THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME

I’m Karen Parry and Kaz and Kika was created as a home for my artwork, pattern, and illustration designs.

Kaz comes from my childhood nickname – a shortened version of Karen.
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Kika is my much-loved cat and trusted studio sidekick. Her name’s short for “kitty kat” – and it just fit, because she loved batting around those little foam soccer balls. She was born in a vacant lot in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in 2017, rescued with her two siblings, and came to live with me in Manhattan when she was just three months old. Sweet and skittish in equal measure, she keeps me company while I work.