tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79757761650888153092024-03-19T21:37:24.449-06:00Turn of PhraseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-55262188573632513362015-07-12T23:15:00.003-06:002015-07-12T23:15:45.480-06:00Hey you, you out there.... I'm BaaaaaaaaaaackIt has been forever....literally forever. FOREVER!
Sorry world, that is rather disappointing. I have been creating up a storm over these past weeks, months, years and I wanted to start sharing it with you again.
Some new pieces currently up for sale!
"coming down" 2015
Mixed Media on Recycled Board
"doe eyed" 2015
Mixed Media on Board
"revolutionary stance" 2015Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-89098738162545943052012-07-08T14:48:00.004-06:002012-07-08T14:48:28.668-06:00Hello July!!
It always amazes me how quickly time passes - I can't believe that it is July already!
I have been really struggling with my art the last while, having a tough time really getting going on anything. I think that I was just far too distracted with everything else that needed to be done around the house and in my other (non-art) life, and I just could not seem to make any Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-13529699350898414182012-06-14T15:23:00.003-06:002012-06-14T15:23:27.574-06:00Can it be the middle of June already??
Egads! Does time ever fly when you are having fun (or are just insanely busy like I am right now.) But, that is awesome and wonderful, and I am still finding lots of time to create. I have been in a bit of a slump this past 2 weeks, trying to figure out where I am headed with my work - and I am finally starting to produce some things that I like again (hooray!!!)
One Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-35855234558828503482012-05-22T22:54:00.000-06:002012-05-22T22:57:27.713-06:00ConfessionalHello Friends! I had hoped to post again before now, but as tends to be the case - I spent that time making things and living life rather than updating my blog. I need to find a balance in here somewhere. However, I have a few exciting little tidbits (for me at least) to announce.
The first is that I have finally had a breakthrough - thanks to an incredibly patient artist Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-46835271648612066422012-05-06T19:55:00.001-06:002012-05-06T19:55:28.078-06:00I return!!
So, where have I been? Lost in a sea of things to do. Somehow, I am still smiling and things are still going well - but it has taken me forever to feel as though I had the time to update my poor little blog. However, that is not to say that I am not doing a hell of a lot of really fun stuff. Behind the jump, I have a bunch of images of things that I have Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-14177141695794892232012-02-01T00:27:00.000-07:002012-02-01T00:30:56.603-07:00Something old and new!My goodness friends, it has been so long since I have had a moment or three to write in here and update a few things. I have really been working my little butt off - not that it should come as any suprise to those who know me well.
This semester has been a bit of a struggle for me so far. I am not feeling as engaged or excited about being in the program as I was a mere month ago. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-56338620434983940202011-12-24T10:03:00.000-07:002011-12-24T10:03:30.274-07:00Happy Holidays!It has been an absolute, full out, sprint to the finish line trying to get ready for the holidays this year. I am truly blessed to have my family and friends around me, and I really wanted my house to look nice when I saw them. We had a fabulous holiday party here just this past Wednesday, featuring my main squeeze Bruce Willis. Die Hard is easily my favorite holiday time movie,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-66124602278149777912011-12-10T17:55:00.001-07:002011-12-10T18:12:10.623-07:00Falcons and Feathers, Oh My!Hello My Darlings!
Yet another long absence on my part. School really took it out of me this past semester. But! I am done for the term, so it is time to get a few things done that I had been putting off. Well, more than a few things...mostly art related!
I think that I posted about creating these pieces this past summer, but today, after a visit to Ikea to get the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-35004118736356152702011-11-13T13:14:00.000-07:002011-11-13T13:14:45.999-07:00What happens when an artist gets sick of writing papers?Well, the assignments start to turn out like this:
For this class I was supposed to write a paper 1000-2000 words (or another form of expression) that reflected on my understanding of "learning." The big quote that stood out for me in our readings was "Learning is expanding the space of the possible." This is my version of that.
Its an artist book!Learning is systemic Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-74076639574203992832011-10-29T17:47:00.002-06:002011-10-29T17:47:24.783-06:00Well!The Parliament is in session. Proper pics to follow
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-66487350226542723062011-10-25T21:34:00.000-06:002011-10-25T21:34:50.475-06:00Whats been happening??I have been consumed in the land of school work and other such excitement - currently working through my first 2 weeks of field experience and loving every minute of it. It has, however, devoured all of my art time. This guy has been in the works for a bit - and I am playing with a title for it that revolves around the idea of a Phase of Parliament (you know how I love a play on Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-61050880864761967012011-10-08T21:13:00.002-06:002011-10-08T21:31:08.820-06:00Brand newHello my friends!
I know, it has been bloody forever. I have been an incredibly busy girl! Without a whole lot to show for it either. But hey, thats ok. I have a few new things to report.
I am back in school and oh boy do I ever love it! Learning about teaching and learning has been an incredible amount of work, but it has also been one of the very best times of my life.&Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-3485452856145495452011-08-16T23:16:00.001-06:002011-08-16T23:17:26.621-06:00Windermere wonders!Well hello my friends! I recently returned from a rather wonderful 3 days in my favorite place on this earth. The Windermere Valley. Ryan and his parents have an incredible quaint little cabin up there, and I cannot think of a more heavenly place to be.
