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Daria Diaz's avatar

This is such an inspirational story and message. And Karen is so talented. Thank you for bringing this wonderful renewal story to us Patti.

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Patti Petersen's avatar

Thank you, Daria... I'm interesting in 3rd and 4th quarter career makeovers, and finding Karen was like finding a vein of gold.

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Ice Queen's avatar

Losing a job and career is very difficult. Karen did a great effort of moving on.

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Patti Petersen's avatar

She's really impressive. I found it fascinating she is self-taught. Her work is intricate and detailed; so many of the coloring books these days are AI generated or really simplistic, and while that style is extremely popular it's like going back to elementary school to color between the lines. And she overcame health issues... pretty admirable in my eyes.

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Jan Stoneburner's avatar

Patti ~ this is an amazing article. I loved reading your interview with Karen. And, oh boy, she definitely lives in a place I would love. Thanks!

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Patti Petersen's avatar

Hi Jan, Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. It was fun to try something different. I had the same reaction when I saw her place—but what really fascinated me was her work. As someone who loves coloring for anxiety relief, discovering a true artist like her felt like striking gold in my own backyard. You should try coloring, it's really fun, especially on a gray midwestern day. :)

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Carl Petersen's avatar

I know you love coloring books 📚 😍

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Patti Petersen's avatar

It's my happy place, for sure.

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Shlee's avatar

So cool! I love a good career pivot story. Thanks for sharing this, Patti. Karen seems to have found her 'thing'-- it's what we're all striving for; fulfilling work that brings us joy and allows us to flex our creativity muscles

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Patti Petersen's avatar

I’m working on a career pivot myself, so this is interesting to me as well! And that she’s found it in the third quarter was just magical!

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