Hope Wallace Karney is a self taught artist and designer living outside of Baltimore, . Hope is known for mixing old elements with modern principles to create unique and whimsical designs for her greeting card line, Paper Relics. Her work has been featured in several national magazines, including Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion and Country Living.
Hope also works as a freelance designer, helping small, creative companies develop identities and grow their businesses.".
She aims to live every day embracing her Style Statement, (Nostalgic Creativity), following her heart, and finding balance throughout her life. All of which are reflected in the projects she takes on.
Visit here to see the entire Paper Relics product line and here to see her freelance design projects.
posies on parade (coming soon!)
at the blue barn (coming soon!)
embellishments (coming soon!)
"It is a truth universally acknowledged...
that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Well, I know this is a controversial subject, but I am going to talk about it anyway (and please keep in mind that it was in HUMOR section at the bookstore).
I have a new book to start tonight and am thoroughly looking forward to it.... I will let you know how it is!
What are you reading?
Nostalgic Creativity. That is my Style Statement.
And it fits me perfectly (as it should). I discovered just how sentimental I am and how much I am ruled by my imagination, my likes and dislikes (beyond the obvious, some things really surprised me!). The key now is to live knowing what I discovered, to apply it to all aspects of my life from shopping for a new bag, buying a new couch to my wellness routine.
All of this was possible with a book that I recently purchased called Style Statement, which contains a workbook to find your own Style Statement, examples of other people's statements and tips and journaling exercise to help you carry your new found statement into your everyday life.
Here are some quotes taken from the books' Manifesto of Style:
"Feel free to change. When you discover something true about yourself, put it in action regardless of who you were yesterday".
"Pay attention to what attracts you. One of the most powerful questions you an ask is, what am I drawn to?" (this relates a lot to Rebecca Purcel's tip on honing aesthetic skills I mentioned earlier).
"Chose for your heart, and your life will fill up with things you love. What works is what feels right".
To see the other 17 - you will just have to buy the book! They are all good - and I am going to copy them into my journal to keep them close.
One of the authors, Danielle LaPorte, has a pretty interesting blog too. If you get the book, or already have it - please share your own style statements with me. Check out Kari over at Artsy Mama for her journey of finding her statement.
I have always loved Chronicle Books style - their products always have a clean, well designed look to them. So it was no surprise that I feel in love with their book Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey.
The layout and design of this book (which was designed by Ayako Akazawa) coupled with wonderful photography (by Leigh Beisch) and sweet subject matter make this little book a treasure in any library.
photo source (all): chronicle books
Special thanks to Jenny for telling me about this book (I was in the bookstore when I got her email about it and found it right then & there!)
