tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152542052024-03-07T07:30:04.201+00:00Karen Jinks<a href="http://karenjinks.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://www.karenjinks.co.uk/images/kalaheader.jpg"></a>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.comBlogger476125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-59698358602793392132011-02-06T18:41:00.000+00:002011-02-06T18:41:16.034+00:00I've moved!I am no longer posting on blogger; follow my news over at my website <a href="http://www.karenjinks.co.uk/">http://www.karenjinks.co.uk/</a>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-89801158343881357042010-12-14T19:17:00.005+00:002010-12-14T20:45:58.206+00:00Blink and it's Christmas<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz78mAVlwwOWmkiHCvNGQiM0wj-ykp0QJjI0mAE10vpmAQ25kSl98qIfvKm1mP52l1940hgrWBiZd3m6uk9vQQDHsCfu7A5yaCEJSUkrakKN0mgFOPjQ4XvJJlNzzJOT8q-NgE/s1600/IMG_1301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz78mAVlwwOWmkiHCvNGQiM0wj-ykp0QJjI0mAE10vpmAQ25kSl98qIfvKm1mP52l1940hgrWBiZd3m6uk9vQQDHsCfu7A5yaCEJSUkrakKN0mgFOPjQ4XvJJlNzzJOT8q-NgE/s400/IMG_1301.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>This has been a year of slogging and learning things the hard way, particularly about myself and what I want to do with my career. I have found myself wearing many hats, some which fit better than others, the result of which has made me more determined to follow my heart and get back out into the world. This has been the first year I haven't been creating so much and blogging even less and I miss it badly. But as is often the way you have to step away from something to be able to appreciate it more and understand what is most important. <br />
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<div>Roll on 2011, I have some exciting things planned...</div><div></div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-23811854674884898422010-10-20T07:09:00.002+01:002010-10-20T09:15:33.145+01:00Autumn LightThere is something truly magical about autumn more than any other season I think, where the cold meets the warmth of the sun and brings out a rainbow of colours. A long walk through a local wood wrapped up in woolies and boots followed by hot chocolate and marshmallows. Can't beat it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfGnU-aU8mEC5yIpkihCQRoRbYtmQZpjorC6_64hq-4wNgHaouODPTAbOwAmHk2Y0mU5854GLmUX4OD5q7o6ZucgTf8yct34k6Mq6VZCUidkjUbKunjz4mRQ1c6jqGA1P_n8g/s1600/IMG_1059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530007093412319538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfGnU-aU8mEC5yIpkihCQRoRbYtmQZpjorC6_64hq-4wNgHaouODPTAbOwAmHk2Y0mU5854GLmUX4OD5q7o6ZucgTf8yct34k6Mq6VZCUidkjUbKunjz4mRQ1c6jqGA1P_n8g/s400/IMG_1059.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ksCaNPqNXZ6gjg_Dq47sSywYpqRxCJ_Mem7QKHYA1lZCE7ahJBj1f352-MRU93004lhlnGfLRE8XpiOkN6WyBFnABsWs2VvDg_qek4Y2HyKhwNzkTRyGbsv3jQIISMnNU_iU/s1600/IMG_1054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530007086428830530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ksCaNPqNXZ6gjg_Dq47sSywYpqRxCJ_Mem7QKHYA1lZCE7ahJBj1f352-MRU93004lhlnGfLRE8XpiOkN6WyBFnABsWs2VvDg_qek4Y2HyKhwNzkTRyGbsv3jQIISMnNU_iU/s400/IMG_1054.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqTWWZRK1-ksiGMnhmPnpbla2dKCfPvGiy_f1r-zB44Ku2_y6SdMiQagpbhfOVi8kFwoCyblySTYyrZHy4TnnvFBw-6rVgzYdu-xhaZ5hWU8ETIW4wQDFgABVqQN82Z56qiAB/s1600/IMG_1051.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530007077344715026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqTWWZRK1-ksiGMnhmPnpbla2dKCfPvGiy_f1r-zB44Ku2_y6SdMiQagpbhfOVi8kFwoCyblySTYyrZHy4TnnvFBw-6rVgzYdu-xhaZ5hWU8ETIW4wQDFgABVqQN82Z56qiAB/s400/IMG_1051.