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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
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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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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
  • Post category:All/Argentina/Art Career/Art Residencies/Chile/Stories
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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 Querido Pajarito: Dear Baby Bird

Querido Pajarito: Dear Baby Bird

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  • Post published:March 6, 2015
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I'm sitting in a Refugio in El Bolsón. Checkout was technically an hour ago. There's a beautiful, new city to explore. And yet, and yet. I arrived here late at…

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Read more about the article If you’re in a hurry, you’re wasting your time: Lessons from Patagonia

If you’re in a hurry, you’re wasting your time: Lessons from Patagonia

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 6, 2015
  • Post category:All/Argentina/Art Career/Stories

I love plans. I can spend hours strategizing, rearranging, anything from a business process to a budget to a schedule to typography on a web page. And as much as…

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