Karen Dwyer crafts all pieces from hand, using a variety of semi-precious stones, gold, silver, brass, copper, and aluminum. Her work is inspired by the beauty of nature, especially those places which she has been fortunate enough to live- Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Oahu- and now, Knoxville, TN. In her own words, "my jewelry is about evolution-evolution as a woman, as a wife, as a mother, and as an artisan".