Hello, I'm Jenna, the creator of Krinon! I have always had a passion for art and a deep love for nature. This passion led me to fulfill my dream of being able to sell art that is inspired by nature, as well as other interests like music, movies, and books!
Artistic Inspiration
My love for art began at a young age, where I would spend hours drawing and painting the world around me. As I grew older, this passion for art only intensified, and I knew that I wanted to share my creations with others. However, the timing just never seemed to be right. At the beginning of 2024, I hoped and prayed that the opportunity to build and open a shop would come.
Making the shop
I worked as a preschool teacher for a short time, and was so grateful for the relationships I formed. Yet each day, I wasn't able to do what I loved (make art!) due to the exhaustion of caring for lots of energetic 3 year olds. People kept asking if I had a shop, or when I would open one, and I received a few commissions to make personalized crochet items for friends and family. Through this, one question continued to pop into my head: Is it finally time to pursue this fully? I started to pray and ask the Lord if the things I was feeling were true or simply what I wished to be true. Through those prayers, He brought me back to Matthew 6:28-29 -"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." (ESV).
This was not a new verse to me, and I have been reminded of it many times when I am anxious about things that are out of my control. But as I continued to meditate on it, I found that it was exactly the answer I had been searching for. I had continued to deny that it was time to make a shop out of fear of money and loss of security. Anxiety and worry overcame me as I thought through what leaving a job to pursue a dream actually meant. So many of my thoughts and beliefs were challenged with this decision, and so...I put my two weeks in. I started to create and brainstorm. People I know and love began to volunteer their time and gifts to help me in massive ways, and all because I had a dream to make art that makes people feel safe. Loved. Cozy! Art that would allow people to create spaces or moments where they didn't have to worry about how they are perceived, but appreciating who they ARE.
So...Krinon was born! Fun fact: The word "krinon" is actually the greek word for lily/ flower used in the verse from Matthew. It felt like the perfect way to sum up the heart of what this shop hopes to be :)
- Jenna