About Me. I am a mixed media artist from Rappahannock County, Virginia, working out of my home studio. I make art mainly for the joy of creative exploration and not to produce works for sale. The majority of my work is done in sketchbooks, but I sometimes offer work for sale at my studio and occasionally exhibit in local or regional galleries and art shows.

About My Work. My work tends toward the abstract and might incorporates any combination of drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and slow stitched textiles. I work mostly on paper and wood panels in water-soluble mixed media. My inspirations are geology, trees, rocks, patterns and networks that occur in nature, and microbiology.

About My Process. I work intuitively, usually starting with some mark-making and a color plan. As the work evolves, I make choices about how to emphasize what I think the painting or print is trying to be about. Sometimes a piece is strong enough to stand on its own; sometimes, it feeds another work.

How to Reach Me. The best way to reach me is by email at carole.pivarnik@gmail.com. Except for this website and email, I do not use social media. Reach out by email with inquiries about my work.