Karen Ulep
Karen Ulep
Hello, my name is Karen Ulep and I’m based in Sacramento, California.
Karen Ulep works at CADA as the Creative Services & Marketing Manager providing writing, graphic design, web design and mixed media art for CADA and for its special events.
Location: 16th and N Streets (legacy work from 2014)
About my traffic utility box design:
“Homegrown”
Original Medium: Found Objects, Woodworking, Photography & Digital Media
I wanted to create something that represented Sacramento in a really eclectic, whimsical way. The end goal for me was to have pedestrians smile as they walk by and maybe stop to inspect the images a little closer.
I began with collecting specific items that one would associate with Sacramento (Kings tickets, a train to represent Sacramento’s history, and camellias – Sacramento’s official flower).
The statements burned into the box are just positive affirmations (“Never look back,” “Be True, BeYOUtiful,”and INSPIRE”). The images of the eye, bumble bee, leaf, the letter N, and horseshoe when read correctly encourages the viewer, “I believe in you.” After all, who doesn’t need encouragement these days?