Woven Earth
Woven Earth is the gallery of artist, Karen Gubitz, whose sculpture and finely made furniture are made with gathered natural materials. Woven Earth also hosts creative workshops for small groups at its home at Harvest Hill Prairie in western Illinois. For more information on sculpture,workshops or pricing, contact Karen Gubitz at karen.wovenearth@yahoo.com.
Karen Gubitz Biography
Karen Gubitz, a life-long resident of the Chicago area, is a self-taught, nature-inspired,
fiber artist. Her works are woven primarily with hand-gathered natural materials
from her farm, Harvest Hill Prairie, in western Illinois where she is currently restoring a native short-grass prairie and indigenous pine and hardwood forests. Karen is a member of the National Basketry Organization (NBO) and has studied at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois in its “naturalist” program. Her work “Organic Growth” was recently chosen for exhibition in the NBO’s 2006 Annual Exhibition.
Artist’s Statement
I started as a basket maker. Through basket making I discovered the expressive possibilities of natural materials and felt compelled to explore the relationships of the man-made and the natural world through the use of these materials. I have a sense about the possibilities of these materials and my work is about exploring what they are trying to tell me.