Karen Timm
Madison, WI

"Grace" is a desire to illustrate the beauty of a bird's smooth, caressing movement through the air toward water. I was most interested in capturing this essence of movement than identifying any particular bird. For this reason I used only white paper, which also adds to the story with interplay of light and shadow on the 3D surfaces.

My artwork expresses a lifelong love of paper and using my hands to create in a 3-dimensional way. The subject matter I most often find myself illustrating is what surrounds me, nature. There is a beauty in shapes, patterns, colors, textures and details of what we see each day. I find it most enjoyable to showcase what it is that we often overlook. I very rarely create two dimensional art because I love the interplay of light and layers of paper in different shapes, especially in all white, which creates a beauty all its own.