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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 The challenge of staying bold without being ignorant

The challenge of staying bold without being ignorant

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:November 2, 2015
  • Post category:All/Everyday Allegories

It was 1991. I was three years old. My dad was in Seattle and my mom would be alone with me that winter. The road was covered with ice on…

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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
  • Post category:Chile/Stories
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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
  • 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 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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