Karen Kaiser was born in Saskatchewan in 1950. Her family moved to Kingston Ontario where she spent her childhood.  She graduated from Peterborough Teacher’s College in 1969 then taught grades K to 3 for five years.

She attended London’s Fanshaw College in the field of Graphic Design. Then she worked as a Graphic artist for 11 years while pursuing her art in her spare time.

In 1988 she became a farmer’s wife in Belleville and was able to experiment with many art forms in the quiet winter months. She discovered traditional rug hooking in 2001 and it quickly became her favorite medium to express herself. 

She has succeeded in winning the theme award three years in a row at the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild’s Annual Meeting. She has also won awards for Original Design and Alternative Techniques.

Karen is a member of the Quinte Fiber Artists, the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild and the Quinte Arts Council.

VISIT KAREN'S WEBSITE