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Caroline is a 15-year-old freshman at Edmond North High School, who was
diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma - a form of cancer - in November. We love this little lady because no matter how hard her struggles got, she chose to remain positive through her sickness. Caroline didn’t feel sick or have signs of illness - one day she just woke up with a lump on her collar bone. After showing it to several people with no response as to what it might be, she went to the doctor where they did a CAT scan. The doctors did not know what the problem was, so Caroline was sent to the hospital for surgery to determine what was causing the lump. After the surgery, Caroline was told that she had cancer. “That was the only time I cried,” Caroline explained, “my mom and I were crying and then I just told her we had to stop. I don’t like it when people cry - all of my friends cried when they found out and I told them to stop too.” Now five months later, Caroline attributes her strength and happy attitude to being the reason for her recovery. “It would be harder to get through if I was sad and mad, I just chose to be positive and not let it run my life.” This is something that Caroline’s mother can attest to. Mrs. Geurin told us that, “Caroline would go to school on Monday and Tuesday, and then I would check her out on Tuesday afternoon for her chemo treatment. If she had a pom or cheer event on Tuesday night, she was determined to be there. One time she was sitting in the hospital room getting her treatment in her pom uniform checking her watch every few minutes telling me, ‘mom we need to leave soon because I have to meet the pom girls before the wrestling match.’ She always went to school and wanted to be with her friends because it made her feel normal.” A member of the Edmond North pom squad, Caroline’s passion is to dance. It was difficult for her to dance while going through chemo because of the soreness it caused. “After chemo, I couldn’t even get out of bed, but I just kept trying to go,” she told us. “When I lost my hair I had to start wearing wigs to school. It was hard at first. When I would just wear a hat, people would stare at me.” Caroline wouldn’t let a wig stand in her way of dancing. With pom tryouts around the corner, Mrs. Geurin found herself upset that she couldn’t have bows made for her daughters hair, but Caroline stayed happy and walked in to tryouts with her shaved head held high.
Mrs. Geurin & Caroline
We asked Caroline what words of encouragement she would give others who are going through what she has gone through, and this is what she said: “Don’t live your life thinking that it’s over, because it’s not. You’ll get through it if you stay positive. It’s not the end, your friends and family will support you. Everything will be ok.”
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To Catch A Thief Each month we will feature a photo shoot inspired by a film we love. This month, our movie shoot is based on the 1955 film To Catch A Thief, featuring Cary Grant & Grace Kelly. This iconic film is known for its fashion Cary always wearing a classic suit and Grace never being anything short of flawless. Photography by Bethany Young Hair & Makeup by Jamy Green Models: Conner Brasher & Jamy Green
The year was 1965 when newcomer to the New York scene, Edie Sedgwick, emerged. She was just 22 years old and her eclectic sense of style was influencing the likes of an era. She was the muse for artist Andy Warhol and went on to inspire designers such as Betsey Johnson and John Galliano. She was known for wearing stripes, having a blonde pixie cut, lashes for days, wearing black tights as pants and for those oh so large chandelier earrings. The style of Sedgwick is still replicated and her story can be found in the movie “Factory Girl.� 1965 was all about Edie. Photogrphy by Bethany Young Styling by Kelsey Self Hair & Makeup by Lindsay Doescher Model: Shaye Gunter
Meet Amy Fuller.
She is an incredibly talented graphic designer located in Oklahoma. After working for other companies for nine years, she decided to go out and start her own business Flint. We love it when people pursue their passions as a career! Tell me about yourself I hate double spaces after sentences. It annoys me when people spell “a lot” as one word. Did you always know you wanted to be an artist? I’ve always been entranced by color, typography, the placement of things and patterns. When I was about 16, I learned that there is this thing called “graphic design” where people design stuff - print, web, logos, menus. I thought I cannot believe people get paid to do this and maybe I could actually do this for a living. And why in the world wasn’t everyone else doing it because this was the perfect job. So every job that I have had since I was 16 has been related to the field of design and art. Even if the job sucked (and I’ve had plenty that sucked) I knew that I needed to learn as much as possible even if it paid little or nothing, so that someday I could be a designer for an awesome company. I found as much real-life experience as possible to set me apart from other designers who just knew the stuff from school. From being an art applicator at a local sign shop, press assistant at a print shop, to interning at random design firms, paid, or not, I did whatever I could even if it wasn’t convenient, including lots of free work for friends/ acquaintances to build my portfolio.
What’s your favorite part about your job? Making something out of seemingly nothing. Making people happy. Is it hard going out on your own in a creative profession? My answer will be different from most because I had a lot less risk. I had built up 9 years of freelance before I broke away and started my own business. So, I already had a lot of work ready for me when I quit my agency job. It is still challenging at times, and more risky short term but not long term, because long term I build up more and more work so it’s actually easier and I can turn more and more clients away if I choose to do so. What advice/encouragement would you give others who wish to do the same? Do not start to freelance right out of school. Being mentored by people who are more experienced than you is worth so much more than people realize. Even with a major paycut, working for a talented designer is totally worth it. Most of my jobs prestarting my own company did not pay awesome, but I worked there because of the amazingly talented people that I gleaned awesomeness from. Not to mention all the legality and managing clients that you have to learn. Expectation and clearly defining every expectation is extremely
important in such an abstract realm as design/art. You may produce the most awesome design ever, but if the client doesn’t think so, you’re back to square one. Knowing what questions to ask and how to dig deeper is of utmost importance and nearly as important as any talent or school-taught skills. Where do you get inspiration? Travel, hanging out with talented and passionate people, the fire inside that comes from seeing suffering/injustice and needing to do something about it, talented designers and artists, Oklahoma sunsets, the knowledge that I am loved. What’s your work background? 4th grade to middle school: Laid out the church bulletin every week. Lifeguarding, Jr High to High School. Sign Shop Art Applicator (vinyl, paint, etc) in High School. Small Print Shop - Pressman Assistant, early college (this was the most difficult job for me because I had to wake at 5am many mornings). Magazine, Intern, Art Director then promoted up to Senior Art Director, late college & early post college. Recording Studio, Art Director, post college. Teacher at university in Chad, Africa. Associate Creative Director, STAPLEGUN Ad Agency. Tell us about Flint. Just a little design shop that I started in 2009. We do a ton of web now, but also print, logos, and helping companies realize their vision and dream-clients. What’s the story behind the name Flint? FLINT is a fire starter. That’s a lot of what good design does, starts a spark .. Who are some clients you’ve worked with? Green Room in Dallas: Volkswagen and tons of local musicians. STAPLEGUN: White Fields (boys home in Oklahoma), Womens Foundation of Oklahoma, Communities Foundation of Oklahoma. A few FLINT clients are BLUSOURCE ( myblusource.com), Blueberry Hill Events (bbhevents.com), Brotherhood of Iron (brotherhoodofiron.com). FLINT also does contract work for several big ad agencies.
If you’re looking for a talented graphic designer, look no further. Not only is Amy Fuller great at what she does, she puts herself into her work - making each creation truly special.
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