MY BACKGROUND
MY BACKGROUND
MY BACKGROUND
MY BACKGROUND
MY BACKGROUND
Photobook
Your life in words & pictures
Memoirs
FEEDBACK
PHOTOBOOK MEMOIRS
'You did a beautiful job on this book, Karen. It's become a family heirloom.'
Cath O'Brien
'I was enjoying myself so much I forgot she was taking photographs.
Karen really made me feel at ease.'
John O'Brien
'I love reading the memories with the photos. Karen has done an amazing job.
I love it.'
Mary-Ellen Powdrell
'Laughing in the chair! Brilliant photos. Goosebumps! So wonderful.'
Kirsten Roberts
Loved your work on this, Karen - such a treasure for the family.'
Erica
'You've really managed to capture his character, Karen.'
Kate Towers
WRITING
'It is a wonderful story. The book adds depth and colour to your wonderful temperament and personality. You have much of which to be proud from your life's journey and achievements. The author has done a great job in drawing this out in the anecdotes.'
Geoff Ashton
‘I loved it from cover to cover. I read it constantly until I had devoured the whole thing.’
Ruth Ward
'I wanted you to know how much we both enjoyed To Cut A Long Story Short. Brian reckoned Ian "jumped out" at every page turned and I felt it was a really good read - neither of us wanted to put it down. Congratulations to Karen on a story well written.' Marj McGrath
MEMOIR MENTORING
'It was a tremendous help working with Karen when I was telling my life story for a publication. She helped me exploit and expand in many of the chapters to create a more interesting read. Having a professional approach to layout and photo choice created a more interesting story. I can highly recommend her.'
Peter Tayler, author of Digging Up the Past
PHOTOGRAPHY
'Wow. All your photos are just so good. Great eye.'
Mark Braunias
'Your composition and framing, the gorgeous colours you captured are perfection.'
Deborah Shepard
'One of your gifts is the ability to capture and perfectly present the heart or essence of your subject.'
Scott
'Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I don’t know anyone else who captures my son the way you do in a photo. You are incredibly talented.'
Tania
CAREGIVING
'Karen Jarvis was a caregiver for my late wife, Judy, for about four years. During that time, she provided a wonderful service to Judy, and to me. She never let us down, always arriving punctually, well-presented and cheerful. Judy's dementia had changed her personality, and she found it difficult to form new relationships. But Karen was able to empathise with her and swiftly built a strong bond between them. They became good friends and Judy very much looked forward to her visits.
Karen is a person of great integrity, responsibility and creativity. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of a caregiver.'
Sir Peter Blanchard
'Karen has provided Gaylene with so much positivity, friendship and sweet company that I will be forever grateful. It is no mean feat to generate such consistent warmth of spirit. But I never saw it diminish, and Gaylene was so much happier for it.'
Scott Crawford