Karen Faris
@karenfaris.bsky.social
Artist at Large. Poet, visual artist, and everything in between because categories are boring.
While we are waiting for our politicians to cause more chaos and devastation to those of us with ordinary lives who want ordinary things, here's a pretty picture from the nearby woods.
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
While we are waiting for our politicians to cause more chaos and devastation to those of us with ordinary lives who want ordinary things, here's a pretty picture from the nearby woods.
From my installation in the woods this weekend!
September 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
From my installation in the woods this weekend!
Rochester area friends: This Saturday is HarvestFest at Tinker Park in Henrietta where I will be hanging an installation. Come on out if you're in the area! 11-2pm.
September 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Rochester area friends: This Saturday is HarvestFest at Tinker Park in Henrietta where I will be hanging an installation. Come on out if you're in the area! 11-2pm.
The world has become unfathomable on every level so I invite everyone in the greater Rochester area to come to Tinker Park, Henrietta NY to walk the trails and see some art. This is a collaboration with Jappie King Black who did the grapevine figures. Yesterday we installed the banners.
September 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The world has become unfathomable on every level so I invite everyone in the greater Rochester area to come to Tinker Park, Henrietta NY to walk the trails and see some art. This is a collaboration with Jappie King Black who did the grapevine figures. Yesterday we installed the banners.
The opening of Main Street Arts exhibition Geo+Metric featuring over 40 New York State artists was my second day on the job as their new Community and Office Coordinator. Pictured is artist Jean Stephens (right) in front of her piece. Clifton Springs, NY also sports the fantastic bookstore, Sulfur.
August 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The opening of Main Street Arts exhibition Geo+Metric featuring over 40 New York State artists was my second day on the job as their new Community and Office Coordinator. Pictured is artist Jean Stephens (right) in front of her piece. Clifton Springs, NY also sports the fantastic bookstore, Sulfur.
We're living in a carnival world so instead of telling you what's on my mind and it not mattering to anyone who can change things, I'm going to advertise this great art gallery and opening of a new exhibit (and yes I have a piece in the show). Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY, Sat Aug 2 3-6pm.
July 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We're living in a carnival world so instead of telling you what's on my mind and it not mattering to anyone who can change things, I'm going to advertise this great art gallery and opening of a new exhibit (and yes I have a piece in the show). Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY, Sat Aug 2 3-6pm.
It's too hot to do anything more than be, this is my Sunday reflection. Photo of Hemlock Lake, NY.
July 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's too hot to do anything more than be, this is my Sunday reflection. Photo of Hemlock Lake, NY.
Rochester NY people: Ongoing progress in the art installation of The Twining at Tinker Park, Henrietta NY. This is Jappie King Black's work and you really should swing by to see it. More is coming. Stay tuned.
July 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Rochester NY people: Ongoing progress in the art installation of The Twining at Tinker Park, Henrietta NY. This is Jappie King Black's work and you really should swing by to see it. More is coming. Stay tuned.
Okay the world sucks right now. We can agree on that. Also a walk and nature is good for the soul so Rochester Friends: A new multi-season installation at Tinker Park in Henrietta is going up created by Jappie King-Black and myself. We will be announcing dates for artist talks and discussions soon.
June 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Okay the world sucks right now. We can agree on that. Also a walk and nature is good for the soul so Rochester Friends: A new multi-season installation at Tinker Park in Henrietta is going up created by Jappie King-Black and myself. We will be announcing dates for artist talks and discussions soon.
Really hard to post about one's own stuff with all the craziness out there but Rochester friends, come in out of the cold, indifferent world at The Little Cafe where I have a collaborative show with Stacy Mayou that runs the gamut from pastoral to the political. Up until May 27th.
May 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Really hard to post about one's own stuff with all the craziness out there but Rochester friends, come in out of the cold, indifferent world at The Little Cafe where I have a collaborative show with Stacy Mayou that runs the gamut from pastoral to the political. Up until May 27th.
