Karen J. Harper, Wassmer, Professional Artist Email Artist Go Back to Homepage
June 06, 2007
Whispering Angels® Art Studio
Home and Office address:
Home = 203-265-1040
Cell = 203-627-7628
Website =
http://www.whisperingangelsart.com
49 Years old, Female,
Excellent Health, Non Smoker, Energetic, Punctual, Thorough, Caucasian, Open
Minded, Christian, American.
Education
2006 Welding and Blacksmithing
courses,
1989-1992
Civil Engineering,
Professional
Experience
1979- 1999 Land
Surveyor , Civil Engineering
All
aspects of the Planning, Construction, and Building industry, including actual
preliminary conceptual design to finial design, application and approval
process. Drafting of all maps including detail fabrication and construction
drawings.
Land Surveyor: Head of
survey party, construction stake- out , aerial target locations for large scale
projects in rough terrain,
Planning
and Approval Phases of Projects: Speaking with primary clients pertaining
to the conceptual ideas and
preliminary
design of large scale projects. Coordinating and relinquishing design and
approval applications in the
municipalities, including meetings with town planners, engineers, and
environmental agencies, town, city and state wide.
Civil Engineering: Calculations for septic locations, calculations for
rain water run off and design of detention ponds, catch basin placements and
site plans for housing complexes,
municipal buildings including hotels, golf courses, and relocation of rivers.
1999-Present Professional Artist
Started my art business, Whispering Angels® Art
Studio, and created unique, mixed media
2d and 3d art for juried fine art
and craft shows:
Crafts on Columbus, NYC
* East of Eighth, Solo Exhibition art
for sale, NYC
Crafts at the Cathedral ,
Westport Handcraft show,
*Solo Exhibition, Willougbby Wallace Memorial Library,
Stony Creek, CT
Denise
Morris Curt ,
Professional Art Services Experience
Design,
construction and installation of large,
painted, canvas panels for supermarket ,
Design
and Construction of sign for the Cone Zone in
* Public Art Exhibition,
Areas of Specialization: Sculpture,
Installation Art, Design and Build on site locations, Specific ideas for onsite
locations and problem solving
with a unique artistic, green approach for the building and construction
industry.
My professional experience with
the building and construction industry combined with my unique artistic talents gives me
an edge for the requirements to
creating public art. I vision the project as a whole and combine it with a
unique work of art.
I have many professional colleagues which
include Structural Engineers, Architects, and Civil Engineers.
I also
have professional and artist colleagues
who occasionally work for me who specialize in welding, public art
sculpture, photography, and carpentry.
Karen J. Harper, Wassmer, Professional Artist
June 06, 2007
Whispering Angels® Art Studio
Home and Office address:
Home = 203-265-1040
Cell = 203-627-7628
Bibliography:
HGTV 2007 "Thats Clever" yet to be aired this season , number 412
"Weekend" Magazine
, Vol 10 Issue 1
"Record Journal"
"
Technical Abilities: I can use all
multimedia components, digital cameras, computers and art software. I use
Adobe Premiere Pro and I
created my own website. I can use large scale printers and plotters. My studio
tools include welding, forge and forging tools, electrical woodworking tools
and hand tools. I create concrete sculptures, mosaics, and stone art. I use all
metal fabricating tools. I create jewelry. I design and sew my own clothes. Leather tools. I do woodblock carving and Japanese
printing.
References:
Ronald W Wassmer, PE, LLS 203-874-8316
Linda Lewis , Zachers
Photography, 860-232-3849