Karen Ollis, SilverFox
An Entrepreneur's Vibe
Earlier this year I had the privilege of creating a series of portraits for Todd Bertsch. We spent one morning together in his office...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Jun 8
- 2 min
A Shared Path, Past and Present
Story and Photos by Karen Ollis One of my favorite recreational activities is walking. Weather can be an issue frequently but exercising...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Jun 8
- 4 min
A Return to Tried and True
Ace Hardware in Aurora Written Profile and Photos by Karen Ollis Driving into the Barrington Commons shopping center in Aurora is...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
Afraid Of The DARK?
In school I had a painting teacher that cautioned his class on using black paint. Perhaps he did not like black in compositions or felt a...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Feb 6, 2019
- 3 min
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are a rare breed of individuals and partnerships that are constantly reinvigorating the nature of business. Sometimes found...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
A Passport to the World
Give a person a stage with microphone and you will learn who they really are. Any public platform can expose the good, the bad and the...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Nov 21, 2018
- 1 min
Gratitude
Thanksgiving for me is about coming home, whether that's a literal place or within one's self. Its a time of reflecting on the warmth of...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Nov 3, 2018
- 2 min
MUST LOVE DOGS, and other marketing thoughts!
It occurred to me while reading a personal ad how easy and yet difficult writing such a profile can be. Clarity about criteria such as...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Oct 23, 2018
- 3 min
Life as a Table
As a photographer a key characteristic to my craft is being observant studying the world around me wherever I find myself. When I first...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Oct 1, 2018
- 3 min
Blessings
Years ago I photographed a United Way campaign that asked the audience to feel the way someone else feels. In reality we aren’t capable...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Sep 9, 2018
- 3 min
Ruby
We have a tendency to echo sentiments which we have heard from our own elders. "Well back in my day... " Stories about how things use to...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Aug 22, 2018
- 2 min
At the End of the Day
Whether home is on the range, out in the field, or in the office there is nothing quite like the feeling of a good's day work and it's...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Aug 17, 2018
- 2 min
Peter Toula
A new chapter is about to begin! It's an emotional journey mixed with excitement, pride, a sense of accomplishment yet tempered with...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Aug 13, 2018
- 2 min
Robert Lockwood Jr.
It was a cold January evening when Robert Lockwood Jr. came to my photo studio for a portrait session creating the cover of his Delta...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Aug 8, 2018
- 2 min
Fuel
Cue Steppenwolf ,“Born to be Wild” and it congers a modern day renegade or outlaw riding off into freedom. However, motorcycle...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Aug 6, 2018
- 2 min
Geoff Jorgensen
Have you ever noticed how you react to the physical appearance of other people? What causes either positive or negative feelings in...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Aug 1, 2018
- 2 min
Laura West
Laura crouching over with table knife in hand was planting seedlings. Her long curly hair dancing on the breeze. It was a juxtaposition...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Jul 31, 2018
- 2 min
George Remington
One thing in life you can count on is change! Certainly George Remington can attest to that. While thriving as a commercial...
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Karen Ollis, SilverFox
- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
Dr. Z aka Mike Zaite
With humble beginnings in his father's TV repair shop, Mike found a world of wonder that he could build with his hands. A product of the...
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