Jen Wright

Closing April 2019. Thank you so much for all your support! Find me at @sillyheartco - coaching, mentoring and small business workshops for creatives.

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

So happy to announce that the new owner of The Beast is the incredibly talented @inkandpaper_ldn 🎉
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Illustrations, watercolour, calligraphy, letterpress - this chick can do it all! Grania studied Book Arts at the London College of Printing back in t… https://t.co/jVlV64nM5C

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

And that’s a wrap! I ran my final letterpress workshop today. My 18th this year, and heaven knows what “th” since I started teaching them in 2016!
It has been the most incredible privilege and joy to meet and teach so many creative people. People who cla… https://t.co/LkVpSxNn1z

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

Well I’ve entirely fallen off the #marchmeetthemaker wagon. And then two or three more wagons have come along and I’ve just waved them passed from my comfy ditch.
I forget how hard going it is and how rubbish I am with instagram challenges, and I had su… https://t.co/dYI5jJ6QUp

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

#marchmeetthemaker Day 16 (catch up!): Workspace Tidy/Mess.
Here we are mid workshop - ink spreading over everything, card racks full, prints hung up to dry, little bits of paper and washi tape cut up for make ready and home made gauge pins... If I turne… https://t.co/Kxvhjpecdv

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

I have fallen well behind on #marchmeetthemaker (always happens around the mid point for me - anyone else?) so I shall play a little catch up today and tell you my current Motivation + Goals 💪🏻
I have five letterpress workshops left to go, after which mo… https://t.co/mm3WBkiAdo

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Day 12 #marchmeetthemaker: Hands at Work. When you do every step of your making process by hand it’s difficult to know which bit to share! I set the type, or the plate, I hand mix and apply the ink, I hand feed each sheet of paper into the press, and I p… https://t.co/2cNpjDHu9x

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

Day 11 #marchmeetthemaker: Reducing Waste.
Anyone who’s been to one of my workshops knows that I’m very laid back and casual about everything, except when it comes to waste. All the paper and card is recycled or cotton, and scraps and mistakes are hoard… https://t.co/jKASFIGfOp

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Day 10 #marchmeetthemaker: You!
Here’s a few things you may or may not know about me 😊
1. I am mother to 2.5yr twin girls, Poppy and Clementine. They could not be LESS identical in every conceivable way.
2. I ran my letterpress business on the side … https://t.co/PMK0a9klo2

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Day 6 #marchmeetthemaker: Full Time or Part Time.
Years ago I cut down to three days a week at my stressful recruitment job, desperate to find a more creative and fulfilling career. I took courses in copywriting, journalism, art history. I volunteered my… https://t.co/aeKHaRFodq

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Day 5 #marchmeetthemaker: Close Up.
Any excuse to show this gorgeous deep deboss on cotton paper 😍🤤
Been torn as to whether I keep marketing these Moroccan Notecards, or keep the stock for myself as I won’t be printing them again 😬 What fo you think?… https://t.co/46fFxErLtI

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 3: Flatlay.
I was never any good at these. I either used too many props or too few or just could never quite get the angles right... and then the girls came along and as you can see I had to use up my creativity simply finding some… https://t.co/pIlDSIG0G4

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

#marchmeethemaker Day 2: How I Started.
I only just shared how this began and the whole history of my little business the other day (see the mint inked Adana a few posts back!) so instead I’ll show you one of my early designs, and the very first one I s… https://t.co/NAxqBBex8P

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

Hoorah it’s #marchmeetthemaker! I know I’m closing, and booked up and all that, but I wanted to take part one last time 🤗 It’s quite nice as I’ve nothing to sell, nothing to market so it’s all about the sharing and love of the community 😘 And I do lo… https://t.co/9mIVRA8jLW

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

Hoorah it’s #marchmeetthemaker! I know I’m closing, and booked up and all that, but I wanted to take part one last time 🤗 It’s quite nice as I’ve nothing to sell, nothing… https://t.co/CEiL4CFnrM

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

When I moved my workshops from a Clapham art gallery to a slightly overgrown garden studio back in 2016 one of my main concerns was the lack of toilet facilities. I realised people would need to traipse back and forth through the garden, into our eternal… https://t.co/yEGoV0iwoI

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

When I moved my workshops from a Clapham art gallery to a slightly overgrown garden studio back in 2016 one of my main concerns was the lack of toilet facilities. I… https://t.co/ZRnTwck9oZ

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

Ah you guys. Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my last post, messages, purchases and all the follows on my @sillyheartco account this week. It all means the world to me and has helped me feel very happy and positive about my decision and … https://t.co/TJBU8wir1Q

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

Ending with the beginning.
Back in 2013 my husband kindly surprised me with an Adana 8x5 under the Christmas tree, and I don’t think either of us realised just what he’d got us into 😄
🤷🏻‍♀️2014
Learning, opening my Etsy shop, buying EVERYTHING on eBay, … https://t.co/UzBww7EVgS

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

Ending with the beginning.
Back in 2013 my husband kindly surprised me with an Adana 8x5 under the Christmas tree, and I don’t think either of us realised just what he’d… https://t.co/gCmeJbSFO6

[Jen Wright @InkyandtheBeast]

The joy of teaching people to print their own stationery - being in on secrets and surprises before anyone else knows 🤫❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/as03IDsNmR