Traveling continues to broaden my world and helps to revitalize my ceramic work. Journeys inspire questions about cultural differences/similarities, historic events, political trends, aesthetic forms and traditions. Unique textures, colors and patterns are documented through my photography. I try to seek out regional cuisines which circle back to the objects where we receive our nourishment. While my ceramic endeavors sometimes gravitate toward a more conceptual edge, I also enjoy creating works for our everyday life. It is my hope that these creations in a small way, enhance those lives they encounter.

Spring

karen-hembree-spring-sandhill-cranes.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-agave-marks.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-cherry-blossoms.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-flame-of-fall.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-in-training.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-koyasan-garden-blooms.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-li-river.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-magic-hour.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-mashiko.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-brooklyn.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-moss-covered-gorintos.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-peony.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-shoalin-swords.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-trunk-layers.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-trunk-texture.jpg
karen-hembree-spring-unfolding.jpg
karen-hembree-spring.mashiko.woodstack.jpg

Summer

karen-hembree-summer- joy-chicago.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-delta-hummer.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-bridge-reflections.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-clay-jars.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-discarded-plates.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-empty-chairs.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-flooding-jingdezhen.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-fringed-lotus-pod.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-houston-weaver.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-jamaica.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-jump-rope.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-delta-heron.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-lotus-copy.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-forbidden-city.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-mount-huashan.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-poet's-door.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-queen-anne's-lace.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-purgatorie-beaver-logs.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-santiago-blossom.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-roof-tiles.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-shouldering-beef-uruguay.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-stone-wall.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-suzhou-lotus.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-valparaiso.jpg
karen-hembree-summer-wrapped-roof -tiles.jpg

Fall

karen-hembree-fall-beijing-blue-skies.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-cinque-terre-bloom.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-fleeting-moment.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-dia-de-los-muertos.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-lace-reflection.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-lotus-fan.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-rock-sculptures.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-nestled.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-salzburg.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-sheer-beauty.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-toluca-market.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-tree-face.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-view-to-die-for.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-tree-rings.jpg
karen-hembree-fall-yixing.jpg

Winter

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karen-hembree-winter-chimmney-ice.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-empty-nest.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-chilled-pomegranate.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-flip-flops.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-san-antonio-bananas.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-snow-capped-pagoda.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-garden-city.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-stepping-stone.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-snow-stack.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-twisted-trunk.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-frozen-berries.jpg
karen-hembree-winter-sticks-and-stone.jpg
winter-icy-yucca.jpg