How it works
What if you like my work but feel you cannot afford to purchase it?
I believe art should live in the world—not only where resources concentrate.
I recently launched a new project rooted in the solidarity economy called Pay What You Wish.
For this release, I’m offering a small selection of solar etchings through a pay-what-you-can model. You choose the price that feels accessible and honest for you, $75 – $700.
This is an experiment in trust, care, and shared value — an invitation to collect art without financial barriers.
If this resonates with you — or someone you know — I hope you’ll join me in imagining new ways art can circulate: generously, collectively, and close to home. As part of an experiment in the solidarity economy, I’m offering the solar etchings below on a sliding scale, $75 – $700. No questions asked: choose the price that is right for you and get in touch with me. (Framing is not included.) Access via the button below. Email Karen with the artwork name and the price you are willing to pay. First come first serve.
We will upload a new set of works with the Pay-What-You-Wish structure timed with each newsletter. If you wish to view available work that was offered in the first round, click the folder icon at the bottom of this page.
These solar etchings are 21″ x 17″. Each is made on Somerset paper. Framing is not included.
Email Karen with the artwork name and price you are willing to pay. First come first serve.
What if…
- Access to original artwork was redistributed
- a community of collectors rooted in mutual support was encouraged
- and an exploration of alternative art economies where value is shared was vigorously pursued
Over the past months I’ve watched as the art market groaned through anxiety, contraction and distraction. I have never felt a firm fit of my work within a capitalist encapsulated economy. Like a round peg in a square space, there have been many points where the fit is uncomfortable, disagreeable, discouraging. In general, artists have long bartered with one another, traded work, created exchanges outside of the monetary economy. Many of us have heard the phrase from many people…if only I could afford one of your pieces.
Future expansions may include a community art coop and rotating collections, allowing artworks to move through many homes and lives.