“I've worked as a graphic designer for many years: from publishing to corporate design. Several years of freelancing made room for additional illustration projects. And I continue to explore the fine arts I enjoyed in college: printmaking, watercolor, and an occasional foray into something new like a recent sculpture involving tree branches--like a tree planted by the waters...”

Karen's comments on working with Melea:

“I met Melea on the road to Emmaus. Melea had written a church production for which she needed a postcard. A mutual friend introduced us, and we've been working together since--somewhere near twenty years now.

“Melea has been a joy to work with: she can visualize a rough scribble, and frees me to be creative with the images that her stories create in my mind's eye. We began with cassette covers, and have progressed with changes in media to CD's and illustrated books.”

To contact Karen Newe email her karennewe@gmail.com and you can visit her website :www.newedesign.com