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PINKY PLACE
 WELCOME TO PINKY HOUSE COME ONE, COME ALL
There is a really symbolic reason why we've called our workshop Pinky Place. It came about when we started renovating the building (our now workshop) at the back of Martha’s house. Martha had told us that she had originally intended it to be her ‘granny flat’ for when Emmanuel got married and moved into her house. Sadly this never happened.
On one of the walls inside the workshop the words ‘welcome to pinky house come one, come all’ had been painted on. When we got a local painter to come in and paint over the writing three layers of paint later - he'd still not been able to get rid of it. After asking Martha what it had been painted on with, she answered saying that she wasn’t sure because Emmanuel had painted it on shortly before he had been put in to prison.
WE SAW IT AS A SIGN!
It suddenly became apparent to all of us that the writing had not gone away for a reason. Emmanuel had been the reason we had built the workshop in the first place and to have something as symbolic as his writing on the wall was a clear sign that he was part of everything we were doing. His way of letting his mother know that he was still around. To comfort her. It's been very special knowing that when we walk into Pinky Place each morning we are greeted with Emmanuel's words. He is the reason we are all here and it's nice to feel that he is with us. It's also quit ironic that the colour 'Pinky' - is heartfelt's corporate colour!
But most symbolic of all, is that the name Emmanuel means ‘God is with us’. Something we feel every day. As we come to work. As we create each of our heartfelt designs. In our hearts we feel that heartfelt came into our lives for a special reason and even though Emmanuel sadly lost his life, through such sadness God has given us so much joy.
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