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Read more about the article What a year of “underemployment” looks like

What a year of “underemployment” looks like

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:November 8, 2015
  • Post category:All/Everyday Allegories

It's taken me waaaay too long to finally put this information together, but since a lot of people have asked, here's what one year of "underemployment" looks like since I…

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Read more about the article Like the Grown-Ups
Fabian Ciraolo, on display at Museo de Arte Moderno en Chiloé

Like the Grown-Ups

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 17, 2015
  • Post category:Chile/Stories
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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:Argentina/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

  • Post author:Jenie
  • 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 Losing My Prince in El Chaltén: Lessons from Patagonia

Losing My Prince in El Chaltén: Lessons from Patagonia

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 5, 2015
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I have been collecting books in Spanish throughout my trip in Patagonia. Nothing too heavy since I have only my 40-liter backpack, but I adore books and my need for…

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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

  • Post author:Jenie
  • 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 “El Fin del Mundo | The End of the World”: Ushuaia, Argentina

“El Fin del Mundo | The End of the World”: Ushuaia, Argentina

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 1, 2015
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My art residency at Proyecto'Ace ended on February 13th and the second residency at Museo de Arte Moderno in Chiloé starts March 8th. Since historically I've always made my best…

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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
  • Post category:Argentina/Art Residencies/Stories

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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