Karen Jones
- Age:
- 24
- Favorite Shoe:
- South Bronx
- Current sponsors:
- Osiris, Element, Nixon, Dark Dog, BONES Wheels , Monstra MaŤa, Von Zipper, ProTec, 187 Pads, BioRitmo, and Vila Natural.
- Grew Up:
- Santo Andre, Brazil
- Lives Now:
- San Diego, CA
- How long have you been skating and how’d you get into it?
- For 7 years. I started skating in the streets in Santo Andre by myself and then started skating with some friends.
- Whats your favorite thing about it?
- I can do whatever I want.
- Who do you usually skate with?
- Marcelo, Italo, Dan, Je, Rony, Mancha... I’ve also been skating with Annie (Sullivan), and filming with Tony and Allysha.
- Where is your favorite place to skate?
- Until now, Clairemont.
- What is your favorite trick?
- Varials
- What do you want to work on getting better at?
- Going higher, lip tricks, using corners and carving.
- Worst injury?
- Rolled ankle and knee.
- What do you do in your free time?
- Paint, read, play instruments, and write.
- Favorite music?
- Rock
- Favorite food?
- Brazilian!!! Those guys know what real food is!
- Any organizations you are involved with?
- TLM (the love movement)
- Where would you go if you could travel to anywhere in the world?
- I can and I have been traveling the world. I’ve been to a lot of fantastic places such as Europe. I can’t wait to go to Tokyo, but nothing is better than home.
- If you could change one thing about the world?
- Less pasteurized food, more art and less war.
- Plans for the future?
- Releasing my book, a clothing line, and making more art.
- Links:
- karenjonz.com
- twitter.com/karenjonz
- fotolog.com/kjonzskateclub
- youtube.com/user/karenjones
- flickr.com/photos/kjonz