“What a wonderful journey it's been having Karin paint a portrait of someone very dear to me. The final result is a beautiful testament to her creative process and skills. She's listened carefully and involved me throughout, and has captured perfectly everything I love about the person in this gorgeous portrait. I would never ever have thought about commissioning a portrait but, having met Karin and seen her work, I knew without a doubt that I could trust her to handle something this personal. I'm so glad I did! Thank you Karin :-)”

Very honoured to be included in this book (Black Queer role Models: Painting For Unity)! Karin’s creativity is inspirational and to bring this to life with the wonderful poems by Anneka Chambers is truly a work of art!

I just wanted to share a quick note and let you know that the piece you painted for me was really outstanding. It is a wonderful work of art that will take pride of place in my home. Keep up all the fabulous work that you do.

We absolutely love our kitten painting. It looks just like him and a memory we can treasure forever. Thank you Karin 😊 💓 🙏🏽

Stories create magic!! They are powerful accounts of love, grief and resilience. Thank you Karin for enabling me to tell my own. Working with you was wonderful. And seeing my book evolve from a magical conversation 2 years ago at Stonewall Head Quarters to this beautiful work of art is simply incredible. The process was so cathartic.

The work of Karin M. has given me a new understanding of Art and the vast abilities of Artist. To take my words, my story and shape it into written and typography Art bound in a book is awesomely amazing. Now I have a book about me, for me, shaped with my words by this Artist Karin M. Thank you so much 💓

I love how you are changing perceptions through art, and showing so much love, gratitude and hope through your work.

I never saw a picture of my brother. When I saw Karin's portrait my heart skipped a beat. There he was! Thank you, Karin, for creating this very special piece of art!