My time spent over my long weekend was quite full - but refueling too. I was able to visit my favorite gallery there (Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-656527348083177322011-08-09T22:26:00.000-06:002011-08-09T22:26:23.172-06:00It's me again!I finished some of the huge tasks that were on my plate for the week, so I thought I might pop by with a few new things to share.
As you know, one of my jobs has be consulting and odd-jobbing at Mount Royal University in the Archives. I mostly work with our art collection doing lots of administrative work. But every now and again I have the opportunity to really work with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-13532784699683144952011-08-07T18:46:00.000-06:002011-08-07T18:46:30.477-06:00New look, and a new post!My goodness, it has been practically a month since I wrote here. What a month it has been.
Not only has Abigail Gingerale really kicked off our summer with a bang - I have art at Resolution Gallery in Kensington, I have been working on projects for Mount Royal and the AGC that have a lot to do with memory boxes (more on that another day) and I have been working on finishing up the last Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-608563579814891332011-07-07T10:33:00.000-06:002011-07-07T10:33:09.614-06:00New media!Well! After my vacation to Windermere I came home to find a very special delivery for me from my Auntie Ev. Her and my mom were visiting in Vancouver and they decided to get some presents for my sister and I! We were given some absolutely gorgeous beads that will be making their debut in earrings shortly, and I was given a set of gouache paints. I have been wanting to try Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-3911121864233151882011-07-05T22:25:00.000-06:002011-07-05T22:25:36.795-06:00Some pretty new things!
Just a quick little update here, I wanted to share with you something that my dearest friend brought back for me from the UK. She and I were best art-making friends for many a year, and she went away to Newcastle last year to follow her dreams and complete a masters in Conservation. Yup, she is just that cool. I got to see her this past week, as she was passing through Calgary Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-39625267564813002122011-07-04T12:51:00.000-06:002011-07-04T12:51:19.428-06:00Fun in the sun!I was just fortunate enough to be able to spend two full days up in Windermere - and I can't tell you what an inspiring place that is for me. I am lucky enough to be represented by a wonderful gallery up there called Black Star Studios and it was so wonderful to see their new downtown Invermere space. I LOVE it there, they even let me come in and work for a few hours on Sunday. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-64178437904690129992011-06-26T11:58:00.000-06:002011-06-26T11:58:18.876-06:00It is amazing how just a bit of wax...can totally change a piece. While I do really like the work that I did on that poor little juvie bird that failed his first flying lesson - there was something just a bit too brash about all the colours. I don't really love the plastic nature of acrylics, and they did not lend any of the softness to the bird that they needed to.
So, as all good cakes are better with icing, I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-45746071129006930222011-06-22T21:34:00.000-06:002011-06-22T21:34:14.287-06:00Just a quicky todayNew piece of art? Already? Holy moly.
Not sure if it is done yet, I just got some encaustic medium that I think might be gorgeous just slathered over this beauty...but having never used it before, I have my reservations. What do you think?
Love Always,JenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-24834845447423841122011-06-20T22:20:00.001-06:002011-06-20T22:21:25.189-06:00I think I have them finished!Remember that series that I was going nuts with the chalk pastel on? Well, I think that it is finally done.This is the last piece. For this set of works, I was really hoping to play with some ideas that I seem to be teaching to more and more. The idea of visual storytelling has become a preoccupying thought in my little head. I wanted to put these three things together to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-9856208940059088542011-06-15T22:42:00.001-06:002011-06-15T22:46:07.702-06:00A new venture!Hello Friends!
I just wanted to take a few minutes to promote something that I am really quite proud of. It is a new venture for me, and it shall be an adventure!
My sister is an incredibly talented jewelery designer....did you know this? Well. If you didn't before, you certainly will now. I have partnered up with her to create what will be a new business. We have Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-23424089376779156312011-06-09T22:22:00.000-06:002011-06-09T22:22:13.826-06:00New ideas and inspirations!Hello Friends!
Well, in the aftermath of finishing those invites, I have spent a little bit of time getting back to some art that has been waiting for some love. When I made this post I was asking the question, where do I go from here with my bird skull illustration. Well, after letting the work sit in my studio for a while and really just staring at it...I have just been letting Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-87594552489872164912011-06-04T22:48:00.000-06:002011-06-04T22:48:41.724-06:00I made it!Well! I know it has been a while since I have posted, and I do have to apologize. As it tends to go with me, I have been insanely busy, but some of my projects are starting to wrap up, which is a really good feeling.
Today, I was able to finish and present Melissa and Kyle with their wedding invitations. I think they really really liked them.
This is going to be a pictureAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975776165088815309.post-20187356575303491472011-05-23T22:12:00.000-06:002011-05-23T22:12:34.700-06:00Work work workWhat is it about the creative sort and a total unwillingness to abide by holidays and rest times? I have no idea...but I have used this long weekend to really get a move on a few things. The most important being the invites that I have been working on for Kyle and Melissa. I am always excited about these things, but it isn't until I finally see the ink on paper that I really Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314369140934889980noreply@blogger.com2