Karen Cox

29th April 2024

A Pocket Guide to Bug Fae of Kansas

This book was self published by the artist Karen Cox to accompany her gallery show in 2023. The book contains images of art created for the show, but presented in a humorous and informational guide book to local fairy species found in Kansas. The book is for sale at Watermark Books in Wichita Ks, as well as on the artists Etsy site.

29th April 2024

The Griffin

The Griffin is an almost 4ft tall sculpture made from steel, foam, and epoxy sculpt. The sculpture was apart of the juried Salina Sculpture Tour in 2022 in Salina, KS.

29th April 2024

Bug Fae Cast Resin bottle

One of over 40 "Bug Fae" sculptures created for the 2023 solo show "Second Sight" at Steckline Gallery, Newman University, Wichita, Kansas.
The figure is sculpted polymer clay and natural items, cast into a resin bottle (no glass) and mounted on a cast resin mushroom shelf.
Fae sculpture and shelf created by artist Karen Cox

29th April 2024

Tic-tac Turtle Table

Realistic sculpture of a Red-eared Slider Turtle with a table top for playing "Tic tac toad" and incorporated storage drawers. Installed at Botanica, Wichita, Kansas USA.
Made from steel, fiberglass, pvc, foam and sculptable epoxy putty. Made by Karen Cox and Brady Hatter of Bug Wing Hatter Inc.

29th April 2024

Spider Pod Chair

Welded steel creates the chair, then woven with rope to look like a spiders egg sac. One of three chairs installed at Botanica Wichita by artists Brady Hatter and Karen Cox of Bug Wing Hatter inc.

29th April 2024

Box Turtle Sculpture

Image of the box turtle sculpted in clay, utilizing a real shell. Later this had multiple casts in bronze installed at Botanica and Wichita Pools by Ernatt Bronze Inc.

29th April 2024

Bronze Snails

Snails sculpted by Karen Cox, cast in bronze by Ernatt Bronze Inc. and installed at Wichita Pools.

29th April 2024

Bronze Butterfly

Bronze butterfly installed among other insects sculpted by Karen Cox, cast in bronze by Ernatt Bronze Inc. for the Wichita Pools.

About Me

Karen Cox is an artist based out of Mulvane Kansas. She graduated with a Bachelors in Fine Arts from Wichita State University. She and her former partner, co-owned Bug Wing Hatter Inc. and created large-scale metal artworks for Botanica of Wichita Kansas and several Wichita Public Pools. Karen was an assistant to bronze artist Constance Ernatt of Diver Studio Wichita for many years, and continues to do commission work for the studio as well as independent work.