I am an artist, and yet a struggle with this word so much. It makes me feel like I’m lying, makes me feel like a fraud. I compare myself to other artists and think “who am I kidding, how can I call myself an artist … Continue reading Blogtober 6th – I am an artist
First part Here The way I imagine this is: The lift opens into a spacious living room, where the dominant material is wood. The space is rectangular, the lift is on one of the long sides, and the other one just in front is all … Continue reading The floor -7 series – Episode 2
A few years ago I went through a really hard time in terms of… well, everything, but what I want to talk to you about is my mental health. Which is pretty much fine now but wasn’t at the time. I suffered from depression (which … Continue reading The floor -7 series – Episode 1
To feel at home you need to know you have a purpose in that particular place.Our purpose always depends on the context on where we are, the people who surround us and the opportunities we find there. Every once in a while – every 4 years or so … Continue reading Purpose
The starting point for Kindred Handmade was on this beach in Estepona. Last year when the first lockdown started I was visiting family in Spain and couldn’t leave for 4 months: all flights got grounded, all travel suspended. For 2 months we weren’t able to … Continue reading Where did my business start
It’s really important to me that everything I ship is pretty but also eco. So I use mainly recycled, reclaimed and reused materials, but make sure they’re pretty and that the result looks beautiful. In this pic you can see fabric that was handed on … Continue reading Wrapping and Packaging
I don’t currently have a day job – my main job is being a mum to a toddler and my 2nd job is Kindred Handmade. In a previous life though I was a cafe manager! This is a pic I took at the fabulous Cafe Coco … Continue reading Jobs
With this title you might be expecting a pic of me working on my art, but when I think “hands on” what pops into my mind is my allotment. We first got it in 2018 when my daughter was just a few months old, and … Continue reading Hands On
The colout of the background can make such a huge difference when you’re presenting your work! I’ve been taking new pics of the sea glass pieces and I decided that a blue background is what works better: it recalls the colours of the sea and … Continue reading Colour
I think that in any portrait, the part that’s going to make it or break it are the eyes. The person is there, their character, their story, their feeling, who they are. So if the eyes aren’t right, nothing is going to be. When painting … Continue reading Process
Kindred Handmade by Jo 