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0i1bgsELxH-TTWBFqdAyLOdV97OAsbfX-rb1KY5Pk7OwndujR9l2muggDf1Ao0EmNxVZmObrWue8PdsDZ9KRDeR6Vjd_Ud-9YpFWBTd6o_0qz1Mm81Wj0WP53Fx83k9cRHWQC/s1600/IMG_1048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530007068402236930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0i1bgsELxH-TTWBFqdAyLOdV97OAsbfX-rb1KY5Pk7OwndujR9l2muggDf1Ao0EmNxVZmObrWue8PdsDZ9KRDeR6Vjd_Ud-9YpFWBTd6o_0qz1Mm81Wj0WP53Fx83k9cRHWQC/s400/IMG_1048.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFivdgUGzmwQ6UhbCKygb2Y7bZyUYkGN6UEWlLQ2IINyK8-y4yYAtteolhyowtbeG8sudv-5EA-INLgiyrsz8rFqen1Ws3yJALilgwDEMflGDZQNJ3rTmfWYEpKY4hUu8C8wzi/s1600/IMG_1041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530007071040412466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFivdgUGzmwQ6UhbCKygb2Y7bZyUYkGN6UEWlLQ2IINyK8-y4yYAtteolhyowtbeG8sudv-5EA-INLgiyrsz8rFqen1Ws3yJALilgwDEMflGDZQNJ3rTmfWYEpKY4hUu8C8wzi/s400/IMG_1041.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-42032904719547820412010-10-07T14:30:00.005+01:002010-10-08T13:52:49.826+01:00Experimental<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQKfOJL4sNQLNeNGKlAMKz6AtUYR8OUEcq_KjLKRqV4U9K6oGS6luoWJ1c9Lwzx_69RdLj0No9xru6WJQpTN_FRtw-SLa9eyhyphenhyphen6m8g1kMGa4A8rLroYDBWPH60dQqzS2rKIpD/s1600/IMG_1038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525656092783944050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQKfOJL4sNQLNeNGKlAMKz6AtUYR8OUEcq_KjLKRqV4U9K6oGS6luoWJ1c9Lwzx_69RdLj0No9xru6WJQpTN_FRtw-SLa9eyhyphenhyphen6m8g1kMGa4A8rLroYDBWPH60dQqzS2rKIpD/s400/IMG_1038.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Not sure these are entirely successful but until I can work out what I am actually trying to do this is what is appearing on the canvas. I can't say any of my work ever feels finished - each one is a stepping stone to the next one and the progression is marked. I just hope I don't realise that the path leads nowhere, but I have to follow it regardless.</div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525655860348957314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1MIQhuKhWLj7Y7Bmwg1hGB4QX33VYvkTJxAbGdOPq9-9bhaTtxSwbCzVBTaxvPyI84HqJ7vSt6L-Eilu_aurXAMOaZ0KhJDdzWzlGtRiA10cFJlbae4T7t1DzkZShynfkiYR/s400/IMG_1032.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 328px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525656250290825666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL76-c8yff0glxGMsA9RTQV5ODdhyphenhyphenWHxkV5O-7IwgD2XeFFjq-a8x9fsxApHPEZogMlAppFRTURAEfqeX-_h3I6pxxZHO7A2T4oZMKv6HGXlpILyJqLDxSHguraMT5W0nnKvaR/s400/run.jpg" /> I do like this last one though, dark and spooky ;)</div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-57058461342675253972010-10-04T19:06:00.000+01:002010-10-04T19:06:39.297+01:00It's the little things......that keep me sane when the workload looks like it is going to engulf me...<br />
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What do you do to chill?</div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-36773696992177927732010-07-17T14:20:00.000+01:002010-07-17T14:20:14.638+01:00Wave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jyTmGRqZod8qdXjqD5ZSwrFs__BFtZCJ0kXZWBnaMczep_Sl0TzefBU3vQBZpiwgbNE-1inBXYohguc0vwBSD53nW53QWzcPIJp5nCTyZP6XeNtp3kgKavYdQ4HxHXrNr13V/s1600/IMG_0664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jyTmGRqZod8qdXjqD5ZSwrFs__BFtZCJ0kXZWBnaMczep_Sl0TzefBU3vQBZpiwgbNE-1inBXYohguc0vwBSD53nW53QWzcPIJp5nCTyZP6XeNtp3kgKavYdQ4HxHXrNr13V/s400/IMG_0664.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two paintings in one week! Of course now I have run out of gel medium so I will have to answer my creative needs another way until a new tub arrives, but it is good to dip my toe back in the water. Even if it does feel indulgent. I have 4 big jobs needing to be finished by the 25th so the pressure is on! </div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-23124996896402681032010-07-16T19:57:00.000+01:002010-07-16T19:57:51.269+01:00Eco Business and Upcycling Competition!