April 2018
SnapShots at The Main Course
Stop by The Main Course for breakfast or lunch and, along with the great food, enjoy a series of Karen's SnapShots, Galelyn Williams, curator.
Find out more »May 2018
Paws for Art
Karen's SnapShots will be on display at the 1st annual "Paws For Art" event at the Middlebranch Veterinary Clinic. Art Show and adoption clinic are combined to appeal to lovers of art and animals. Purchase some great art, adopt a Read more…
Find out more »June 2018
Blue Door Gallery – Threadworks
The news is out. Fiber Art has been “mainstream art’ for centuries where the needle and shuttle were tools of choice along with brush and pen. During the 20th and 21st Centuries, the art/craft/art movement has exploded, holding the work Read more…
Find out more »Art Felting
Join Karen and learn to create a unique wet felted work of art. Over the course of 3 hours, Karen will show techniques of wet felting all the while creating your own work of art. (All materials supplied including frame.) Read more…
Find out more »July 2018
Blue Door Gallery – First Thursday Gallery Hop
Join Karen at the Blue Door Gallery in Yonkers, NY for the First Thursday Gallery Hop. As part of the festivities, Karen will be speaking about her work and inspiration at 6:45pm.
Find out more »Collaborative Concepts 2D
Hudson Beach Gallery presents "Collaborative Concepts 2D" curated by Barbara Galazzo. The show is a contemporary mix of abstract and line. Lines are one of the most important elements of art in communicating an idea or direction. Whether sharp, fuzzy Read more…
Find out more »Of The Earth
The Beekman Library presents: "Of The Earth", works by Karen Madden. Karen's fiber works inspired by travels around the world will be on display in the Community Room as well her newest work in metal.
Find out more »September 2018
MKNG Festival
Karen will be talking about fiber art and specifically wet felting fiber art on Sunday, September 30 at 1:00pm at the Arts Mid-Hudson booth. MKNG, is a new festival celebrating creativity, imagination and inspiration taking place September 29-30, 2018 from Read more…
Find out more »October 2018
ArtEast Open Studio Tour October 13, 14 and October 20, 21
We are looking forward to seeing you this year....
Find out more »May 2019
WPWL 103.7 Interview with Bob Madden and Lonna Kelly
ARTMOSTNY Brochure Bob Madden and Lonna Kelly will be joining Carol Lee-Kantor for a discussion about ARTmostNY on WPWL103.7
Find out more »May Open Studio Tour (MOST)
ARTMOSTNY Brochure Rock and A Soft Place studios will be part of a new tour, ArtMostNY, featuring artists working on projects and giving demonstrations of techniques
Find out more »October 2019
ArtEast Open Studio Tour
Bob and Karen Madden of Rock and a Soft Place Studio are opening their studios in October for two weekends as part of the ArtEast Open Studio Tour and invite you to see their art and where they create Read more…
Find out more »January 2020
Of The Earth
Please join Karen and hosts Dr. Kim Buchanan and Dr. Jerry Scheck at the opening reception to kick-off the show of Karen's fiber works. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to animal rescue.
Find out more »September 2020
ArtEast Open Studio Tour Kick Off Event
Get a sneak peak preview of the ArtEast Open Studio Tour artist's work during the Kick Off Event at the newly opened Live 4 Art Gallery in Pawling, NY Bob and Karen will have works on Read more…
Find out more »October 2020
ArtEast Open Studio Tour 2020
Looking for something to do on Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 24-25? Rock and A Soft Place Studios is the place to be. Bob's stone studio and Karen's metal studio will be open to visitors during the annual ArtEast Open Studio Read more…
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