This mixed media collage features original photography by myself, Karen Rainsong, with digital enhancements and mixed media such as gems and laser cut wood. Not for sale. Size: 10″ x 10″ Copyright Karen Rainsong.
Read MoreEve/Gateway Collage
Recovery Mixed Media Assemblage
This painting with mixed media and found objects is part of a larger series of 5 paintings. This one featured the most steampunk elements and includes a real butterfly wing inside the heavy iron heart. Size: 11″ x 14″ Acrylic and found object on canvas Copyright Karen Rainsong. Detail:
Read MoreBalance
Balance Original photograph taken near the headwaters of the Metolius River in Oregon. I used a 2 1/4 ” negative medium-format camera. The slow shutter speed allowed the water to appear soft. This log was balanced perfectly on the rock in the river, no manipulation was used. Copyright Karen Rainsong 5″ x 5″ prints available. Contact: karen@rainsongdesign.net
Read MoreCanyon Dancer
Canyon Dancer This image was taken in Alta Dena, CA, with a large format (4×5 inch) negative camera. The woman is my best friend from college, and we photographed each other that day in the canyon for a school assignment “figure in a landscape”. The dry creekbed, rocks, and plants all give superb texture for this gentle image of a dancer. 4″ x 5″ negative. Prints available, contact the artist: karen@rainsongdesign.net
Read MoreTrail Seeker
Trail Seeker This picture was made in the woods in Oregon with a friend and her horse. We did several photos and this one was my favorite. Color photograph, copyright Karen Rainsong. 35mm negative 4×6 print available Contact: Karen Rainsong karen@rainsongdesign.net
Read MoreAngel of Compassion 3
This image is part of a series that shows an angel’s quiet compassion for a red tailed hawk that had been hit by a car. She tenderly dances with the soul of the bird. Digitally manipulated. Original image taken with a 2 1/4 inch negative. Copyright Karen Rainsong. Digital prints are available. Contact: Karen Rainsong karen@rainsongdesign.net 8″x8″
Read MoreAngel of Compassion 1
This image is part of a series that shows an angel’s quiet compassion for a red tailed hawk that had been hit by a car. She tenderly dances with the soul of the bird. Digitally manipulated. Original image taken with a 2 1/4 inch negative. Digital prints are available; contact the artist. 8″x8″
Read MoreWomen’s Collage class was fun and connecting!
We had such a nice time making collages about hope and peace last week! I had four women attend my class, and all the money was donated to 350.org, one of my favorite local environmental activist organizations. It felt good to make something beautiful and inspiring, images of what is worth saving in the world, what we hold sacred, to look at every day. The collages could be for meditation, inspiration or just decoration, but either way, everyone left happy and feeling good....
Read MoreMaking wreaths- fun and easy!
I’ve had so much fun lately making wreaths, and they are so easy- just some supplies and a glue gun! Of course, not everyone has the space at their house to spread out all the fun supplies and let their creativity bloom- that’s why I started some classes. We have a very full class tomorrow night of ladies and some daughters coming over to make harvest and halloween wreaths. I had a blast at Michael’s picking out some florals and ribbons and stuff. Got a...
Read MoreButterfly Embellishments
This framed collage features mixed media including “Embellishments in the Middle and Lower Parts”. It is a fun and unique piece! For sale; contact me for details. Size: 10 3/4″ x 12 3/4 ” framed
Read MoreTraveling Companion still life
This small installation in a bell jar is called Traveling Companion. It measures only 4 inches wide by 5 inches tall. Seriously beautiful and intriguing! For sale; contact me for details.
Read MoreSteampunk Jewelry Making Class at the Studio! September 15
Come join me on Thursday Sept 15 at Mysticat Studios for a Steampunk Jewelry Making class. Come at 6pm and feel free to bring a bottle of wine or a treat to share! Learn some basics and make something fun and gorgeous for yourself or a gift. Earrings, necklace, bracelet, arm cuff, headband, hair clip, hat art, pin…the possibilities are endless! To pre-register (required) you must fill out the form on this site – check workshops page- and let me know you want to...
Read MoreCollage For Women Class July 2016
Collage Making Workshop for Women Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 Mysticat Studios in Eugene 6pm- 7:30pm Cost: $13 per person or $10 each if you bring a friend Each month I’ll be offering a different workshop at my home art studio. For July the theme is “Thirteen”- we will be exploring the magic of numbers and creating a collage reflecting what is magical to you about the number 13. (Or any other theme you desire!) The cost is $13 per person or $10 each if you...
Read MoreCollage: fun for the family
I started out to make something. I had no idea what it was going to be. My friend and her daughter were visiting from out of town and along with my stepdaughter who is seven, we needed a fun project to do in my new home studio. Voila! Collages- easy and fun! I have tons of scraps saved up over about 20 years of collecting. With the right glue- repositionable paste- and a mountain of stuff to sift through, we spent about 2 hours making some fun creations! I found a central...
Read MoreSteampunk jewelry making classes to begin in new home studio!
