About

Karen's Artistic Touches, Springfield, IL

I have been an artist all of life.  When I was in 5th grade, I had a painting sent to Tokyo, Japan to be entered into an art competition.  Most of my school years I entered many art competitions and have won a lot of ribbons for my art.  I have been making handcrafted jewelry using gemstones and other fine materials for over 17 years now.  I also do wire weaving and bead weaving. I started doing hand painted original design acrylic mandala dot art and pointillism in 2020 during the Covid pandemic and have fallen in love with this style of painting.  I have purchased molds that I use to cast my own pieces that I paint with this method.  I also use purchased coffee mugs, small ceramic dishes, canvases, and wood pieces to paint my art on.  I try to make pieces that can be used in every day living such as; coffee mugs, candle holders, small trinket dishes, magnets, wall art, keychains, and much more.