Karen Walker

Karen Walker is an emerging ceramic artist from the small southwestern town of Kopperl Texas. She has studied under several well known artists including Billy Ray Mangham, James Tisdale and Cynthia Bringle. Her ceramic sculptures are hand built with earthenware clay coils. The surface is then finished with several layers of stains glazes and underglazes. Each piece will undergo multiple firings in the kiln until the desired finish is obtained. The finished work demonstrates an array of emotions ranging from funny to disturbing. The doll like faces are influenced by the actual porcelain dolls of the late 1800’s.