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Sol Release

My newest piece, Sol is now finished. It is made of my grandmother’s jewelry, handmade watercolor, a fused glass leaf (made in my studio) and 24k gold. She represents the sun and is a counterpart to Luna.

Artwork For Sale, Entomology, New Work, News, Painting, PortfolioAlexa Karabin KleinerAugust 11, 2022sol, sun, alexa k, glitter girl, glitter art, kalamazoo, saugatuck, ann arbor, art fair, grand rapids, michigan, handmade, artwork, art, fine art, nature art

An exciting update! Check out the sale.

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Moon on Hexagon Panel / Ink, Handmade Watercolor, Glass, and 24k gold

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$175.00

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Framed Butterfly and Moon / Ink, Handmade Watercolor, and Glass

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$350.00

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Blue Carpenter Bee / Original Painting

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from $75.00

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Framed Hawk Moth / Ink, Handmade Watercolor, Glass, and 18k Gold

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$175.00

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A delicate ink painting of a butterfly / Framed Original Artwork

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$200.00

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Bumble Bee / Original Painting

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from $75.00

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Moody Cicada / Original Painting

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from $75.00

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Minnow / Original Painting

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from $75.00

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Snail in the Sun / Original Painting

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Carpenter Bee / Original Painting

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Gray Moth / Original Painting

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from $75.00

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Butterfly with Copper Leaf / Original Painting

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from $75.00

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Wearable are back! Check them out…

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One of a Kind Original Painting encased in Copper

$39.00 $60.00

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Ladybug and Heart / Sweater Weather Collection / One of a Kind Fused Glass Artwork Pendant

$40.00 $45.00

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Butterfly and Heart / Sweater Weather Collection / One of a Kind Fused Glass Artwork Pendant

$40.00 $45.00

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Bee and Tree / Sweater Weather Collection / One of a Kind Fused Glass Artwork Pendant

$40.00 $45.00

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Sun / One of a Kind Original Painting encased in Copper

$32.00 $50.00

Original Painting of a Honey Bee Encased Under Copper

$125.00

Artwork For Sale, New Work, News, PaintingAlexa Karabin KleinerJune 3, 2022sale, artwork, kalamazoo, art hop, art fair, kia art fair, moon art, sparkle art, commercial decor, home decor, nature art, boutique, shop

SAVE THE DATE! I am doing an Open Studio! Saturday, May 7th 9:00am-3:00pm

Kalamazoo folks, I’m finally doing it! I am opening my doors to the public! Come visit and see what I have been up to! Bonus, I live down the street from Texas Corners and it is opening day of the Farmers Market. Sign up for my newsletter for a reminder and more info about the day!

News, StudioAlexa Karabin KleinerApril 9, 2022news, kalamazoo, artist, west michigan

The Hopiroots and Alexa K. Collaboration!

I am so excited to release these pieces by Hopiroots and myself! See the rest of the collaboration, here.

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The Beetle Goddess

$90.00 $125.00

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The Dragon Goddess

$90.00 $135.00

The Sun Goddess / Hopiroots and Alexa K. Collaboration

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The Sun Goddess / Hopiroots and Alexa K. Collaboration

$150.00

The Moon Goddess / Hopiroots and Alexa K. Collaboration

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The Moon Goddess / Hopiroots and Alexa K. Collaboration

$100.00 $150.00

Artwork For Sale, Exhibitions, New Work, NewsAlexa Karabin KleinerNovember 6, 2021hopiroots, collab, collaboration, england, english artist, british artist, michigan, kalamazoo, goddesses, goddess, artwork, angle, sparkle, glitter, ornaments

I am back in the studio...

I am back in the studio after moving my mom in. I was able to make this mono-print series this week! And what a relief it is to make anything with all the chaos of moving going on. I am losing my nanny after today, so we will see how my studio will evolve as I figure out my new normal! I will try to make updates when I can!

Thank you all who read this and stay updated with my studio. It really means a lot to have you hear.

