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See and hear Karen in action

September 26, 2012 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Karen Ruane has posted a new video intended to help us understand why images of her recent work have looked so similar. The upshot, however, is a glimpse into her improvisational style of design (improvised does not equal random) and a taste of her accent, which is utterly charming to my Southern US ears. Go to her post for the link to the video.

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  1. karen says

    September 26, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    utterly charming! Thank you….that is the first time anyone has ever said that about my very strong Northern English accent!

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