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Jul 31, 2019
4 min

THE TRADE

Tuesday evening the deal was done. After weeks of speculation it was official Trevor Bauer had been traded. For six years Bauer has been...

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Karen Ollis, SilverFox

Jul 5, 2019
3 min

Celebration

While some celebrate long awaited hot summer temperatures, or a having a lemonade watching a parade or family gatherings, Americans like...

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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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MUST LOVE DOGS, and other marketing thoughts!

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 29, 2018
1 min

Lightness

Not unlike many photographers in Northeast Ohio I do my fair share of different projects. After recently working on a new product line...

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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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Karen Ollis, SilverFox

Jul 25, 2018
2 min

Beth Yurich

We all have those crazy friends that make us smile and laugh. Beth is one of those people for me. She is forever upbeat, refreshing and...

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