Jenelle Designs

Day 17 - Studio Crescendoh

* Photos by Jenny Doh

You walk through a beautiful 1930's Art Deco building, to a room with high vaulted ceilings, wood floors and incredible light. Welcome to

  Jenny Doh's 

wonderful place to create - 

 The Painting Studio. 

Recently I painted at an Open Studio session --a room full of artists painting, the smell of acrylics, the gentle ping of rain against the windows, great music and -- me with my paintbrush working on a 30 x 30 canvas. Painting Nirvana! So you can imagine how honored I feel to have a painting hanging on the studio wall for the Creative Pilgrimage Launch Party.

 Saturday, January 7 from 7-9p.m. - Jenny Doh is opening The Painting Studio to celebrate the launch of her new book - Creative Pilgrimage.

Her new book celebrates 14 incredible artists,  projects, and a behind the scenes look at some the coolest art retreats around. 

Click on the link above for info - hope you'll be there!

Thanks for stopping by.

ox

Jenelle

Day 16

Day 16

"30 Days 'O Blogging" 

Quick rose sketch in my Moleskin journal. That's all I had time

to do today. I am finding very challenging to blog everyday and put out something that is interesting.

With all the holiday activities, there hasn't been much time for art. I think the season's events have quieted down, and I look forward to spending some serious time in my studio.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

ox

Jenelle

Day 15 Romantic Homes Published Tribute to my Mom

I am still so overwhelmed with joy, that it's hard to concentrate - I'm doing a happy dance in my studio - Romantic Homes Magazine published the tribute I wrote about my Mom and how she taught me to live romantically. When Meryl Schoenbaum, managing editor (pictured) gave me the February 2012 issue --I cried.

Mom is 87 and I can't wait for her to see it!! I can't tell you how much this means to me. Thank you Meryl and the RH staff.

ox
Jenelle

Day 14 - Summerland Cottage Studio

Sometimes I feel a lull after Christmas - but this morning my creative frequency felt supercharged. Where was I? At the magical Summerland Cottage Studio, home of the incredibly talented Paulette Adams.

Surrounded by glittery, shimmery objects of beauty- ideas whirled around the room. Soon projects were planned and then talk of a workshop...I left energized, inspired and renewed. Creative friends are such a blessing. Women Helping One Another...W.H.O.A.!!

Thanks for stopping by.

ox

jenelle

Day 13 - Happy Holidays!

Reworked an old Doxie Keller design that I've always loved

From my Moleskin Journal to yours,

Merry Christmas!

ox-

Jenelle

Day 12 - Currently working on...

Can't believe that Christmas Eve is tomorrow! Still have a lot of Holiday stuff to do, so today will be a short post  - I thought I'd share what's on my studio table this morning.  It's a coptic journal I'm creating for Glitterfest.  I'm layering two great fashion icons, Jackie O. and Marie Antoinette onto a vintage bookcover. Started with some stenciling and doodling, then added Jackie in her famous wedding dress. On top of that, I'm layering Marie's dress with vintage lace, crepe paper and rhinestones.

I'll post the complete journal as soon as I finish it, but for now, it's off to holiday baking.

Thanks for stopping by.

ox

Jenelle

Day 11 - A Creative Scrooge

Yesterday started out as a blissful Christmas shopping day with my hubby (rare!). We bought some gifts, had a wonderful lunch, watched a darling group perform a Holiday flashmob. Then, we walked by a vendor who was selling large oil paintings. 

I was stopped in my tracks. There it was. A painting I had painted in a workshop. A workshop that I had paid for. The signature was not my teacher's. Did he copy her? 

I took a photo of the painting. Perhaps I was mistaken. When I got home I made the comparison. Three main colors were changed, but they were EXACTLY the same painting- subject, background, texture. I felt like I'd been broadsided by Creative Scrooge.

I'm still in disbelief that anyone would steal so blatantly. I've read posts about corporations stealing an artist's work. A very talented friend found her work posted online with someone else's name. This issue is much more prevalent than I realized. Sorry to be Debbie Downer during the holidays, but I have been profoundly affected by this. 

Thanks for stopping by.

ox

Jenelle

Day 10 Review

30 Days 'O Blogging. Day 10. One third complete. Doing this 30 day jaunt has created a concentrated focus that is wonderful. Previously, I thought about blogging in "shoulds." I should be blogging 2 -3 time a week. I should have my camera with me. I should blah, blah, blah.

There has been a paradigm shift in my thought process. Now, I have a list of blog topics for the week, my camera is always with me AND I am doing more art --daily sketching, art journaling and doodling.

Blogging daily is a challenge. Creating the content and photos is the easy part. Creating the time has been the most difficult aspect for me.

So far, this is a very positive endeavor. I'll keep you posted :)

Thanks so much for stopping by.

ox
Jenelle

Day Nine - Coptic Calendars

2010 Coptic Calendar Journal

*Thanks so much to everyone for their prayers and concern about Mike's Dad, who is now in stable condition and out of the woods :) 

What is a Coptic Journal? Coptic refers to the stitch used to bind the pages. The Egyptians were using the Coptic stitch to bind books as far back as the fourth century. In 2009, I took a class with Dede Warren and fell in love with making Coptic Journals. 

January 2010 A little doodling and painting

But what to do with them?  I made my first coptic journal, my day planner. I doodled, painted, sketched in it --I took it everywhere. And a funny thing happened - whenever I pulled the journal out of my purse, people would ask me about it, ask to look at it and flip through the pages. Note to self - don't write anything too personal!!

Each month I tried to do something different. For June 2010,  I enlarged a picture of an 18th Century proscenium theater (The Graphics Fairy). I cut out the stage and had the curtains pulled back to reveal the calendar.

June 2010

The musicians in the orchestra pit always make me smile.

I love the way these journals look sitting on my shelves

Next week I'll make my January 2012 Coptic Calendar and share the process.

Thanks for stopping by.

ox 

Jenelle

Day 8 About Being Published

Today will be another short post. Mike's Dad is doing okay, but is still in the hospital.

 I just wanted to share what a privilege it is for my Victorian Mixed Media Coptic Journal to be published in the December  issue of Victorian Homes magazine. A big thank you to Editor Hilary Black.