Karen Willenbrink Johnsen

Karen Willenbrink Johnsen studied at Pilchuck Glass School in 1999 as a recipient of the Corning Award and has since taught there. She also has taught workshops at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, Tulane University in Louisiana, San Jose State University in California, the University of Hawaii and the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Washington.

She has traveled in Europe, Japan, New Zealand, and North America drawing on the natural environments of these regions as inspiration for her art. She is also an avid birder and naturalist.