Karen Gelbard, "The Oregon Weaver," designs and produces handwoven coats, jackets and scarves. In her studio on the Oregon Coast, Karen creates unique and elegant fabrics that are shaped into classically styled garments with themes such as "Driftwood" or "Grasses of Summer," are well known as color landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Karen graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Design in 1974.