KAREN LEONARDO

 Karen Leonardo has been a lampwork beadmaker and jewelry designer since 1996. She has written 2 books; Creating Lampwork Beads for Jewelry and Art Bead Jewelry “Seasons in Glass.” Karen is the former Regional Director for the Mid Atlantic States for the International Society of Glass Beadmakers. Her accomplishments include honors in the art world, as well as the business world, with nominations and awards such as Pennsylvania Artist of the Year and The International Who’s Who of Business Women and Entrepreneurs. She can be found at www.leonardolampwork.com .

            

Mixing the elegant and traditional with the delicate and lighthearted, Karen has provided our gallery with a perfect array of beautiful, handmade beaded jewelry. Her work encompasses a seemingly wide range of influence; while some pieces look as if to be derived from geometric Islamic lamps with added 3-dimensional facets, others are much more western and contemporary, like the set of cheerleader earrings above. A great selection of Karen’s work is available for purchase here at the Artists Hand!