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Read more about the article To my friend who lost her daughter and what you taught me about love

To my friend who lost her daughter and what you taught me about love

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:August 25, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Everyday Allegories

Sunday, July 12th, was a picturesque, idyllic day. It started with a promising fourth (?) date. We made breakfast in the morning, then walked around Madison's Art Fair on the Square. Then…

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Read more about the article To the man who attacked me, here’s how my week went
Painting study.

To the man who attacked me, here’s how my week went

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:August 14, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Everyday Allegories

Painting studies, pain aux raisins, and reading under the trees and a summer breeze. On Monday, a man with a knife attacked me in my neighborhood. On Tuesday, I talked…

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Read more about the article False starts

False starts

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:July 10, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Everyday Allegories

Yesterday evening, towards the end of my run, a homeless woman stopped me to help jumpstart her car. My jumper cables were bad, so I went and got new ones.…

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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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