by Jenn | Apr 13, 2026 | Blog, breaking up with facebook, Current Affairs, Life, mental health, self esteem through art, social media detox
Back in September of 2025, I left Facebook for good (read about that here). It had become abundantly clear to me that social media—while offering delusions of authentic connection—is actually just data mining the shit out of us and pirating our attention spans while...
by Jenn | Mar 16, 2026 | Analog Living, Art Heals, Art journaling, self esteem through art
Are you someone who works in one art journal at a time and that one journal encapsulates ALL of your artwork? It becomes a time capsule of a very specific period of time; a beginning to end mish-mash of techniques, ideas, styles, compositions. Or, do you have multiple...
by Jenn | Mar 5, 2026 | Analog Living, Art Heals, Art journaling, Current Affairs, expressive arts, mental health, self esteem through art
I was working in my art journal yesterday morning. I had been working on a batch of image transfers, one of which—the image of the bicycle with flowers—was going to have a place on this particular page, and the fingertips of the middle and pointer fingers on my right...
by Jenn | Feb 3, 2026 | Art Heals, art retreats for women, expressive arts, Rhode Island Art events, seaside retreat for women, self esteem through art
We’re pretty stoked about the direction the retreat is headed this year! We’ve built in so many opportunities for community creation and interpersonal engagement throughout the weekend. Attendees will experience new ways to learn from us and also from each...
by Jenn | Feb 2, 2026 | Art Heals, Art journaling, Current Affairs, mental health, self esteem through art, the power of words
I’m a tuning fork, ever resonant and reverberating. Perceptive to even the smallest shift in life’s tectonic plates. A canary in the coal mine, nimble and resourceful. Sensitive to emotional and psychological toxins and reflexively aware of impending danger. A...
by Jenn | Sep 19, 2025 | Blog, breaking up with facebook, Current Affairs, mental health, self esteem through art, social media detox
I’ve done “social media detoxes” before, where I abstain from all social media for a pre-determined amount of time (usually a month). Every time I do it, it does wonders for my mental health! In the spirit of self-preservation, it’s come time for me to delete my...