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYTn4dyLwt-XLp1QOoQGGmoO9kkCznSQ6mpuNauhG2LM16b0JKEHQpWn4tM4KvokpDRyE-5YmKVs_7bOX49BiulMVUKboW_ldNa4FjGsZc3UR4DfWobtUtQVwYwqnesewen9w/s1600/bunt+128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYTn4dyLwt-XLp1QOoQGGmoO9kkCznSQ6mpuNauhG2LM16b0JKEHQpWn4tM4KvokpDRyE-5YmKVs_7bOX49BiulMVUKboW_ldNa4FjGsZc3UR4DfWobtUtQVwYwqnesewen9w/s400/bunt+128.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>This week I have put up a 5 part series on running an eco business over on the <a href="http://www.makers-online.co.uk/community/">Makers Online Community Blog</a>, featuring fab people like <a href="http://www.swirlyarts.com/">Lynsey of Swirlyarts</a>, <a href="http://milomade.co.uk/">Evie of Milomade</a> and <a href="http://www.mimipearl.co.uk/">Teresa of Mimi Pearl</a>. Find out where to source eco friendly packaging, DIY craft displays and producing eco freindly products from scratch, Lots of fab expeience straight from those in the know!<br />
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We are also running a fun competition to create something beautiful out of something worthless - enter the <a href="http://www.makers-online.co.uk/blog/?p=372">trash to treasure upcycling competition</a> and win a whopping £200! Get creative and good luck!Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-78383640583337589042010-07-13T21:26:00.001+01:002010-07-13T21:27:10.390+01:00Flight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGhxrpOOi3CIqmbFg28cFsRFovPQfdTpgeld6cCFh6hkPaYcgRgdyVRD-fkPJo7NppTwAB82Zeqm38gYxfkTmBCNWXuISEunIcLCxO2WQ9bHl7aLf0mdL33Qem6LO-ZPVUUPI/s1600/IMG_0606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGhxrpOOi3CIqmbFg28cFsRFovPQfdTpgeld6cCFh6hkPaYcgRgdyVRD-fkPJo7NppTwAB82Zeqm38gYxfkTmBCNWXuISEunIcLCxO2WQ9bHl7aLf0mdL33Qem6LO-ZPVUUPI/s400/IMG_0606.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been desperate to start new pieces of work for a while now. My paid work is good and pays the bills and feeds the kids but doesn't feed the soul in quite the same way. I feel like I am heading towards something but scared I will miss the boat if I don't start start preparing now. So here we are, quite rough and ready but real and exciting. Sadly the camera doesn't pick up the layers and textures and subtleties that are hiding in there. I know what it means to me, I always wonder if viewers feel the same thing.</div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-28769711624028463142010-07-12T14:19:00.000+01:002010-07-12T14:19:57.484+01:00Guilty PleasuresI spent many an hour rifling through my nan's button tin when I was little, it was an old rectangular battered metal tin and it made a really satisfying noise to just run my hands through the buttons. I would empty them out, sort them into type and colour and put them all back again. Who needs Barbie's and playstations and all the childish entrapments of modern life when you have a tin of buttons? Children today just don't know what they are missing out on. Actually my kids do. Both of them love going through my boxes of beads and buttons and feathers and all manner of crafty stuff. My other half thinks I just love to hoard junk. But then I think his love of bicycles along with his boxes of weird mechanical bits and bobs, and the mysterious parcels that turn up through the post suggests he understands it more than he would be prepared to let on. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are my latest aquisition from Penny Spooner who I met at the Wemake Fair last month. (Note to designers who make buttons - pop them all in a pot and sell them loose if you know I will be there as I am guaranteed to buy some). