made many traditionally functional forms and contemporary forms, but she also continued to produce casseroles, teapots, cups and bowls. Another of her most well-known forms was the cut-lid jar, a form she first made at a workshop with Paulus Berensohn. Karnes continued to experiment with this form from the late 1960s until she stopped throwing. She decided to live the rest of her life on a farm, working with clay and using old firing practices such as wood and salt firing.[2] In 1998, her house and studio burned to the ground because of a kiln fire.[4] With the help of donations from a large pottery sale, Karen rebuilt her country house and studio. She received a graduate fellowship from Alfred University, and won a gold medal for the consummate craftsmanship from The American Craft Council.[5] Her work has been displayed in numerous galleries and permanent collections worldwide. References Bibliography "Interview with Karen Karnes." Smithsonian Archives of American Art, August 9–10, 2005 "Ceramics, Sculpture and Contemporary Art." Ferrin Gallery, 2006 Don't Know We'll See: The Work of Karen Karnes – Website for a film about Karen Karnes External links An interview with Karen Karnes, conducted in 2005 by Mark Shapiro, for the Archives of American Art 1925 births 2016 deaths 20th-century American women artists American ceramists American women ceramists Brooklyn College alumni Black Mountain College faculty Black Mountain College alumni American women academics American people of Russian-Jewish descent American people of Polish-Jewish descent Artists from New York City 21st-century American women