"Come with
me, and you’ll
be in a world
of pure
imagination.
We’ll begin
with a spin,
traveling in
the world of
my creation.
What we’ll
see will defy
explanation."
me, and you’ll
be in a world
of pure
imagination.
We’ll begin
with a spin,
traveling in
the world of
my creation.
What we’ll
see will defy
explanation."
Meet the Artist
At various points in my life people have said to
me "you should be this" or "you should have
been that". I have come to the conclusion that
the only thing I can be with any great success
is myself. I have also discovered that 'myself'
includes all of those things . . . and more.
Of many things, I am also a poet. I wrote this
one for a friend who had a patchwork quilt
program for kids and I think it best expresses
the idea that we are all composed of many
elements:
Multi-faceted, light and dark,
Each piece, separate and a part,
No more, no less, not good or bad,
Just records of the life I've had.
Each thread in the fabric of my life,
Woven together to make me whole,
Cannot be severed or unwound,
Lest part of the story be untold.
Strength unfolds in rough textures,
Softness comes from lighter hues,
I see myself in all of them,
And in any one I choose.
So I stand as a mosaic,
A patchwork quilt of me,
Adding pieces to the puzzle,
To create all I can be
At various points in my life people have said to
me "you should be this" or "you should have
been that". I have come to the conclusion that
the only thing I can be with any great success
is myself. I have also discovered that 'myself'
includes all of those things . . . and more.
Of many things, I am also a poet. I wrote this
one for a friend who had a patchwork quilt
program for kids and I think it best expresses
the idea that we are all composed of many
elements:
Multi-faceted, light and dark,
Each piece, separate and a part,
No more, no less, not good or bad,
Just records of the life I've had.
Each thread in the fabric of my life,
Woven together to make me whole,
Cannot be severed or unwound,
Lest part of the story be untold.
Strength unfolds in rough textures,
Softness comes from lighter hues,
I see myself in all of them,
And in any one I choose.
So I stand as a mosaic,
A patchwork quilt of me,
Adding pieces to the puzzle,
To create all I can be
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| Karen S. Armentrout Glass Artist and Owner of Cottage Glass |
Cottage Glass
"Putting Imagination in Every Creation!"
| . Accomplishments: • Active member of the International Guild of Glass Artists (IGGA). • Judge/appraiser and published commentator in The Stained Glass Appraisal Guide, First Edition, 2008- 2009. Compiled by Gary M. Gray Ed.D. and Carrie Crow, The Presidential Press Edmund, OK 2007. A comprehensive guide incorporating the collective expertise of glass studios large and small across the United States. • Profitable Glass Magazine Quarterly, Spring 2008 Edition, Vol. 11, No. 1. Feature article, page 20. • Exhibitor in the 2nd Annual ARTapalooza, a juried art show on Main Street in Cedar Falls, Iowa. September 9, 2007. • Exhibitor in the 30th Annual College Hill Arts Festival. A nationally recognized juried art show to be held on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. July 18th & 19th, 2008. • Exhibitor in the Hearst Center Competitive Art Exhibit, May 23 – August 23, 2008 in Cedar Falls. A juried show where 313 pieces were submitted and only 43 were selected to be exhibited. |
| Member of the International Guild of Glass Artists |