Shatar, Karen

As a five decade long resident of New Mexico, I have come to love its shapes, textures, colors and ever-changing patterns in nature, the skies, the mountains and the rivers.  As a nurse-midwife with a career of nearly 45 years, attending over 3000 births, my hands have learned to feel, to intuit and act as a guide in the most blessed event of birth.

Transferring this learning and awareness into creative expression in glass is a very similar process that is guiding me into new aspects of myself that are just as exciting.

I am fully and joyfully committed to finding this passion and joy of expression in fused glass as I learn new techniques and delve into the mystery of making.  So many choices, so little time to explore all that calls to my heart, but nonetheless, I am so open to the newness of life that presents itself every day.

As a writer and traveler, I have learned to enjoy the nuances of place, people, relationship and interaction with self and other.  As a glass artist, I am enjoying the same energies that exist within myself and bring them into playful expression.  

This is a magical journey into the unknown territory that I find thrilling.

I hope you enjoy these explorations.