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Karen Williamson

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Karen is a self taught natural dyer working in botanical printing. Plants are her medium, eco printing on a canvas of natural textiles intended to be worn as wearable art. She finds the process to be soulful and spiritual, from foraging for plants through to unbundling the finished work. Karen embraces the serendipity of working with natural resources and in particular is researching the potential of our New Zealand native plants to make marks on fabric. The resulting colours and images reflect the local environment while adopting a sustainable kaupapa.​

Karen’s background is in nursing but always held a dream to be a full-time artist. Inspired by the work and ethos of Australian eco printer India Flint, she took a giant leap of faith and left a career in palliative care in 2016 to follow this creative journey in natural dyeing.  So, from dying to dyeing...
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With her eco printing, Karen creates hand dyed one-of-a-kind silk scarves under her own label Nuku, selling online and at selected Galleries. In Māori Nuku means earth, referring to the natural resources gifted by Papatūānuku, the earth mother which Karen believes bring their own mauri or life force to the work. She also re dyes preloved clothing which she sells at selected markets. She is an advocate for the environment, sharing her passion for zero waste and conservation by teaching workshops to adults and children on natural dyeing and eco print both from her home studio in Kaiwaka and at Estuary Arts Orewa. In 2019 she was involved in a collaboration with Kimono Kollab salvaging vintage kimono with eco printing for the Japanese metal band Hatenkohro. Her kimono is now travelling with the band throughout Asia and Eastern Europe.
 
Karen also works in other media including photography, mixed media assemblage and creative book art exhibiting at Depot Artspace, Studio 541, Matakana Images, A Fine Line, Estuary Arts Centre and Tara Poolman Gallery. She is co author and photographer of ‘Family OE, A Really Useful Kiwi Guide to Travelling Overseas with Your Children’ (New Holland Publishers 2008). In April 2007 she was awarded Licentiate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand.
 
She can enthuse about eco print for hours, and is always happy to show work in progress at her home studio by arrangement, or to take commissions for work. 

Contact Karen: ph 0276365610,  132 Gibbons Road, Kaiwaka
 
www.nuku.net.nz
www.karenwilliamson.co.nz


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  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • Exhibitions, Current
    • Exhibition Calendar
    • Printable Calendar
    • Exhibitions, External
    • Exhibitions, Past
    • Gold and Oil: The Legacy and Menace of the Niagara
    • Magical Mangawhai 2018
    • Stingray Project 2017
  • Artists
    • Artists Profiles A - Z >
      • Brenda Adams
      • Desiree Alexandre
      • Marina Bagley
      • Faye Bagosi
      • Rebecca Barclay Clist
      • Sarah Barnett
      • Lindsay Blanchett-Burton
      • Ann Bolton
      • Mary-Anne Boyd
      • Peter Bradburn
      • Hannah Peri Braithwaite
      • Janine Brougham
      • Sarah C
      • Emma Caiman​
      • Heather Carrigan
      • Edie Chappell
      • Barry Clark
      • Leslie Cleary
      • Wendy Clifford
      • Britta Conrad
      • Barbara Cope
      • Chris Cowley-Thomson
      • Daphne Davies
      • Marilyn Davies
      • Ailsa Dennis
      • John Ecuyer
      • Shirley Emerson
      • Ngaire Evans
      • Nicola Everett
      • Maggie Fletcher
      • Gayle Forster
      • Linda Foster
      • Jean Fountain
      • Jocelyn Friis
      • Nina Gastreich
      • Pauline Gough
      • Mark Graham
      • Andy Griffiths
      • Josie Gritten
      • Jan Grover
      • Christine den Hartogh
      • Bineta Hinton
      • Angella Hockenhull
      • Arran Hockenhull
      • Barbara Hockenhull
      • Ann Howard
      • David Just
      • Paul Walter Kaiser
      • Rosina Kamphuis
      • Michelle Kenner
      • Susanne Khouri
      • David Laumatia
      • Bevan Lawrence
      • Wendy Leach
      • Jenny Macpherson
      • Pauline Mann
      • Gordon Stewart McGibbon
      • Lynn Middleton
      • Samantha Minnery
      • Christine Moginie
      • Patricia Mortensen
      • Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tom Nordmeier
      • Deva Prem
      • Elke Radewald
      • Lloyd Rayner
      • Barry Read
      • Neil Reid
      • Kathleen Reynolds
      • Melanie Rodriga
      • Donna Shadick
      • Logan Simich-Burr
      • Hugo Simpson
      • Bevan Smith
      • Toni Smith
      • Kristen Olson Stone
      • Kathy Strong
      • Ramari Tauroa-Tibble
      • Susan Taylor
      • Mandy Thomsett-Taylor
      • Colin Unkovich
      • Jeanette Vickers
      • Wayne Whyte
      • Kevin Willcocks
      • Karen Williamson
      • Judy Wood
      • Margaret Wright
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      • Glass Art
      • Jewellery
      • Mosaics
      • Wood Art
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      • Digital Art
      • Flax
  • In The News
  • About MAI
    • Mission Statement
    • MAI Committee & Organisation Structure
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    • Contact Us
  • Workspace
  • Join
  • Friends of MAI
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  • Members
    • Gallery and Exhibitions >
      • Gallery Handbook
      • Gallery dimensions
      • Using the gallery
      • Staffing the Gallery
      • Applying for an Exhibition
    • Christmas Exhibition
    • Beware of Art Scams
    • Sculpture in the Garden 2020
    • Business and Planning
    • Creating an Artists Profile
    • Health and Safety
    • Resources >
      • Books
      • Catalogues
      • Pottery & Ceramics
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      • Magazines & Journals
  • KAA
    • Kaipara Art Award information for artists
  • Blog
    • Auction >
      • Live Auction Catalogue
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  • Learning
    • Winter Workshops
    • Workshop descriptions 2019
    • Tutors >
      • Tutor: Kalvin Collins & Shalini Anjaiya
      • Tutor: Jenny Crundwell
      • Tutor: Nicola Everett
      • Tutor: Gayle Forster
      • Tutor: Lynn Middleton
      • Tutor: Christine Moginie
      • Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tutor: Kristen Olson Stone
      • Tutor: Mandy Thomsett-Taylor
      • Tutor: Raewyn Vague
      • Tutor: Evan Woodruffe