Working with recycled materials and bright and fun colors, and making the notebooks locally right in Canada, was innovative at the time. First I designed, then illustrated the covers of our new eco-stationery line. Then I traveled, immigrated to Canada, and my brother and I started a family business, Ecojot. I went on to do graphic design for three years, which launched me into a design career. As a very young child, I was guided into the direction of painting and creating, including papier-mâché, pen and ink, watercolors, and more. My mom did mono-prints, painting-everything under the sun. You create such an incredible range of work – paintings, textiles, books. I don’t have to sit down and create something for a job or art director. If my work is picked up and used as-is, that’s a dream. I paint a lot of flowers and florals, so they took what was existing, which is lovely. The 10 cards that represent you in The Flower Box: how were they chosen? A flower child of the 1960’s, Carolyn grew up in South Africa, left to travel, and relocated to Canada where she currently lives with her family.Įarlier this year, Clarisse (aka CStar9) connected with Carolyn via webcast to discuss her creative origins, the unexpected path from a pile of wood to an abstract painting, and why most Canadians don’t paint their houses pink. Carolyn Gavin is a painter, illustrator, and designer based in Toronto, Canada.
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