String of Ring Pendants
Cast Sterling Silver

Artist’s Statement
Drawing my influences largely from architectural forms, human dwellings and natural habitats, I am inspired by notions of space – whether they are public or private, interior or exterior. The contrast of elements such as rough and smooth, dark and light, geometric and organic also inform and influence my creative process as I aim at creating simple forms with much depth. My designs are often reversible or multi-functional, offering the viewer and/or wearer many perspectives on their wearable sculpture.

Biography
Kari has been a practitioner in the metal arts field since 1993. In 2003 she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction from the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary, AB. During her time at ACAD she received many awards for her academic and artistic achievements. She has also studied in the United States at the prestigious Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine.

She currently maintains a full-time studio practice in Calgary as a jewellery designer and mixed media artist. Kari is also an instructor with the Extended Studies Program at the Alberta College of Art & Design and a co-founder of INFLUX Jewellery Gallery in Calgary. Her work has been exhibited in San Francisco, Seattle, Europe and across Canada.