Karen Gathany lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her boyfriend Blake. She graduated with a BFA in graphic design from Auburn University in 2008. She especially enjoys brand identity, editorial design, and watercolor illustration.


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The Elements of Floral Design

This book was created as a visual reference guide for floral designers. Conceptually, the book relates flower arranging to an art form and is divided into 5 sections: color, form, line, space, and texture. The sections explain the basic design elements and how they can be applied to flower arranging. Photos and tips serve to inspire the reader. I researched, planned, and designed the publication and it includes several original illustrations.