Posts Tagged ‘design’

“He prayeth well that loveth well both man and bird and beast”

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

by Tiffany Robertson | KEZA Intern
The last couple weeks have been a whirlwind. Much has happened both with KEZA and myself. KEZA is now ready to embark on the long sought after journey to Africa we’ve been patiently planning all summer.

I moved into a new home in Encinitas, said “goodbye” to many dear friends and “hello” to new and old ones. During these transitions I have been somewhat absent from my work with KEZA, but I am so blessed to have the opportunity to travel along with Ilea as we prepare new product in Rwanda and lay a foundation of connections and contacts in Kenya. We will be gone a month beginning Sept. 21st!

I cannot express in words how excited I am to be traveling with KEZA to Africa. I feel like what I’ve been working for all summer is finally coming into fruition. While in Africa, I’ll be responsible for managing our partnership agreements (as well as other tasks) for KEZA.

I also have a lot of preparation to finish for school in regards to my capstone prior to departure. My responsibilities to my masters program and professors cannot be disregarded as I travel, thus let the juggling act of school, KEZA and play begin!

The fact that I am finally traveling to Africa has not yet set in, but the departure date is nearing quickly and with class and work starting this past week, I know I’ll be on a plane soaring into the beautiful abandon of Africa before reality hits. I ask for prayers and kind thoughts as KEZA and I make yet another transition toward pursuing our passions!

“I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills” – Out of Africa, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Getting the Word Out

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

by Esther Fell | KEZA Design Intern

As I continue to sketch out designs and constantly look around for inspiration, I also try to think about how we can get KEZA’s name out there. Although I love spending time in the library researching and gathering images from their books, when it comes down to it, the internet has been my largest resource of inspiration.

Blogging has certainly helped a tremendous amount in gathering unknown followers of common interests. That is certainly one way to spread the word. I would love to see KEZA do a spread in a magazine. Although magazines have somewhat become obsolete, they’re still strong in the fashion world.

As I gather inspiration off the internet, there are always images that have come from magazine spreads. This is a goal certainly worth putting on the list. I’ve started to gather a list of magazines that I feel are worthy of trying to get in contact with. Lets see what we can offer them!

As far as progress this week, I’ve continued to sketch. I’m mostly excited to finally be able to meet with Jared this week in San Diego to discuss my designs and work with him to tweak/manipulate/add/change the designs I’ve created. It will be interesting to see how two creative minds can work together.

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Putting Ideas onto Paper

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

by Esther Fell | KEZA Design Intern

As I begin to put my ideas onto paper, I find yet more challenges to overcome. As I’ve collected image after image, I find it difficult to push my designs so that it may not be too heavily influenced by my inspiration. Although, the materials that I am working with are different, I essentially don’t want to copy, but alter and push my designs to the next level. As I’ve learned from my time at RISD, very rarely does an artist go with his first idea. Ideas are meant to grow and branch out into multiple directions.

From this point, I think it’s time to look at what I’ve sketched thus far and work out quirks that will spark new pieces. This week I’m starting to pull out the actual materials and experiment with putting them together. Another challenge is certainly putting my ideas two-dimensionally onto paper when I have a clear image of what I’m thinking visually.

Once again, working with the materials is going to help that process significantly. I’m excited that things are moving along. Creating a solid piece of jewelry is a process that takes patience and careful attention to detail. And that is what I’m trying to do so KEZA may have unique products that they can ‘wow’ their audience with.

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