Karen Hampton (textile designer)
Karen Hampton is an American textile designer, textile artist, and quilter. She creates works of art intended to hang on a wall, and "wearable art" including scarves and jackets.[1] She lives in Evansville, Indiana.[1]
Biography[edit]
Hampton develops her own fabrics using various surface design techniques that include batik (stamping with copper tjap stamps), rozome, silk-screening, breakdown screen printing, discharging and over dyeing, and felting. She also produces fabric using a "snow" dying technique[2] and produces digital/quilted art pieces.[3] In addition to quilting Hampton uses a variety of sewing techniques to produce wall hangings, such as Korean pojagi patchwork.[2]
Hampton is an Indiana Artisan, an honorary title granted by juried artists and crafters representing the state.[1] She is also a member of the Studio Art Quilt Associates, Surface Design Association, and the International Quilt Association.[2]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ a b c "Local woman's creations range from quilted wall hangings to T-shirts". Evansville Courier Press. June 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Karen Hampton uses tie-dyed methods for fabrics". Evansville Courier Press. October 24, 2010.
- ^ "Bee Dazzled show features quilts of all varieties". Evansville Courier Press. September 14, 2013.