly kitsch garden statues but it can also include many of the things we take for granted in our urban environment.
I do my best work when I don't think, and just allow the creative process to emerge from wherever it is in my being. This makes my work spontaneous and light hearted. I also want it to be accessible by being affordable, easy to understand and fun.
My glass badges, painted on recycled glass from louvre windows, are very popular because there is a wide variety of quirky images, and each badge is unique. I am also going to create postcards from my lino prints. Sending postcards or including them on presents uses one quarter of the paper that traditional cards use and are a fun way of communicating with your friends.

Karin

You can view Karin's website here