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The Monarch Monoprint Cards that you Keep

from $15.00

This listing is for a 5’’x7’’ artist made mono-print (each one is one of a kind) of my newest rendition of the Monarchs from my Deer painting. These are made using a process where I paint layers of handmade watercolor, and then roll up a relief print. They were printed on wet paper to give the feel of a true watercolor painting. Each one is unique, so expect variation in the colors and design. They are folded as cards, but can be framed as art in a standard 5’’x7’’frame. I also sell them matted so that they will fit in an 8’’x10’’ frame (more of a statement piece).

The standard size comes with an envelope and wrapped in tissue paper. Made with love and my hands.

Mat Color:

No Mat With Envelope White over Gold 8''x10'' Black over Gold 8''x10'' Gold Single Mat 8''x10''

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MY 100 DAYS OF GOLD

The 100 Day Project is ending and I am shutting my shop down until Saturday when I can share the last of the project! Tune in on Saturday Night at 7:00pm EASTERN

ART HOP

Also, Friday I will be at Kalamazoo’s Art Hop in Bates Alley from 5:00-8:00pm

THE DEER AND THE NEST

Are home! And you will be able to purchase them at a discount because I don’t have to share with a gallery. I am so excited to offer them at a more affordable price! I hope they find their homes. I spent over 3 months on each of these pieces and prints of them have been shipped all over the world!

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The Nest / Original

$4,000.00

She was exhibited for several months, and now she is home with me! When I exhibit in a gallery I have to share between 40%-60% with the gallery. Now that she is home with me, I was able to drop the price a bit! I spent 3 intense months on her and she is made with a LOT of 24k gold, gems, and other mixed-media. I have shipped prints of her all over the world, but there is nothing like the original. She sparkles, shines, and glows. She is an experience. Full price includes a frame of your choice, but on sale she comes without a frame.

Statement for the Nest:

First, there was the Deer. A painting that was inspired by an incident that involved a deer that was shot on my property, and the subsequent months that followed, watching the animal return to the earth. When only fur was left, I collected some, but left most of it. The day after I collected the fur, a giant oak tree fell on where the body once rested. Months later, in early spring, the pandemic had started and I spent more than a month inside. Scared. Finally, I forced myself to go outside and explore the woods. And that is when I found it. A bird had made a nest out of deer fur! The Deer’s fur. This piece was inspired by the feelings I had at that moment of discovery.

Using a variety of techniques, I create artworks that explore themes of natural history, historical occurrence, memory, and cycles. My materials are found and handmade—my most precious material is my grandmother’s antique jewelry that I crush and use to make handmade watercolors. This piece also includes rubies, emeralds, 24k gold, deer fur, geodes, and glass.

View the piece in action on youtube: https://youtu.be/1aG3WBkRUIk

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Luna / Framed/ Original Mixed-Media Painting on Birch Panel / Buried Gems, Glass, Crystals, 24k Gold Leaf and Handmade Watercolor on Panel

$3,500.00

The image opening is 20’’x28’’ and the exterior of the frame is approximately 30’’x 38’’, she is a large piece.

After painting moons and luna moths for years, I decided I would delve a little deeper into the Luna. This piece has been on my mind for over a year when I started preparing the panel. Luna is the embodiment of the Moon. The connector of night spirts. The glowing radiance of the night. The partner of the Sun (Sol).

Painted on a speciality professional birch wood panel. Painted over a handmade, textured ground. This piece has buried gems, crystals, a fused glass leaf, broken glass, 24k gold, and handmade watercolor. It is sealed.

This piece is ready to hang on the wall as it is. It comes with an anti-static soft brush for cleaning. You could also choose to frame it in a shadow box frame.

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Photosynthesis - The Original Painting with 24k Gold Leaf - Moon Stones, Crystals, and Antique Jewelry - 24''x36''

$7,000.00

(click on image to view full image) VIEW A VIDEO OF HER, HERE

When I was a child I approached nature with wonder and amazement. Her symmetry, color, and fractals captivated my mind constantly. My earliest memories were playing in my grandmother’s garden, never wondering what compelled her to convert every inch of her back yard into growing plants, buzzing with pollinators. This experience opened up my mind to the beauty of photosynthesis, our basis for life.

