meet my muse

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the art is a revelation to me...each and every time. it's just luck that it happens so live and in color, that is how it finds me. they are my gifts, the moments i wait for...to share myself and my experience or at least my version of experience. 

they are my love songs and poems, my voice. each one an affectionate, even if bitter sweet tribute to the lesson, the laughter, the lovin' and everything in between.

they are hilarious and sad, polite and sometimes sassy. they are madly in love, enormously excited, always kind, and eternally faithful. they hope, they dream but above all...they believe.

they are the best i can do in gratitude, in celebration of all that i love and treasure.

jenn is a published children's book illustrator and mixed media artist located in the u.s. born into a creative family, art was always a favorite and safe space. art school was the natural path, never in question, and gifted so much depth in opportunity and growth; which she carries it with her to this day. 

a constant student of life, with an experimental and enthusiastic approach to her need to ‘try’, life is art and every.single.moment is an impactful and creative opportunity. for jenn, artwork tends to be more of a personal, poetic and rich, in material and emotional depth, record of experience, emotion and affections. community and connection are central to her motivations and goals so she can often be found bringing art experiences to community organizations and supporting public missions and messages with her own work.

it's all about the love connection for me. throughout this life, the one beautiful consistency i have had the luxury of counting on, has been my great fortune in supportive love. even during the very hardest of times there has always been beautiful grace, through connection, to remind me there is always something to celebrate. 

my strength comes, always, from a heart place. i am at my very best when service towards others is in my focus. all my favorite efforts are a tribute to, advocacy for or a celebration of something that has touched or formed me. 

my passion for our planet and it's natural life and animals, in welfare and conservation, is life long and enormous. with it comes great joy and sadness. "pearl" was one of my beloved kitties, who lived and loved me through some of my hardest days. she was a gem, in every way. the years we spent in my different studios together were generous in color, creation, comfort and affection. to pay tribute to her under the umbrella of all the art was the only way to speak to her generous impact on my heart. pearl died many years ago but her legacy lives on both in color and support. in her honor we have continued our active role in caring for the natural world through strong support and dedicated participation in advocacy, rescue and conservation. 

my artwork is my faith, my prayer at work. it graciously takes me where i need and want to be. it gifts me comfort, wisdom, and release. when i push paint or cut paper, when i'm in my process, i'm overflowing with gratitude and love. when i am focused on all that is happening within, and giving to the world outside, i am at my best, the peak of my strength, understanding and filled with grace. it is just then, in that gift of a moment, i find myself "closer to pearl".