I am not a collector of “things”—I am a curator of meaning.
My work at Exploring Your Roots is driven by a single conviction: that the modern lifestyle should reflect the timeless wisdom that precedes it. I spend my time in the quiet corners of the archives, bridging the gap between forgotten history and your daily self-expressions.
I don’t just find old images or create remastered art; I identify Visual Anchors. From upscaling forgotten 19th-century technical drawings to using modern design to honor ancient cultural symbols, my role is to provide the pieces that confirm your identity.
With a background in research and writing, I have built an archive of over 800 artifacts. But in this space, I offer only the hand-selected few—the Heritage representations and symbolic tools that capture the skills, roots, and wisdom you already embody.
This is not a gallery for the curious; it is a resource for the steward of ancestral wisdom.
About Karen Lawrence
As a lifelong seeker obsessed with the ways personal narrative and ancestry shape the lives we live, Karen has always had a keen interest in helping others identify and embrace the ancestral stories and heritage symbols that define their lives. She has written on multiple topics over the years, but her own family history research journey has stirred a passion for exploring ways to use ancestral wisdom and knowledge to anchor identity.
Her articles and photographs have appeared in regional and national magazines such as Spirituality and Health and The Herb Quarterly. Her memoir, What My Heart Saw: Untangling Memory and How the Brain Heals merges her personal story of recovery from developmental trauma with current trends in neuroscience and self-help techniques. Karen also owns a successful consulting business, KLCreative Media.