Fish out of water. The exact definition is a person in a completely unsuitable environment or situation — which is honestly more extreme than the phrase usually feels. We all have those days, though: the meeting where you don't belong, the room where nobody speaks your language, the moment when everything around you is uncomfortable or unfamiliar. Deanna Schweitzer's Fish Out of Water 100% Organic Cotton Hoodie is for those days — soft, warm, and quietly on your side. Crisp white, premium build, raglan sleeves, brushed organic cotton lining. The hoodie that has you covered when nothing else does.
Deanna Schweitzer is a self-taught visual artist whose eye for systems, placement, and pattern has shaped a creative practice rooted in deep observation of the world around her. Born into a military family, Deanna spent her childhood as a third-culture kid — moving across the country, carrying her pencil and sketchbook like a first language wherever she went. Art classes in high school and college became spaces to explore and expand; the real education happened in the quiet hours of looking, noticing, and translating what she saw into line and form.
Deanna's work spans an extraordinary range — from large-scale environmental murals and public art installations to pencil portraits, intuitive abstract pieces, and intricate decorative arts. Her designs have graced elementary school hallways and community spaces. She has drawn sharpie tattoos for fundraisers and created paintings that found their way to the Iowa State Fair. Whatever the medium, her recognition of pattern and her instinct for where things belong give her work a visual intelligence that is entirely her own.
Perhaps the most remarkable thread in Deanna's story is the one woven by the universe itself. A childhood friend of Kate Shu since kindergarten, the two lost touch for decades — until Deanna and her husband bought a home in Iowa City and discovered, quite by accident, that their next-door neighbor was Kate's grandmother, Alda. For years, Deanna was Alda's neighbor, her watchful presence, and one of the trusted eyes that kept the Hightshoe family connected to the woman they loved. Some friendships are planted young and bloom exactly when they're needed most.
"Beautiful art is the most sincere form of abundance." — Deanna Schweitzer
A Kate Shu Collective exclusive, available only at the Monarch Shoppe.
About this Hoodie:
• Unisex fit — available in sizes XS through 3XL
• Outside: 100% organic cotton
• Inside lining: 80% organic cotton, 20% recycled polyester — brushed for softness
• Raglan sleeves with a regular fit, ribbed cuffs and hem
• Drawstrings with metal eyelets and stoppers, jersey-lined hood
• Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing across two print areas: front and back — artwork bonded into the fabric, not pressed on top. Won't crack, peel, or fade.
• Tested in real life: washed many times, still looks like the day it arrived — and it doesn't shrink
• Premium build — the best-quality, longest-wearing hoodie in the Collective
Fish out of water. The exact definition is a person in a completely unsuitable environment or situation — which is honestly more extreme than the phrase usually feels. We all have those days, though: the meeting where you don't belong, the room where nobody speaks your language, the moment when everything around you is uncomfortable or unfamiliar. Deanna Schweitzer's Fish Out of Water 100% Organic Cotton Hoodie is for those days — soft, warm, and quietly on your side. Crisp white, premium build, raglan sleeves, brushed organic cotton lining. The hoodie that has you covered when nothing else does.
Deanna Schweitzer is a self-taught visual artist whose eye for systems, placement, and pattern has shaped a creative practice rooted in deep observation of the world around her. Born into a military family, Deanna spent her childhood as a third-culture kid — moving across the country, carrying her pencil and sketchbook like a first language wherever she went. Art classes in high school and college became spaces to explore and expand; the real education happened in the quiet hours of looking, noticing, and translating what she saw into line and form.
Deanna's work spans an extraordinary range — from large-scale environmental murals and public art installations to pencil portraits, intuitive abstract pieces, and intricate decorative arts. Her designs have graced elementary school hallways and community spaces. She has drawn sharpie tattoos for fundraisers and created paintings that found their way to the Iowa State Fair. Whatever the medium, her recognition of pattern and her instinct for where things belong give her work a visual intelligence that is entirely her own.
Perhaps the most remarkable thread in Deanna's story is the one woven by the universe itself. A childhood friend of Kate Shu since kindergarten, the two lost touch for decades — until Deanna and her husband bought a home in Iowa City and discovered, quite by accident, that their next-door neighbor was Kate's grandmother, Alda. For years, Deanna was Alda's neighbor, her watchful presence, and one of the trusted eyes that kept the Hightshoe family connected to the woman they loved. Some friendships are planted young and bloom exactly when they're needed most.
"Beautiful art is the most sincere form of abundance." — Deanna Schweitzer
A Kate Shu Collective exclusive, available only at the Monarch Shoppe.
About this Hoodie:
• Unisex fit — available in sizes XS through 3XL
• Outside: 100% organic cotton
• Inside lining: 80% organic cotton, 20% recycled polyester — brushed for softness
• Raglan sleeves with a regular fit, ribbed cuffs and hem
• Drawstrings with metal eyelets and stoppers, jersey-lined hood
• Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing across two print areas: front and back — artwork bonded into the fabric, not pressed on top. Won't crack, peel, or fade.
• Tested in real life: washed many times, still looks like the day it arrived — and it doesn't shrink
• Premium build — the best-quality, longest-wearing hoodie in the Collective
