You have just journeyed from Dublin, Ireland and viewed the fabulous work if Gillian Hollingsworth.
My name is Karen Swartz Harris and welcome to -ize on design in Akron, OH, U.S.A. I decided to approach this challenge by going back to my roots because in order to truly evaluate where we are going, we have to take a good hard look at how we got to this point. I am an architect by training and, when I learned about our theme of “flight”, I decided to approach the challenge from a different perspective…from above.
My aesthetic is very architectural, modern, clean and detailed, yet organic in nature, using mostly hand drawn elements. It is my dream to build a lifestyle brand around my unique, graphic styling. I have secured some fabulous licensing partners in the home interiors space this past year and I am looking to develop similar partnerships in 2013. It’s my passion to infuse sophisticated styling into objects and spaces, while at the same time injecting a little fun!
I call my collection “Looking Up” – looking up at all of the infinite possibilities where the sky is the limit!
My anchor pattern/illustration is titled “Bird’s Eye View”. I feel a new year is a perfect opportunity to step back, look at the bigger picture, establish goals and plan for what’s next.
My abstract, sort-of three-dimensional plaid motif, “New Heights”, reminds us to take advantage of opportunities that allow us to take our lives, our craft, our experiences to another level,
And “Soar Above” our own expectations and the limitations that we put on ourselves!
Thank you so much for paying me a visit. Please bookmark my site and take a look at some of the products that we are impacting!
Up next…the artistic styling of Piia Põdersalu, who is originally from Estonia, but now resides in Israel. Enjoy!
(To locate the beginning of the Let’s Fly BlogHop please visit the blog of Gill Eggleston in Ile-de-France, France!)
What a good approach, leaving you with some really interesting patterns.
Excellent collection. The flying bird is my favourite. X
Love the sense of height and perspective you have captured here – the orange looks great with the emerald. Good luck with all your endeavours for 2013.
Beautiful Karen, love your version of the theme, it feels unique!
Tina
I like how you’ve gone back to your roots with the architectural inspiration! Especially love the 2nd pattern. Best of luck for 2013.
Great idea and designs Karen : ) Best to you in 2013!!
wow, fantastic take on perspective. can see this on lots of interior products!
Very cool…takes me to another dimension, really wonderful!
Loving the palette you have used and “New Heights” especially appeals to me! Best of luck to you in your creativity endeavors. 🙂
I so loved your interpretation as it really brought out the artistic Architecture in you.
Inspiring your bird’s eye view, and me sending you a “cat’s eye” perspective just before that,
made me remember a book I read,
Architecture, Form Space and Order by Francis D.K. Ching.
loving ‘soar above’. a great design in my favorite color!
I didn’t know you were originally trained as an architect! I love your take on “flight”, and your colors that you used (especially those two muted greens) are such great choices to mix with the emerald….adding the orangey colors makes everything POP! Love them!
What a different take with great results. Congrats!
Well what can I say, but Awesome. Great vision! I am expecting great things of you this year! Julie
this collection is great, and I love how your architectural influences transpire through it 🙂
Just beautiful. Love the use of orange, my favorite color! Your graphic style really shines through your collection.Just love it. “Mondrianesque”…love that!
Very unique take on a theme, love what you’ve created!
Very creative take on the theme Let’s Fly! Great designs. Dawn x
Great designs Karen! That middle print is fantastic and the colours are phenomenal!
Love your inspiration for this collection Karen, and especially like ‘New Heights’ and ‘Soar Above’! Wishing you all the very best for 2013!
Beautiful! love the contrast between the organic movement from your birds and the geometrical shapes from buildings.
Wish you lots of success in 2013!
Thanks for your participation and thanks for the credit, really appreciate it.
Believe!
Rosie X
Great approach to the brief and lovely results!
Wonderful, fresh and graphic, love them! Really love the colour palette too…how cool would they look as graphics on t-shirts!
I love your unique take on the theme! Fab collection and great colours, too. Love the anchor pattern, it has a lovely “lifting up” spirit!
Great collection Karen, birds eye view is my favourite!
Great take on the theme, love your colour choice really!! fab as allways!
Love your interpretation of the brief,everyone’s different styles shines through. Good luck for 2013 x
Hello Karen, made a full circle blog hopping this weekend, sure was an inspiring activity for me.
The bird theme showed up several times. And birds have always played an importand role in my life, stil do.
You have given one of your designs the title SOAR ABOVE, I recognize in the bird,s silhouette the fregatebird, and they really know what it means to SOAR ABOVE yust look at this next video :
ps. TURN THE SOUND OFF THERE ‘S A LOT OF WIND-NOISE !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fVXMvHljlRY
Thanks for drawing my attention to this Blog Hop.
XXX
Karen I just love your designs and the perspective from which they were created! Your color palette is also fresh and uplifting! Best wishes to you and happy designing!
Love your point of view of the theme! Great designs and colors! Best to you in 2013!!
Very unique “perspective”, Karen! Really like your work— your style is definitely carved out and I like seeing all the product you’ve created!
Pretty amazing art! Way cool pics and worth a pin!
I love the orange bird pattern. Kx