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Handmade ceramic buttons are the best of all types of buttons and I discovered them first at a textiles show about 9 years ago (above) so much I can't bear to use them. I have decided to make my own when I can afford a kiln and find some free time so I can use them and then make more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2SLMEJ6RU-Y0tCTwbMog6VWS7ekOB0kA2lYzif_wjXK5fYtMVoJePAhMwirdQ22Uz7-oz1I9u24bF578dInbViyPwXY7_cGXFIiPAj73JOTjjf5uTRWAGg8wJqTn49dlp8BQ/s1600/IMG_0597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2SLMEJ6RU-Y0tCTwbMog6VWS7ekOB0kA2lYzif_wjXK5fYtMVoJePAhMwirdQ22Uz7-oz1I9u24bF578dInbViyPwXY7_cGXFIiPAj73JOTjjf5uTRWAGg8wJqTn49dlp8BQ/s400/IMG_0597.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What are your guilty pleasures? Things you like to buy 'just because'.</div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-76553666472105141032010-06-22T12:44:00.000+01:002010-06-22T12:44:14.075+01:00Shh......don't tell but I've been taking a few 'me' days...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm pleased to have been interviewed by Katy Cowan over at <a href="http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/">http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/</a> about my role as Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ukhandmade.co.uk/">http://www.ukhandmade.co.uk/</a>, go see! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/features/interview-karen-jinks-uk-handmade/">http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/features/interview-karen-jinks-uk-handmade/</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I'm here, still buried in <a href="http://www.ukhandmade.co.uk/">UK Handmade</a> and all my other jobs, but although I am missing producing my own artwork I am enjoying being busy and productive. We have recently taken the very scary step of turning UK Handmade into a Social Enterprise LTD Company. Sounds very grand doesn't it. Thankfully I share this responsibility with fellow Directors <a href="http://sakurajewellery.com/">Anna Stassen</a> and <a href="http://quernuscrafts.co.uk/">Kirsten Miller</a> and we have taken on more core team members so things are definitely looking up.<br />
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Of course this has meant more time organising the new team and coming up with new ideas and plans for all aspects of the business - it's amazing how much of my time is spent in skype meetings and emailing! I have also taken on a part time role working as online marketing consultant for <a href="http://www.makers-online.co.uk/">http://www.makers-online.co.uk/</a> where I am putting all my years of experience in retail and marketing into practice by writing articles and features for their main <a href="http://www.makers-online.co.uk/blog/">company blog</a> and the <a href="http://www.makers-online.co.uk/community/">community blog</a>. It's all a lot of fun and it's giving me more incentive to get my own little business a badly needed update and to just spend a bit of time doodling.<br />
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In the meantime I will just have to console myself taking lots of new flower photos now that spring has finally taken hold. These photos are from the cherry tree in my front garden - a real charge of pink hit you every morning when stepping onto the landing and although they have gone now I have one of these photos in my studio to lift me when I'm feeling the pressure of work. Colour like this is the best kind of therapy.<br />
