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Join Me - Mandalas In Glass Class
In many spiritual traditions, mandalas have aided in self-reflection and personal exploration. Join Nancy Weisser and Karen Wilson...

Karen Wilson
Dec 20, 20211 min read


Seasonal Special 🎄
This mandala welcomes winter with snowflakes and quietude. This season gives us time to connect with family and friends for the...

Karen Wilson
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Seasonal Rebirth 🍃
This has a heaven on earth feeling to me. The spring green jumps out at us as new growth bursts forth every spring. The soothing browns...

Karen Wilson
Dec 14, 20211 min read


Twice as Nice at Bryce
Fun art show at Bryce, in Basye, Virginia, this past weekend. Very talented people, fun to see lots of different kinds of art. These...

Karen Wilson
Nov 16, 20211 min read


7th Annual Glass National 2021
I am honored to be one of the glass artists selected for the 7th Annual Glass National 2021 art show in the Vulcan Gallery at the Lorton...

Karen Wilson
Oct 27, 20211 min read


Insight Into The Process 👀
My second glass combing, with roll up by the fabulous glass blower Paul Swartwood of Glen Echo Glassworks. After I finish creating the ...

Karen Wilson
Oct 22, 20211 min read


Inspired By Ian ✨
My latest eight pointed star using a new technique I learned from Ian Chadwick at Weisser Studios last week. Ian also is inspired by...

Karen Wilson
Oct 8, 20211 min read


Glass Combing & Roll Up
This vase is a collaboration with Paul Swartwood, our glass blower at Glen Echo Glassworks. I made a rectangular flat glass piece and...

Karen Wilson
Sep 17, 20211 min read


Manifest The Best
Another eight pointed star with four pointed stars/squares. Symbolism of the numbers: eight- authority, inner strength, confidence, ...

Karen Wilson
Sep 10, 20211 min read


Natural Flow
I love the flow of colors from warm to cool, connecting with nature. Flow piece combined with aura murrini by Ted Mumford and some...

Karen Wilson
Aug 26, 20211 min read


Glen Echo Park - Labor Day Show
These two glass art pieces were accepted in the 50th Anniversary Glen Echo Park Labor Day Art Show. Come to the opening reception Friday,...

Karen Wilson
Aug 25, 20211 min read


Tantalizing Turquoise
I decided to go small for my latest eight pointed star mandala. The soothing turquoise's bring to mind rippling waters, vast oceans,...

Karen Wilson
Aug 3, 20211 min read


Circumpunct - That’s The Point
This art glass mandala emerged from two triangle pattern bars and lots of different murrini. The dot in the middle of a circle is called...

Karen Wilson
Jul 16, 20211 min read


A Day To Remember - ❤️ 💚 💜
I made necklaces for the women in my son Teddy’s wedding (June 12, 2021) -the bride, bridesmaids, mothers, and close family. A special...

Karen Wilson
Jun 22, 20211 min read


Working Better Together
These are two pieces that both started with Richard Parrish’s Tapestry technique. I started with a large sheet of the flipped strips...

Karen Wilson
Jun 7, 20211 min read


“My Octopus Teacher”
Just coming out of the kiln. Spirals are some of the oldest geometric shapes in ancient artwork dating back at least to the Neolithic...

Karen Wilson
Jun 3, 20211 min read


Creative Crafts Council Exhibit - Bethesda, Maryland
Very excited that three of my pieces were accepted into the juried art show at The Strathmore Mansion, in North Bethesda, Maryland! The...

Karen Wilson
May 20, 20211 min read


Soul Support Systems
This is another glass piece with a diamond shape, reflecting the logo for Soul Support Systems, an eight pointed star inside a triangle....

Karen Wilson
Apr 28, 20211 min read


The Golden Flame of Illumination
My murrini glass art piece, 'The Golden Flame of Illumination", is a special symbol for Finbarr Ross, the founder of Sacred Mystical...

Karen Wilson
Apr 20, 20211 min read


Abstract Geometric 8 Pointed Star
This piece takes the eight-pointed star and sacred geometry to a new direction - a kind of Cubism meets pointillism! Cubism is a style...

Karen Wilson
Apr 12, 20211 min read
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