This piece is meant to honor photosynthesis and express our symbiotic relationship. It is painted using handmade paints made out of pigment from found material like my grandmother’s crushed antique jewelry, various pigments from the earth, broken glass, and other material I have collected over the years. The glitter represents the child’s perspective and natural wonder for everything, while the broken jewelry and glass represents nature’s fragility.

I am part of the Photosynthesis Project, a long-term project by a group of professional artists working together in the theme of Photosynthesis, and what that means to us. She will be exhibited throughout the month of November at the Center for New Media, along with the other artists in the Photosynthesis Project. She is available for purchase. I am requiring 10% down to reserve her. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this artwork. alexa@alexakarabin.com

She is painted on a fine-art birch panel that is 2’’ thick and 24’’x36’’ in size, and can be framed to your liking.

Prints are available for pre-order, here.

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The Deer/ Original Painting on Wood Panel

$5,000.00

Now that my large originals are home, I am able to drop the price a bit! When they are in a gallery I have to share between 40%-60% with the gallery! I spent 3 months making this piece and several months before that conceiving and planning for it! It is made with a LOT of 24k gold and a variety of other materials. Read the story about the Deer, below!

I so believe in omens, whatever name you want to give them. For me, they usually involve animals. And sometimes they come at me in quite dramatic ways, unfortunately. This one happened when I was standing outside my studio in the spring taking a smoke break and enjoying the sun, when a gunshot came out of nowhere. I live in what I would call residential-country. I have an acre and 1/2 of land. There are houses all around and my kids play outside (they were at grandma’s at the time). A police officer then rolls up my driveway to inform me he had just shot and deer on my property. I was taken aback and still in shock. He caught me smoking pot, something that had just become legal in Michigan. So, let’s just put it this way—I didn’t ask questions. The officer left without saying more, and I was left with a body ( I assume the deer had been hit by a car first). I knew I was meant to watch over this deer. This piece was inspired by what I saw over the next few months. I collected fur when that was all that was left, and a few days later an old oak tree fell on where the body was. When I made this piece, I mostly thought about how humans interact with nature. How we impact it with our actions. And how the cycle still wants to happen, even though our impact created a ripple. How fragile nature is. How beautiful and perfect it is. How broken we are.

The deer is made out of the handmade watercolors that I make out of my grandmother’s antique jewelry. It has embedded crystals, moonstones, beads, glass, and a lot of 24k gold. The piece is 3 dimensional. A real cicada husk was embedded and gilded with 24k gold leaf, and the fur of the deer that inspired this piece was used in it, as well. The piece is sealed to protect the organic components. I include a non-static brush for occasional dusting (once or twice a year).

It is 30’’x30’’ on a 3 inch thick, cradled birch panel. I had a white, wood custom frame made for it. The frame is included in the price. The price also includes shipping within the United States. Please allow for a couple of weeks, because I will have to make a custom box for shipping.

News, New WorkAlexa Karabin KleinerMay 4, 2021

Hear My Interview on WMUK/ NPR

“Alexa Karabin doesn’t buy tubes of paint at the art store for her unique paintings. She makes her own pigments – and not out of the usual materials...”

— ZINTA AISTARS

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Painting, Process, NewsAlexa Karabin KleinerApril 22, 2021NPR, WMUK, Kalamazoo, art history, artist, west michigan, interview, radio, michigan, handmade

A visit with Michelle Bradway

Michelle Bradway, my photographer in residence and apprentice took these lovely macro photographs of Luna while visiting the studio during our weekly studio visit.

She also took impromptu photographs of my mother and I hugging for the first time in over a year! They really are great photographs. Visit Michelle Bradway Photography to find out more about Michelle and her wonderful art.