Karen Towey is a local artist that has a passion for sculpting with clay and has created a wonderful variety of unique clay objects that are now on display at Gallery North.

     Some of Karen's signature pieces include a series of masks that display both faces and hands, raku fish and  jars that are fired with metallic glazes, and other distinctive pottery creation that include elements from nature and imagination.

     As well as creating and showing her art both locally and abroad, Karen teaches drawing, painting, art history, and ceramics at Archbishop Murphy High School in Everett. She earned her Masters in Teaching and a Post Graduate Professional Teaching Certificate from Seattle University.