Friday, March 28, 2008

Etsy Featured Artist - Kala

Karen Jinks, etsy shopkeeper of Kala.etsy, chalkhillstudio.etsy, and co-"keeper" of upwiththelark.etsy, is from Cambridge, UK. Not only does she make and sell her beautiful items on etsy, she also has a website she sells from, and is a mother of two. Busy lady!! She does wonderful illustrations, mini-collages, and photography, among other crafts and arts. She says, "I love to create and have trouble deciding what to do so I usually end up trying to a bit of everything from painting to jewellery making and crochet." These items are from her Kala.etsy shop, but do check out her other shops for a wide variety of items. Her hand-stitched books are so beautiful! They seem to be very popular too, as there was only one available at the time I looked through her shops, but her feedback has lots of great comments on how nice the ones she's sold are.

"Dance Notecard" is so full of life from this watercolor of a little girl dancing.
"A Rose is a Rose - 8 x 10 print" shows the natural beauty of these roses well.
"Track mini collage" takes me to my hikes. So calming and peaceful.

Kala etsy shop
Up With the Lark etsy shop
Chalk Hill Studio etsy shop
Karen's blog