Karen Musmeci draws much of her creative inspiration from her travels though Europe and Egypt. "I collect all this visual information – a vision of the peeling walls of Italy, the overwhelming height of the Cologne Cathedral – and translate it into a contemporary context." While traveling, Musmeci is particularly drawn to the many museums and artistic treasures housed within.

Musmeci's works primarily with metal, finding ideas in scrap yards and discarded industrial materials. "I love transforming the materials I find into something beautiful. The textures I create echo the past from which I am influenced."