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<p>At last I have something to show you - the Spring Edition of <a href="http://www.ukhandmade.co.uk/">UK Handmade Magazine</a> is finally finished and ready to read over on the website <a href="http://www.ukhandmade.co.uk/">http://www.ukhandmade.co.uk/</a> . My deputy editor Anna has taken over fully as editor leaving me now free to concentrate on developing the website and lots of other fun projects we have planned. Maybe I can now find a bit of time to do some painting too, I really miss making a mess! Oh and I have spent the weekend building new furniture in my studio and putting up shelves etc - just got to put all my stuff back in and it might be the motivation I need to get those paint brushes out. I will post pictures when it's finished; with the weather getting sunnier I am feeling more relaxed and productive.</p>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-69926170458812665422010-03-12T12:24:00.001+00:002010-03-12T12:25:52.339+00:00Tick tick BOOM!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_ZDAJFDwRTb8R8q-tzSz89YmvtX-oWMvkSZ7g00tZstze1-6OQUxv1YyHoAf_3-YoGr8TUyfw0iptjWwE8E0py-hRQnRx14fHqhTT1PorngjlSkzS8GJVi3_npDtYa5jdSB9/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_ZDAJFDwRTb8R8q-tzSz89YmvtX-oWMvkSZ7g00tZstze1-6OQUxv1YyHoAf_3-YoGr8TUyfw0iptjWwE8E0py-hRQnRx14fHqhTT1PorngjlSkzS8GJVi3_npDtYa5jdSB9/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<p>Well don't ask me where February went, I have absolutely no idea. Just after writing my last post I lit a fuse that exploded in such a way I never thought I would recover from the fallout lol - yes I'm being melodramatic and no it's nothing bad. All good, very good in fact.</p><p>2010 started with good positive vibes, I don't know why, I just had a good feeling about this year. Then I thought I really needed to ask for help with ukhandmade and take the pressure off me a little to concentrate on my new found confidence and do lots of pretty artwork for my business. What I didn't anticipate was the people who responded to my plea for help would have such energy and enthusiasm for what we are doing at ukhandmade that they have pushed us further in a short 6 weeks than we had done in the last 12 months. I can't go into details yet but it has forced me into rebuilding the website quicker than I had anticipated ready for all the new ideas and increased amount of traffic we will hopefully get as a result. Overwhelmed is not the word. I always knew we had something pretty special at ukhandmade, more than just a well designed magazine promoting the huge amount of talent we have here in the UK but also it has picked up on a wave of feeling that things need to change in our day to day lives, something that people are responding to in such a way I wasn't really prepared for. I suddenly feel humbled and honoured and scared and responsible for something a lot bigger than me but much more than that I am excited. I have butterflies in my tum on a daily basis and I haven't felt like that for years.</p><p>Hopefully things will settle down and I can find some me time soon, the ideas for chalk hill are piling up inside my head and it's all getting a bit crowded in there!</p>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-49997439658868744122010-01-18T19:20:00.001+00:002010-01-18T19:22:03.318+00:0010 years and counting...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3dyFxvBrFlAEZjeS-DwgmGrga6ZB6GqEHtSkJUAx6VjvL-rxXOBR8146SfGFjav429K_c4BEAUpUHyR9QXlWW4Qk0HuKe0ydqN-DibMd8QnVB4DQQbz_RBATfzwkruBiHY8E/s1600-h/IMG_9728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3dyFxvBrFlAEZjeS-DwgmGrga6ZB6GqEHtSkJUAx6VjvL-rxXOBR8146SfGFjav429K_c4BEAUpUHyR9QXlWW4Qk0HuKe0ydqN-DibMd8QnVB4DQQbz_RBATfzwkruBiHY8E/s320/IMG_9728.jpg" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was having a clear out my 'office' this morning; old paper work, clearing out folders, chucking out old catalogues, you know the kind of thing and I stumbled across papers dated 2000. It took a while for the cogs to slot into place but when they did it was like a lightning bolt. I have been in business a whopping 10 years. 10 years!