by Jenn | Mar 13, 2018 | Art Heals, Coaching, Life, self esteem through art, stories from the studio
Yesterday was the last class in the current after-school series for my Monday girls. We were wrapping up our 8-week, Wonder-themed artistic exploration with a special project. The girls were tasked with creating a 5x7 alcohol ink abstract on Yupo paper, with the...
by Jenn | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog, Dear Daughters, Health and Wellness, Kids, Life
Dear daughters, Your pain is my pain. It’s part of the complex mother-daughter bond. It’s an unwritten contract between us. Your pain is my pain and I seem to be in a lot of pain these days. Brenna, you are hurt again. Your back. Again. You haven’t...
by Jenn | Feb 23, 2018 | Art Heals, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids
I am known for the empowering art-based programs I run for girls and women, but I have had boys’ programs on the brain a LOT lately. Ever since I started the Self Esteem Through Art program, I have been trying to gather enough boys to host regular boys’...
by Jenn | Feb 22, 2018 | Current Affairs, Dear Daughters, Effective Parenting, Kids, the power of words
Dear Daughters, I would love to write to you about how the world has lost its damn mind, or my thoughts on guns in schools, or how our current president is a glorified toddler, but I simply don’t have it in me right now. I am still collecting my thoughts after...
by Jenn | Feb 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
We had a death in the family this week. That got me thinking about the frailty of life, legacies, and the ways in which we remember the ones we have lost. I have no way of knowing how much you will...
