It is my challenge to insert messages about contemporary social and political issues into my pieces. I hope that the work brings some of the contrast of old and new, serious and playful to the viewer. I work with found objects, paper mache and acrylics. My work appears in collections throughout the country. Much of it is done on a commission basis. Inquiries are welcome.
© Karen Rechtschaffen
1. They Were Here First – painted during the Republican primary season for the 2016 election. Honoring Native Americans with the reminder (Hopi) saying: “All dreams fall from the same sky.”
2. Pulse – Honors the victims of the Orlando Nightclub carnage of 2016.