Karen Gayle Tinney is a California based artist. She holds a degree in product design from Parsons School of Design and worked professionally as a home decor designer for seven years before pursuing her own work full time in 2016.Karen’s work consists of pieces that combine ceramic and fiber, drawing inspiration from the properties of the materials. Within her work, the two materials never live alone; they rely on each other for structure and completeness. The fiber components finish where the ceramics leave off - either by completing the shape, or acting as the physical connection between incomplete parts. Each piece is meticulously crafted by the artist in her studio; some pieces taking months to fully complete.