Artist's Statement

Color is my passion. I collect glass and sometimes wait for decades to hear it tell me what it should become. I love the way light changes the appearance of glass. The same piece appears infinitely different as God turns the sun light on and off each day.


ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Karen Deets recently retired from 31 years as owner of Off the Wall Craft Gallery in Allentown, NJ. There she supported many artisans and jewelers in the selling of their work. Now its her time to concentrate on what she loves best - glass!

Deets has had a lifelong interest in all of the arts, but found her passion in craft media. Deets earned her way through college doing leather work which she continued until 1988. It overlapped with her pursuit of glass art, which she began in 1976, in the desire to find more permanency and color in her creations.

In 1980 Deets' work was featured in a NYC gallery show, where she was commissioned to create a series of large panels in the style of Chagall’s Jerusalem Windows. She has sold pieces at the Artful Deposit Gallery. Much of her work is private commissions, but she has really enjoyed making the pieces that were sold at her own gallery. Her current work incorporates a lot of beveled glass and European hand blown glass. Deets has plans to learn new techniques including fused glass, painted and fired glass, and for a little fun, mosaics.

Deets holds a degree in Art Education from TCNJ/Trenton State College. She left a short career as an elementary art teacher to become a full time artist/entrepreneur.

Deets glass studio is located in a 100 year old carriage house on S. Main St. in Allentown. Appointments are welcome.

More information and images can be seen atwww.karendeets.com