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So why do I feel like I've only just started out? Has it really taken me that long to find my feet? It's not that I'm inexperienced - the first 5 years I ran a successful wedding and bespoke design business but it's a massive step to go from selling commercial work to selling your own and I never truely appreciated just how long that would take me. (Add to the mix 2 children and 2 house moves along the way and very little sleep.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2010 has started feeling truely like a new start. I feel like I have done all the ground work, made all the mistakes, tried and tested and tried and tested and thought and talked and analysed myself to death and now I am where I want to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All that is left is to create and create and to put all my experience and new found confidence into practice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(And cross my fingers and close my eyes and sprinkle a little fairy dust to help things along a bit.)</span><br />
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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424378126700917490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeahd_UoDogLm_khsBCpea70g6VgzmxL8XC3Jz96SoXWpTbXARXUxpxZwKYbtGE_UhEjKecbQbjdO7wLRvB5wF0t1cR4VwUIWNR4TT13am8ChLPawEgLlIH0ALYC_y0MfiXZ/s400/IMG_9877.jpg" /></a>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-33627811597196438902009-12-03T14:32:00.002+00:002009-12-03T14:46:02.606+00:00UK Handmade Magazine Winter 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ELGGKbcnLPJ5ezc8P_nO0R7jdmbDfaulSSyNDDJJjXghjMGuJP1rZ_dNAbzPcSUuIGycqnwInJ_QvSyxhwIvnWdbnvVy9P9mE6FT60yRQW0AlAXDPbblJvGeCsvgtxpHMS6r/s1600-h/xmas2009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411019569818994002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ELGGKbcnLPJ5ezc8P_nO0R7jdmbDfaulSSyNDDJJjXghjMGuJP1rZ_dNAbzPcSUuIGycqnwInJ_QvSyxhwIvnWdbnvVy9P9mE6FT60yRQW0AlAXDPbblJvGeCsvgtxpHMS6r/s400/xmas2009.JPG" /></a><br /><p>No one told me when I ended up as editor / webdesigner of ukhandmade it would take over my life (probably because they didn't want to scare me off!) but however tough it gets it's this moment that makes it all worth while. The flutter of butterflies I get when <a href="http://askeyillustration.co.uk/">Jo</a> has waved her designer's magic wand over it and sends it back to my inbox all sparkly and finished is irreplaceable.</p><p>You can read it in all it's glory over at <a href="http://ukhandmade.blogspot.com/2009/12/uk-handmade-magazine-winter-2009.html">http://ukhandmade.blogspot.com/2009/12/uk-handmade-magazine-winter-2009.html</a> - enjoy!</p>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-30905272098933874082009-12-01T20:29:00.003+00:002009-12-01T20:49:36.330+00:00Fragments<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguLvCPwHgGT144wl7wdDzqFYxmG7Z_nXtij5nHvuZwDM9vYKzA5zSUVzT303TPmSfwC8PY-7UoKR56HNNEQ6qObQOkn3za7GMD-J57Hi4imgDmicDwQsDtD-PQzdPYcEhlCxr/s1600/fragments_LRG.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410367668290170322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguLvCPwHgGT144wl7wdDzqFYxmG7Z_nXtij5nHvuZwDM9vYKzA5zSUVzT303TPmSfwC8PY-7UoKR56HNNEQ6qObQOkn3za7GMD-J57Hi4imgDmicDwQsDtD-PQzdPYcEhlCxr/s400/fragments_LRG.jpg" /></a><br /><p>This didn't come out as I had originally envisaged it but after living with it for a couple of days now I don't think I want to touch it. It has it's own energy, albeit a slightly broken one (hence the title) that is slightly disturbing but not unpleasant. I've noticed too my work has been getting more and more monochrome. This wasn't intentional but I've been so concerned with texture and and technique that making decisions about which colours to use has obviously been moved to the bottom of my list of priorities. Should I read something into this? Probably not. I am running out of white paint though...