Biography

Karin started out as a watercolour artist in the early 90's. She and her family lived and worked in the Middle and Far East. She volunteered as house artist for the Ragunan zoo whilst living in Jakarta.

After immigrating to Canada in 1997 her wildlife feather art was a part of the Western Art Show of the Calgary Stampede for15 years and has also been featured in TV specials for HGTV and Chinese/Canadian TV. Her artwork can be found in art galleries across Canada. Karin prefers to work with unusual canvases and materials. Her choice of 'canvas' has ranged from huge boulders to wild turkey feathers…

Currently Karin resides on the Sunshine Coast in BC and mostly hand sculpts bear and marine wildlife statues out of wood cellulose, they are coated in her special mix of bronze enamels and antique patinas. Her whimsical yoga bears are still a favorite subject matter.