In Her Words: Karen Emanuelson, Artist & Entrepreneur, Spreading Joy Through Art and Food

Former corporate meeting planner shifts direction, finding new meaning, healing, and growth in two enduring passions: painting and providing hospitality

I’ve been making art for about 30 years. I started taking classes with my daughter at the park district doing “make it and take it” little paintings. The teacher invited me to take an adult class she taught in another town, so I did that for a couple years. They were “follow the leader” classes where she would paint a painting and give you all the paint…