Karen Carlson-  

Work in leather

Hudson Valley Arts Center-337 Warren St., Hudson, NY-  800-456-0507    www. fncraft.com 

Fiber 

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Contrasting texture and color to be the canvas to create a unique feel and look to her leather work, Karen Carlson. Leather has been used since the time humans existed as means of meeting functional needs, but equally as a means of creating self-identity. It is truly one of the oldest media by which humans have expressed themselves.