</p>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-22004491802756878832009-11-28T21:39:00.002+00:002009-11-28T21:50:58.309+00:00Reflect<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdOTfNJR2VS3C3Wb3ZQ2SqxQ-_Ets6d6R6Iy_E72YvIC-OYZ8iQq1s67AsrpPhQ_C9P7azk_DbqRzgsPeRFs_hn1lkZexhJOcLlS-PvB5lc38b_owzPAsw_f_cxipFMzcOvB4/s1600/reflect_LRG.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 323px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409272507706623778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdOTfNJR2VS3C3Wb3ZQ2SqxQ-_Ets6d6R6Iy_E72YvIC-OYZ8iQq1s67AsrpPhQ_C9P7azk_DbqRzgsPeRFs_hn1lkZexhJOcLlS-PvB5lc38b_owzPAsw_f_cxipFMzcOvB4/s400/reflect_LRG.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>This horiztontal motif has stayed with me for a good few years now, and I never really figured out why. Lines of trees, dry stone walls, city skylines. Compositionally I like the way clear skies and undisturbed landscapes are broken by the upright jagged lines. Emotionally they feel like a rhythm, a pulse - music on a stave, an EKG.</p><br /><p>What am I saying? No idea. Don't think, just feel.</p>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-74150204349110495452009-11-24T17:00:00.002+00:002009-11-24T17:05:01.503+00:00Relaunch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnocOSCs5AqyTxXYMym2eH6U4wE-P7w8CCeRUv6hlCwR4MinQpRKE9-bWRepL2GMfyHddK5L9tLkumGqPhL25SoKGe_xQsLZMocIHvj-_wUA6xb9TD2Mk_vt5pdEXk-n0qbxn/s1600/fp2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407716344038860514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnocOSCs5AqyTxXYMym2eH6U4wE-P7w8CCeRUv6hlCwR4MinQpRKE9-bWRepL2GMfyHddK5L9tLkumGqPhL25SoKGe_xQsLZMocIHvj-_wUA6xb9TD2Mk_vt5pdEXk-n0qbxn/s400/fp2.jpg" /></a> It's been a long time coming but I am finally ready to relaunch my shop properly, and to celebrate I am offering 15% off when you spend £25. A good chance to buy in time for Christmas! Pop over to the <a href="http://chalkhillstudio.blogspot.com/">Chalk Hill Blog </a>for more details and product updates.<br /><div></div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-66121712080875957122009-11-14T20:20:00.004+00:002009-11-14T20:47:58.962+00:00Jump!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxvOs_Kn0SDdECOxl4cJnhrnQeIL1mONPOYttUgM-M817DvZabR9fRiUgpTPXZn-UJtm5omDI7-SkynTaD4RshiZ9Bs71jf5c4aKFEjfO-_i2ZLNDj0s-DyqeQrPBKavR5-I3/s1600-h/IMG_9512.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404059204458968706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxvOs_Kn0SDdECOxl4cJnhrnQeIL1mONPOYttUgM-M817DvZabR9fRiUgpTPXZn-UJtm5omDI7-SkynTaD4RshiZ9Bs71jf5c4aKFEjfO-_i2ZLNDj0s-DyqeQrPBKavR5-I3/s400/IMG_9512.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV-W3Wc9tWJgFfUdJIWHoht1dDI4J1NezphuaHyQC960We1PGXufT1CUvI-9fU2rc4IQxSueY7WR_U8OObfFsonhyphenhyphenmnS7wTlh8lwD6F_kUnphyteVNyHuuJ_BUWtgejQIJdCs/s1600-h/IMG_9485.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404059198486744162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV-W3Wc9tWJgFfUdJIWHoht1dDI4J1NezphuaHyQC960We1PGXufT1CUvI-9fU2rc4IQxSueY7WR_U8OObfFsonhyphenhyphenmnS7wTlh8lwD6F_kUnphyteVNyHuuJ_BUWtgejQIJdCs/s400/IMG_9485.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RMAV0_xxwVeeinlm_oAKdAydoNaK8_4oitDn8hWYv3Z5VAwsar4OQKlZC7zeKmMX0BuGfsN8P_VhllSoXVkDjrRuFgPC1Td_C8BFligCgAzTCVhP_U9oOe0BCc8k3PPxrZR8/s1600-h/IMG_9520.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404059191089105346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RMAV0_xxwVeeinlm_oAKdAydoNaK8_4oitDn8hWYv3Z5VAwsar4OQKlZC7zeKmMX0BuGfsN8P_VhllSoXVkDjrRuFgPC1Td_C8BFligCgAzTCVhP_U9oOe0BCc8k3PPxrZR8/s400/IMG_9520.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNjyYfs2N89nuS1ZiYkFN5BBw3rEMIa_FgjoZ2mJa0A-cB9djTQSpXDCKHP4gJAFOWXh-HvgEDw11A2hJdnItC-ht57mVooyHGVEthTCPXPkni5KzKAXu1-yS3Iabhqsr4Qqe/s1600-h/IMG_9501.