Karen joins us in the studio to discuss the personal tragedy of her long term partner committing suicide, and how that led to the unexpected 'death of herself' as well. We talk about her ditching pharmaceutical school to follow her passion to be a full-time artist. An incredibly talented painter, she moved to Charleston to become the executive director of REDUX Contemporary Art Center, then became an associate director at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. We talk about moving towards a life where everything she does is in alignment - and how the death of her long-time partner has her contemplating moving away from the female figure as a subject and instead painting her succulents.