Karen Thomas

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This week's webisode on Craft TV Weekly has artist Karen Thomas demonstrating iris folding. It's a technique where folded paper is overlapped, sort of like the iris of an eye, for which it's named. I've done it a little bit, love it - and keep meaning to get back to it.

Karen's been on Carol Duvall many times. She's the one who introduced Yasutomo to me, more specifically, Mizuhiki Cord. This is a paper cording that comes in a all kinds of cool colors. It comes stiffened but you can rub it through your hands a few times to break down the starchy stuff if you want to use it like ribbon. I've used it a little - keep meaning to get back to it. (Sound like a familiar theme in my life??)

There's a low-volume Yahoo Group, Fold It, based on her designs. There are challenges and swaps and Karen participates in the group.

Karen is an interesting person - an artist, a mother, a cancer warrior - and recently moved to Arizona, as a result of a divorce, I think. Her blog is here. I've been reading her less than a year and she's a bit cryptic at time, otherwise known as private.

I think she's wonderful.
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