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404059179958857042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNjyYfs2N89nuS1ZiYkFN5BBw3rEMIa_FgjoZ2mJa0A-cB9djTQSpXDCKHP4gJAFOWXh-HvgEDw11A2hJdnItC-ht57mVooyHGVEthTCPXPkni5KzKAXu1-yS3Iabhqsr4Qqe/s400/IMG_9501.JPG" /></a><br /><p>Crazees :D</p><p>I am up to my eyeballs in work and not really having anything to blog about sadly, but I do make sure I have time with the kids - nothing better for clearing away the cobwebs than a good run around the downs! The time away from my personal work has also given me time to work out what I want to do next year. I am slowly pulling everything together and feeling more and more confident about the future plus I've been busy sewing a few seeds that will hopefully pay off in the long run. My habit of jumping at ever opportuntity that comes along has only resulted in me being over tired and over stretched and confused. No more. I only take the things that will help on my chosen path and say no to the rest. </p><p>Saying that I was busy saying no to craft fairs because I felt they were an indulgence that didn't really get me anywhere but I had a bit of an epiphany regarding fairs, hence I am doing the <a href="http://handmadecambridge.blogspot.com/">Cambridge Handmade Fair</a> on the 5th December and really excited! There are some fantastic designers and makers so it is a must see if you are in the area, perfect for buying christmas pressies direct from the makers!</p><p>And if you want to know what I've got up my sleeve you will just have to wait and see :D</p>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-48693507729322724312009-11-10T21:06:00.000+00:002009-11-10T21:07:38.293+00:007.30 am<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-8j77lLFKQgF_hiZoTTCi-_9SMExPfIrGcwHaLGpAp0Jy4IPHuRQnpCfH36I8RbM4_O1WhaLRY8rlR7_AQQveUiojwDXy15LfQ1wDIY-q4RteCLDiKE41ukSLxC1dwqzyVja/s1600-h/IMG_9616.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402584535320694866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-8j77lLFKQgF_hiZoTTCi-_9SMExPfIrGcwHaLGpAp0Jy4IPHuRQnpCfH36I8RbM4_O1WhaLRY8rlR7_AQQveUiojwDXy15LfQ1wDIY-q4RteCLDiKE41ukSLxC1dwqzyVja/s400/IMG_9616.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-40129256001917443952009-10-29T14:20:00.005+00:002009-10-29T14:34:30.542+00:00Autumn Colour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDZkLMU8tCpF2ugMshdX1nyAPBc-7VCjUlqkPXlF_ytj-5WJlphR1UzQNEbf55ddonRC41BeLVP_b-8qzxf2zd1DtMAjRrdBCy5ggfp3wPzEIPvMXeGxTjeStLhIwwkBPkZ_K/s1600-h/IMG_9446.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398027371680122322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAwym2wJD39id1PGl92xnY7Wzhyphenhyphenf_g4wsTRHQlBrrr-WEDBJu4ecSzSX92Qjgl_oGdFSBjuRmrmongE525uxlYGlA8WfNhiu_7ThnpuyL3zVn4srqJzwymJkis_JPengfSj4u/s400/IMG_9557.jpg" /></a>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254205.post-7197302797531176932009-10-21T10:14:00.003+01:002009-10-21T10:17:40.778+01:00Sketchbook Peek<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB2Cx34ty8z7xK4kJ4Z_m2wwaeRHHuOP6XjuIdIIzNNjjguH38-vumlEscRfiLtu1YUj_pV2OHnSVNGlVXMNjakR9Tg3lJTNBR-tKOTpUoGLYRmLtvh4O9VZxVt_q6dRpvFF0/s1600-h/Picture+365.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394979685806729826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB2Cx34ty8z7xK4kJ4Z_m2wwaeRHHuOP6XjuIdIIzNNjjguH38-vumlEscRfiLtu1YUj_pV2OHnSVNGlVXMNjakR9Tg3lJTNBR-tKOTpUoGLYRmLtvh4O9VZxVt_q6dRpvFF0/s400/Picture+365.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sue from Nottingham Craft Mafia for her blog, check it out <a href="http://www.nottinghamcraftmafia.com/2009/10/sues-sketchbook-peeks-karen-jinks/">here</a>!</div>Karen Jinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792571313738007440noreply@blogger.com1