Judith Krauthamer

About the Artist

My art comprises sketching and painting, using oil-based pens, alcohol-based pens, and mica powder on different sheets of plastic. My works are miniatures, typically 3.5 x 3.25 inches; the goal in creating a miniature is to present a different perspective, to give the viewer an opportunity to see the world through a different lens. I am a [by invitation only] member of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington DC, the oldest miniature society in the US. I am the recipient of their Honorable Mention in Drawing Award (2017).My coloring books can be found at amazon.com, bookshop.org and barnesandnoble.com. Gourds provide a unique application of marrying organic material with ink and paint. The gourd itself-- birdhouse, canteen, kettle and snake—provides the form. My work is to find the sculpture’s function, incorporating pryrographic and painting techniques, and embellishing with beads, rocks, seed pods, dried flowers, feathers, and pine needles.  

Artist's Statement

In addition to miniatures, I craft sculptures and objexts d'art from homegrown gourds. Using home-grown gourds (birdhouse, canteen, kettle and snake varieties) I create both wall-mounted and stand-alone sculptures.  Pyrographic techniques etch designs on gourd surfaces which are enhanced by both acrylics and alcohol inks. I incorporate rocks, seed pods, dried flowers, feathers, pine needles and beads in sculpture design.