Karen Hoeft
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I was a graphic designer in my professional life. My husband and I lived on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. I started creating jewelry during the later part of my design career. A popular pastime on the North Shore is hunting for beach glass and agates. I created a line of jewelry called “Tumbled”. I polished glass and paired the glass with pounded silver. The line of jewelry was my way of hurrying mother nature along so it could be used in jewelry. It did very well.
My husband and I have both retired and live full time in Surprise AZ. I thought that living in the Southwest, it only seemed fitting to design and embellish the ever so popular cowboy and rancher hats. I have fallen in love with creating these hats. It seems I never run out of ideas and styles. I use fabric, paint, feathers, studs, rhinestones, leather, old broaches, worry dolls, and also burn in designs. All the hats are designed and created by me with love.
I am very excited to join as a member of the Ground Floor Artists. I hope you find your “Hattitude” and choose one of my hats.
Karen Hoeft
Prickly Pear
