by Jenn | Jan 24, 2024 | Art Heals, Blog, Current Affairs, Decision Making, Entrepreneurial, self esteem through art, stories from the studio
Wow! It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? I’ve been in a DEEP reflective state lately, partly because there are times where I feel like I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown and want to burn it all to the ground while running away. When I feel like...
by Jenn | Nov 17, 2022 | Art Heals, Art journaling, Blog, Enrichment Programs, Kids, self esteem through art
If you want your child(ren) to have access to an incredibly potent self-discovery tool, get them an art journal. If you want kids to be able to express themselves in a healthy way, get them an art journal. If you want them to be able to come up with creative solutions...
by Jenn | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog, Current Affairs, Entrepreneurial, Pandemic Ponderings, self esteem through art, stories from the studio
It’s been 312 days since I have been able to utilize my studio in any meaningful way. March 5, 2020 was the last day I taught an in-person class—the space has since been relegated to the ranks of a *really* expensive storage locker. I was thinking about...
by Jenn | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog, word of the year
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It’s no secret that 2020 was an unprecedented year marked by grief, loss, and disconnection, so I won’t belabor that point here. I made a conscious decision when the pandemic hit in March that I was...
by Jenn | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, election 2020, Life, Pandemic Ponderings, Spirituality
I can honestly say that this is the LAST place I ever would have expected to find myself tonight (or any night, really). But, it was dark by the time I finished teaching so a beach walk wasn’t possible and I *really* needed to protect my peace before working the...
by Jenn | Aug 4, 2020 | Blog, Coaching, Coronavirus Chronicles, Current Affairs, Life, Pandemic Ponderings
The easy thing is usually *not* the right thing. It’s the easy thing to leave your trash all over the beach after a day of fun in the sun. But it’s not the right thing. It’s the easy thing to not quarantine or wait in long testing lines after...
