Kara Komarnitsky is a dancer and choreographer from Salt Lake City, Utah now a junior majoring in Dance at Ohio State University with minors in Environmental Science and Business. At OSU she has performed works by faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students as well as choreographing her own works over the past three years. Kara is the President of the Sierra Club Student Coalition at OSU and her current work is focusing on the intersection of dance performance and environmental advocacy.
"Solving the climate crisis is not just about the products we make, it’s about the process of making them and the way we live while getting there. Artists and makers have always been resilient, open, and creative, all skills that we will need to reimagine the way we live into a sustainable process for the environment and for our humanity.”
"The ethos behind these jewelry pieces is one of reuse and openness. They were made out of a willingness to reimagine the future of these materials and on a small scale also reimagine our collective future in a way that embraces imperfection. This state of mind that prioritizes reuse instead of newness, detail instead of standardization, and function instead of convenience, allows us to build sustainable habits that will move us toward a better future for ourselves and the planet."
About The Materials
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  • What makes them climate oriented is their connection to place and the reuse of objects and materials rather than new production 
  • Materials I use are found objects, leather cords, and sterling silver depending on the specific piece of jewelry.
  • Each of the pieces are one of a kind and handmade. They won’t last forever, but Kara hope's that they can help remind us of the ongoing cycles of nature that created each element and that when they do eventually break, that they will find yet another purpose.
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​*Note! This is a limited collection and there are only one of each piece. Each piece is given our at first come first serve along with the donation.
Kara has gifted her creations to Artists Climate Collective to amplify our first campaign. This donation campaign will help us raise funds for our upcoming film project. To receive a piece of jewelry, we are asking that you donate a contribution to our campaign.
​"Solving the climate crisis is not just about the products we make, it’s about the process of making them and the way we live while getting there. Artists and makers have always been resilient, open, and creative, all skills that we will need to reimagine the way we live into a sustainable process for the environment and for our humanity.”
 
Contact Kara:
​Instagram: @natureinspiredbykara


Kara is the president of the The Sierra Club Student Coalition at The Ohio State University. This student run organization is focused on educating the public on important environmental concerns and promoting green policies on the OSU campus and in the Columbus area. We are very excited to be partnering up with them for some of our projects. 
Follow them on instagram @sierra_club_osu and
check out their website ​https://sierraclubosu.wixsite.com/sierraclubatosu
Artists Climate Collective is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)(3) charity. Contributions made payable to Fractured Atlas for the purposes of Artists Climate Collective are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. If you receive a reward in exchange for your donation, the fair market value of that reward will reduce the tax-deductible portion of your donation. The value of the reward you receive will be included in your donation receipt.
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