Karen Madden

Known for a long time for my fabric sculptures, a few years ago I decided to move the focus of my sculpting from fabric to metal. I have had a lifelong love of metal art but never felt I knew enough about the challenging techniques of working with metal to move into that medium. Being an artist with a first career in engineering, learning is something I enjoy and so what better way to learn about working with metal than to work with it. I was lucky to have been given a workshop course in welding for artists as a birthday present from my husband. After that I was hooked on welding.

There’s nothing more important to me than to work with my hands while learning something new. At the end of a good day in the studio is one that I’ve learned something and created something. I’ve made mistakes but they have resulted in many successes.

It was after a long first career in science and technology I wanted to explore sculpting as my next. Taking workshop classes from experts for the specific techniques has allowed me to tailor my sculpting to what is satisfying to me.

My works have been shown in Hudson Valley, New York galleries and is found in numerous private collections around the US and the world.