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Read more about the article Preview of Solo Show at Ploch Art Gallery

Preview of Solo Show at Ploch Art Gallery

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:April 10, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Exhibitions

I have been back in the States now for two weeks, and my first bit of business has been preparing for a solo show at Ploch Art Gallery at Sharon Lynne Wilson…

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Read more about the article What Feral Dogs Can Teach Us About Humanity

What Feral Dogs Can Teach Us About Humanity

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 24, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Chile/Everyday Allegories/Stories/Understanding Value
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Stray dogs overrun the cities and towns of South America. Their presence is so normal that when I asked a local about them, he answered my question with a question,…

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Read more about the article What does the existence of 5 Chilean Pesos suggest about wealth?

What does the existence of 5 Chilean Pesos suggest about wealth?

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 20, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Chile/Stories/Understanding Value

Contemplate this for a moment: 10,000 Chilean pesos is the equivalent of $16.30 US Dollars. Over the course of my voyage in Chile, I have acquired many 5 peso coins,…

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Read more about the article Like the Grown-Ups (v2)

Like the Grown-Ups (v2)

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 17, 2015
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Estoy estancada. I'm stuck. I've used up most of my paper, but am dissatisfied with my drawings here in Castro, Chiloé. The setting is tranquil. I am restless. On the…

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Fabian Ciraolo, on display at Museo de Arte Moderno en Chiloé

Like the Grown-Ups

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 17, 2015
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Like any common over-analyzer, I've twisted my head these last few weeks over the significance vs. coincidence of things. Looking at things from my own perspective, there has to be…

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Read more about the article Photos from the show at Proyecto’Ace and some thoughts from Chiloé

Photos from the show at Proyecto’Ace and some thoughts from Chiloé

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 13, 2015
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It's hard to believe I arrived in South America almost two months ago. I feel like I've lived a lifetime compressed into three weeks here in Patagonia. After being on…

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Read more about the article Proyecto’Ace, Week 3: Time is Money, and some other thoughts and idioms

Proyecto’Ace, Week 3: Time is Money, and some other thoughts and idioms

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  • Post published:March 4, 2015
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Time is money, the old saying goes. It's not entirely true. We can buy other people's time with money, and others can buy our time, too. But while we can…

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Read more about the article Proyecto’Ace, Week 2: Drawing and Carving the Images

Proyecto’Ace, Week 2: Drawing and Carving the Images

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  • Post published:February 24, 2015
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If I'm to say any truth about the way our brains work, or at least my own, it's that there's often a delay between our experience of a thing and…

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Read more about the article Proyecto’Ace, Week 1: Storyboarding new concepts

Proyecto’Ace, Week 1: Storyboarding new concepts

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:February 19, 2015
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I arrived in the studio of Fundación 'Ace on Monday, January 26th. The space is gorgeous and full of buenas ondas (good vibes). This was to be my creative home…

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