Monday, June 27th from 5pm to 6:30pm, come make some awesome steampunk jewelry: necklaces, pins, earrings, brooches, headpieces and more! All supplies and tools provided, cost is $25 per person. See our workshops page for more details. I hope to see you here! My new studio is at 2045 McKinley St. in Eugene, near 18th and City View. Join us!
Read MoreNew studio in my home opening!
So excited to have my art studio/ office coming to life in my home, with it’s own private entrance and bathroom it’s the perfect place for me to have workshops and classes! I’m near 18th and City View so close to downtown and south town. I intend to have some workshops on Steampunk jewelry making as well as good old fashioned “Crafternoons” with the ladies. I hope you will sign up for my email list so I can keep you informed of upcoming events....
Read MoreInstalling some new work for Spring
I’m happy to be putting up some of my photographs and collages at EcoBoutique in Eugene, on Blair Blvd. Please come by starting on Tuesday April 26th to see some gorgeous art. It’s also fun of beautiful fashionable clothing and accessories- lovely things to adorn yourself this Spring. See my new line of steampunk hair clips with flowers, fur, chain, gears and more!
Read MoreSpring is coming!
I’m so excited for the sunny weather to return! Springtime always makes me get out into my garden and start creating pretty little tableaus out in the yard. I love statues and seashells, whimsical art and dangling jewels…it is a journey of discovery for first time visitors to my yard. It is a relief after the cold, rainy months to spend time in the yard reading a book, having a meal, or drinking wine by candlelight.
Read MoreBetter to Have Loved mixed media assemblage
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, or so the saying goes. This piece is about tragedy and loss- a mother’s loss of a child. It contains references to memory, denial, sacrifice, and pain. It contained mixed media and found objects, was donated to a charity auction. SOLD
Read MoreBack to Square One
This piece is highly personal and speaks to the building and subsequent loss of relationship. The motif running throughout is of the making of a rag rug. A variety of mixed media and found objects and used in this artwork. Size: 20″ high x 18″wide This piece is for sale, contact me for details.
Read MoreTreasures of Memory Clock
This clock was a rescue from the thrift store; I added steampunk elements and the three panels showcase a quote from Honey Bee, a fairy tale by Anatole France: “The most beautiful treasures will be safe in your keeping. You will possess them, and they will not possess you.” This is what the dwarf King says to Honey Bee. The top has a key which has the word Memory on it. Size: 8 1/2 ” x 6″ x 6″ This clock is for sale, contact me for...
Read MoreWeaver of Sun and Moon
She sits on the Goddess throne and commands the heavens. This original photopainting was done in the darkroom with a mixed media process I call “wetworking”. The original image of the woman was taken with a 35mm black and white negative. This image is truly one of a kind. Digital prints available; contact the artist. 8″x10″
Read MoreTriangles
Triangles is a traditional film black and white photograph taken on the Oregon coast. Digital prints are available; contact the artist. 8″x10″
Read MoreThree mixed media assemblage
This mixed media collage is made of found objects, an image and jewelry parts, with the recurring motif of “three”. Not for sale.
Read MoreStepping Into the Dream
This large format traditional photograph (taken with a 4×5 negative) is part of a series that speaks to a dream world. The subject confronts her dream landscape and finds the courage to step into the dream, despite past nightmares. A vignetting process was done in the darkroom to make the doorway into the image. Digital prints available; contact the artist. 11″x14″
Read MoreAngel of Compassion 2
This image is part of a series that shows an angel’s quiet compassion for a red tailed hawk that had been hit by a car. She tenderly dances with the soul of the bird. Digitally manipulated. Original image taken with a 2 1/4 inch negative. Copyright Karen Rainsong Digital prints are available. Contact Karen Rainsong karen@rainsongdesign.net 8″x8″
Read MoreSolstice Angel
The Winter Solstice Angel holds a ball of light, symbol of the returning sun at mid-winter. This woman was also a midwife, who cherishes the birth of the baby as it comes “to the light.” Originally photographed with a 35mm negative and sepia toned with Photoshop manipulation. Digital prints are available; contact the artist. 8″ x 10″
Read MoreSet Free bookmark
Sepia toned photograph taken in Southern California. Original image was taken with a 4 x 5 negative. Words added in Photoshop. This is a bookmark. To order copies please contact the artist.
Read MoreThe Seeker
This woman and her crow have climbed the scaffolding in the back of the magic shop. She is the shop assistant who gets put into the magician’s box. She is asking the crow to reveal magic secrets but he will not. This one of a kind image was made in the darkroom with a process I call “wetworking”. The original image was made with a 4 x 5 black and white negative. Digital prints available; contact the artist. 11″ x 14″
Read MoreSarah
This color photograph, taken with a film negative, is an exquisite juxtaposition of textures and light that underscores the frailty and beauty of youth. Digital prints available; contact the artist. 5″ x 7″
Read MoreWorkshop Cancellation Policy
If you cancel with 48 hours notice you will receive a credit for one makeup class of your choice (credit for the same amount that you paid for the missed class.)
If you cancel before that, you can receive a refund minus a $5 administrative fee.
There are no make-ups for less than 48 hours notice of cancelling; why not gift it to a friend at that point?