At The Little Cafe today, get out of the rain, have a coffee, glass of wine, a little something to eat perhaps and come see some art. Stacy and I will be there 2-4pm. Rochester NY
May 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
At The Little Cafe today, get out of the rain, have a coffee, glass of wine, a little something to eat perhaps and come see some art. Stacy and I will be there 2-4pm. Rochester NY
Rochester NY friends. Please join Stacy Mayou and myself at The Little Cafe, Sunday May 4th 2-4pm. It is an eclectic exhibit that explores the complexities of modern experience.
April 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Rochester NY friends. Please join Stacy Mayou and myself at The Little Cafe, Sunday May 4th 2-4pm. It is an eclectic exhibit that explores the complexities of modern experience.
Sunday April 13th 3:15 for Rochester and area friends. I will be doing my poetic performance piece The Dark Night Sky in Macedon at Books, Etc, a cozy bookstore with cats.
April 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sunday April 13th 3:15 for Rochester and area friends. I will be doing my poetic performance piece The Dark Night Sky in Macedon at Books, Etc, a cozy bookstore with cats.
Rochester Friends: Collected Universes is at MuCCC, Atlantic Avenue. Sherry Tulloch and I will be giving an artist talk about this collaborative work investigating the fusion of abstract painting and fabric. 2-4pm, talk around 3pm. Hope to see you there!
April 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Rochester Friends: Collected Universes is at MuCCC, Atlantic Avenue. Sherry Tulloch and I will be giving an artist talk about this collaborative work investigating the fusion of abstract painting and fabric. 2-4pm, talk around 3pm. Hope to see you there!
Hey this is only a couple of weeks away. Lu Highsmith and I will be doing a little poetry reading at Books Etc. in Macedon, Sunday April 13th at 3:15pm. #Rochester people come on out and see us. There are cats though for anyone with allergies.
March 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Hey this is only a couple of weeks away. Lu Highsmith and I will be doing a little poetry reading at Books Etc. in Macedon, Sunday April 13th at 3:15pm. #Rochester people come on out and see us. There are cats though for anyone with allergies.
Main St. Macedon, NY today before the storms hit. Lights and darks just swirling around, jackets open, unusual spring heat, and then during the drive home while listening to Mountain Stage, tornado warnings interrupted. Just another sign of our irregular chaotic times becoming all too regular.
March 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Main St. Macedon, NY today before the storms hit. Lights and darks just swirling around, jackets open, unusual spring heat, and then during the drive home while listening to Mountain Stage, tornado warnings interrupted. Just another sign of our irregular chaotic times becoming all too regular.
First Friday Event at The Yards in the Public Market, Rochester, NY. And yes, I have a piece in it. "THAWWW is about the isolation of the cold gray months, the things we make when we turn inward and the works that grow from rest."
March 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
First Friday Event at The Yards in the Public Market, Rochester, NY. And yes, I have a piece in it. "THAWWW is about the isolation of the cold gray months, the things we make when we turn inward and the works that grow from rest."
Hello February. Godspeed.
February 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Hello February. Godspeed.
From last night's live drawing session at Studio 402 in Rochester NY. Quick pencil drawing on prepared acrylic paper.
January 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
From last night's live drawing session at Studio 402 in Rochester NY. Quick pencil drawing on prepared acrylic paper.
Woman Contemplates Four Years Minus A Day, from last night's live drawing session at Studio 402 in Rochester NY.
January 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Woman Contemplates Four Years Minus A Day, from last night's live drawing session at Studio 402 in Rochester NY.
For Rochester friends, this reading is happening today at The Little Cafe.
January 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For Rochester friends, this reading is happening today at The Little Cafe.
Off With Her Head. Women in 2025. From live drawing last night at Studio 402 in Rochester, NY. I often let the drawing go in different directions.
January 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Off With Her Head. Women in 2025. From live drawing last night at Studio 402 in Rochester, NY. I often let the drawing go in different directions.
Photographic doodling. Just playing around thinking about the days to come.
January 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Photographic doodling. Just playing around thinking about the days to come.
Another day on the St. Lawrence River.
December 30, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Another day on the St. Lawrence River.