In addition to her husband, Ms. Aqua leaves her mother, Ruth (Bhaerman) of Edwardsville, Pa.; a brother, Hal of Denver; and two sister, Marlene of Northfield, N.J., and Ellen Hart of Stamford, Conn.
A gathering to celebrate Ms. Aqua’s life and work will be held at 2 p.m. July 10 in the Center for the Arts at the Armory in Somerville.
“I would characterize Karen, and I think many people would, as animated, and to animate something means to bring it to life,’’ her husband said.
Ms. Aqua did that by turning her drawings into living entities that moved and breathed and flowed on the screen, erasing boundaries between plants and objects, people and animals.
“All over the world, everywhere she went, people fell in love with her,’’ her friend Joanna Priestly, who also creates animated films, wrote on her website, www.primopix.com. “That’s the kind of person she was. Everyone loved her. The world has lost a great human being and an amazingly talented artist. I will miss her with all my heart.’’
Bryan Marquard can be reached at bmarquard@globe.com.
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