Karen Kolbert has been making art since childhood. She earned a BFA in printmaking from Boston University, School of Fine Arts. While living in Italy she began designing jewelry. Upon returning to the United States and moving to Santa Fe, she began studying the fabrication of jewelry. As Karen says, "I try to bring both tradition and modernity to my designs using textures and surface patterns for visual interest. Wearability is always a critical consideration for me; my …
Karen Kolbert has been making art since childhood. She earned a BFA in printmaking from Boston University, School of Fine Arts. While living in Italy she began designing jewelry. Upon returning to the United States and moving to Santa Fe, she began studying the fabrication of jewelry. As Karen says, "I try to bring both tradition and modernity to my designs using textures and surface patterns for visual interest. Wearability is always a critical consideration for me; my jewelry needs to be comfortable and graceful as well as sculptural, strong and well-crafted."
