Jennifer Leo

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What Does Your Dream Life Look Like?

May 06, 2024 by Jen Leo

I love hearing about dreams. I’ll ask you about what you really want, regardless of what you think is possible. I get excited as you reveal the details of your dreams with joy; And my imagination allows me to envision them for you.

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May 06, 2024 /Jen Leo
art career, art identity, art therapy

All the things. Balancing a creative life and building dreams as an artist.

May 11, 2023 by Jen Leo

I have never strived for the straight and narrow. If everyone’s going left, I’ll wander aimlessly to the right. Following curiosity and intuition has  been cornerstones in leading my path over the years. Becoming a professional artist has long been the result of exploration for me, where making things by hand was the natural means to exercise this instinct. The path however has never been straight, not even upwards, but it’s been continuous, and as I look down the line of nearly 40 years behind me it’s safe to say I ‘ve always leaned into the unordinary.

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May 11, 2023 /Jen Leo
art blog, art career, following dream, dream job, creative path, art goals, artist statement, artist coaching

Life in Isolation.

March 27, 2020 by Jen Leo

March 10, 2020. An almost ordinary evening. A casual trip to the grocery store, a little later than preferred means another dinner past 9pm. Some general chit chat, chopping veggies, news in the background- absorbing only a fraction of the speech as the head of the country speaks on the latest updates.

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March 27, 2020 /Jen Leo
art career, creative professional, artist statement, artist job

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View fullsize Last in my summer collection is “Serenade by the sea” inspired by gentle tides and freshness of the water,  to evoke stillness of the seaside and a calming elegant atmosphere. 
Pattern design made from my marbled papers in Florence under
View fullsize 2nd pattern for Summer is “Whispers from the Shore” — a marbled design that captures the quiet poetry of a summer coastline. swirls of coral and sage, inspired for sunlit interiors and seaside-gatherings. Calm, fresh, and timeless &
View fullsize “Midnight Ocean” a summer pattern capturing the quiet drama of the ocean after dusk, Inspired by moonlit tides and shifting currents, for a  marbled design that is effortlessly elegant. 🌊💙🤍🖤

Designed from my marbled papers in Florenc
View fullsize A critical step in the process of pattern design is colour matching with test samples to ensure quality and depth of the fabrics. transforming my marbled papers onto fabric is labor of precision, craft, and vision. Over the next few days I’ll i
View fullsize Writing has often been a part of my creative practice- as an artist having the skill to put into words an expression or story can be invaluable. It connects myself and my audience more deeply with the work and can open boundaries of connection.

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