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Join date: Jan 8, 2025
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I’m Karen - an artist, writer, and creative guide rooted in the quiet beauty of California’s San Joaquin Valley. Through painting, photography, and storytelling, I explore the connection between seasons, memory, and meaning. Much of my work is inspired by nature, personal history, and the quiet rhythms of everyday life. I believe art has the power to heal, to hold space, and to help us return to ourselves - especially through life’s tender seasons. The Artful Season is where I share my creative journey, behind-the-scenes process, and seasonal offerings - along with reflections on loss, growth, and renewal.
Whether you’re here to find beauty, inspiration, or simply to slow down and breathe - welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.
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Mar 19, 2026 ∙ 2 min
How I Chose a Calm, Cohesive Paint Color Palette for Our Home
A quiet moment in the process, studying the tones in the stone and choosing a palette that feels at home beside it. Start with the Feeling Before choosing any paint colors, I paused to put into words how I wanted the room to feel. Calm.Grounded.Welcoming.Connected to the landscape outside our windows. That became the foundation for every decision that followed. Let the Room Lead In our living room, the stone fireplace became the guide. Its mix of warm clay tones, soft grays, and hints of blue...
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Jan 21, 2026 ∙ 1 min
Healing in Motion
Finishing touches, gold leaf hand embelleished. ©2026 Karen Armstrong As the year begins, I’m reflecting in quieter ways. I’ve never been one for resolutions. What feels truer to me is paying attention to where I am and noticing how life, creativity, and healing continue to change shape. Over the past year, I began a body of work called Healing Heart , inspired by kintsugi and created during a season of grief. That work taught me how to carry what had been broken, without rushing toward...
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Nov 18, 2025 ∙ 3 min
A House with Stories to Tell
This autumn has brought a season of change as my husband and I settle into our new home in Washington. Phase one of our renovation is now complete. The foundation has been repaired, the worn carpets are gone, and new “Vintage Pine” floors have given the upstairs rooms a warm breath of life.
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