LIFE TIMELINE

1953

Karen Elizabeth McCreary

Born February 15th
in Los Angeles, CA

1954

Karen with Mom & Dad

1954-1955

1956-1957

1957

Karen with Mom & Stepdad

1960

First Helicopter Rides with Dad in North Carolina

1961

1962-1963

Blue Birds & Camp Fire Girls

1964

1966

Family photo

Letter from Friend

Baptism

Junior High School Graduation

1967-1973

High School

1968

Karen & Friend in mirror

1969

1970

Letters from Friends

1971

1972

Family photo

Letter & Card from Friends

Pilot’s Log and Student Pilot Certificate

1973-1974

El Camino College

Torrance, CA
Graduated in 1974

1973

February

El Camino College Honors

1974

El Camino College Graduation

Letter from Brother & Sister

Travels – Texas

1975

1975-1977

California State University Long Beach

Graduated with BFA in 1977

1977

CSULB Graduation

1978

Wedding

Married Bob Duckson on Sunday, January 29, 1978

1979

Karen’s Birthday, with Bob


Exhibitor Badge

1980

1980-1983

Post Grad Studies at CSULB and Long Beach City College

1983

Established TDM Studio

MACNAK Studio in Jergins Trust Building, Long Beach, CA

1984

September

1986

Karen and Teri Brudnak

1988

Letter to TDM/Teri Brudnak

1989

Late 1980s

Karen with Mom & Family

1990

Continuing Education at Cerritos College

1991

1991 Gulf War Newspaper Clippings with Drawings

In the Studio with Teri Brudnak

Artist Council trip to see Christo’s Umbrellas

1992

Family photo

Travels – Boston

Teri Brudnak leaves TDM Studio in December 1992.

1993

Family photo

Airshow

1994

Bob, Victoria & Karen in the studio.

Karen’s Birthday in Philadelphia

1995

1996

Travels – Columbus

1997

Family photo

1998

Travels – Baltimore

“Craft show nightmare” dream.

Travels – San Francisco

1999

2000

Travels – San Antonio & Blatimore

2001

Travels – Netherlands & Germany

Kestner Museum Reception – Germany

2001-2002 War Newspaper Clippings with Drawings

2002

Travels – Germany

2003

Karen in Dallas with her Dad