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                <title>My Life Has Picked Right Back Up...</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:21:34 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hello everyone! For those of you who have seen me vanish and heard my woes and held your breath to see when I'd return (ok... maybe you didn't hold your breath, exactly...) I'm happy to say that my life has taken a beautiful turn for the better. I've been so happy for the past week, and I feel like this is it.... I'm moving on.<br />
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With that said, art production is still a little slow. I've got a lot on my plate now, what with working upwards of 40 hours a week when I can and trying to spend some quality time with my family as much as possible. Life has been dizzying, but it keeps getting better.<br />
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My goal is to work on a painting focused on all of this... maybe a photography set. I'm still brainstorming ideas, and while there's loads of other little things I could work on, this is the project that matters most to me, and so I must complete it...<br />
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...once I can figure out what it will be, exactly.<br />
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In other news, a new person has walked into my life (not romantically) and brought with him a pack of inspiration. We're both very interested in film, and will soon be working on many a project, as our ideas just keep on flowing! I'm so excited about picking up my interest in film again... and don't worry, there will be youtube postings to share!<br />
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So thanks to all of you who are sweet enough to have felt even a moment's concern about me through this... it's been a real roller coaster ride. But I am a firm believer that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and things happen for a reason. I've found my peace with this situation... I've found myself in it too. <br />
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Keep your eyes out for the "Letting Go" project...<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Wow! I submitted something new!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:57:30 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hello everyone! Things are plodding along here, and I've FINALLY uploaded my latest painting. I'm doing much better emotionally, thanks to the wonderful support of friends and family who are so dear and true that I just cannot find words to thank them all enough.<br />
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Sorry if I have been bad with commenting back for many of you... I've kinda neglected good old dA while I've been getting things in my world sorted out. Thank you all for your patience and kindness. Let me know what you think of the new painting, and I promise I'll be commenting back!<br />
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Hugs and loves to you all!<br />
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~ Jenn ~<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Sorry I'm away...</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:59:44 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hello, everyone! Just a note to let you all know that I'm dealing with some major life issues (divorce and all it's stupidity) and I'm not really going to be around for a month or two. I'm sorry I've not answered many messages or anything, but you can rest assured that there's some fresh artwork coming out of all this! So wait for the upload... it'll be depressing... and I don't know what to do about the pictures of me and my husband that are on here... but something must be done? Maybe I'll just leave them... they're all good pictures... leave them as artwork, nothing more... could they ever be that to me? Who knows.<br />
See you all around!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Divorce...</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:35:11 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Everybody, Brandon and I are getting divorced. I know, a shocker, even to me. What's sadder is that I feel reconciled with it. Sure, it's depressing that he so easily lost faith in us when times got rough, and sure it's disappointing that though I came to him ready to work through things he'd rather throw them away, and yes, he's broken my heart and the hearts of my family... but he's doing what he sees is right. I may not agree with his choice, but I support acting upon one's convictions. And since I know now what he sees as right, I can make up my mind about it. I have not been an angel in this relationship, nor a demon, merely human. I look back and see many things I am at fault for, and I know I have done my best to face those issues, bring them forward and correct them. Brandon simply didn't want to risk his immediate and future happiness on the chance our efforts would fail. That's his choice, I respect it, no matter how I feel about it, and I am at peace with it. He knows that I know what he has done, and he knows that I know the role he's playing. So does she. I don't regret a day of our relationship, my life has been blessed in so many ways because of it. I wish he had not married me, a little I do wish it... because I don't think he was honest with himself. But who knows, the past is in the past and there it will stay. So moving forwards, I am so sorry to all of our friends who will be effected by this. Please don't feel that you will need to choose sides, and don't feel like I will begrudge you if you choose Brandon's. I know he is hurting in some way, and so he will need the comfort and love of friends just as I have and still do. To those of you who have helped me through this, I love you with all my heart and all my soul. Thank you for what you've done. And as for Brandon's claims that those of you who have supported me are no longer his friends... well I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I don't begrudge those who support Brandon, and I am sorry if he doesn't feel the same towards you. It's miserable to think friendships are being damaged by this. So my heart aches, but at the same time, I feel so free. To be quite frank, I don't respect the way Brandon handled this, and I am disappointed in him... but he has told me that my thoughts and feelings about him mean nothing... and as he said in his break-up-note, "Nothing tells a person, relationship or anything like how it handles the worst of times." These have been very hard times, by far the worst our relationship ever went through... and when given the opportunity for repair, he turned his back and lost faith. It's been very telling indeed.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Yummy new things!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:16:23 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well, since I've spent the past few days at my parents to watch their dog while they're away, among other things, I've had a chance to photograph all the work of mine they have here. Ok, well, not all of it, just the good stuff.<br />
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So enjoy the sculpture and paintings, and leave me comments! Much love to all of you!<br />
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~ Jenn ~<br />
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PS - to those of you who are concerned, Brandon is gonna pick me up today and we're gonna have to talk... and I feel sick cause I know a lot of this fight was my fault and he has every right to be mad at me... but he has a habit of being too stubborn to accept an apology and stuff. So yeah, fingers crossed, everyone.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>New Ren Shoots!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:58:12 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well, I had an *awesome* session with a dear friend who was such a joy to photograph! We took lots of Renaissance portraits, and I think they are some of my favorites... which I say every time I upload new ones!<br />
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The most fun was had was working with the character of Ophelia, which we attacked with vigor! Please do let me know how you feel all the Ophelia shots describe the character, I'm really looking for feedback. We had sooooooooooooo much fun with this, she's such a fun character to explore... especially in the sense of the Reduced Shakespeare Company's Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)... maybe I should do a study of that Ophelia, lmao!<br />
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And just for the record, you have no idea how brave these models are... all these photographs are taken with plenty of people around, and these girls just walk out, in full Renaissance regalia or scantly clad in a chemise and just get to work with the posing, no if's, and's or but's.<br />
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So yeah, comment and critique away, and I look forward to hearing all of your opinions!<br />
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~ Jenn ~<br />
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PS - I am slowly getting my prints here organized... slowly.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Memories done, Kitty arrives!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:10:36 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Ok, so that's it, folks! I've uploaded every last piece of my good high school stuff, so that is over and done with! Huzzah! Hope you enjoy looking through it all, it's brought back *many* good memories to me! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/c/clap.gif" width="25" height="25" alt=":clap:" title="Clap" /><br />
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So my kitty, Ash, had a terrific session with me the other day, and you will find a flurry of black and white kitty cat up on the page. She is mewing at me right now that she wants lots of comments... she's such a diva. I really hope you like the one of her staring at the camera... which I believe I titled "stare" or "gaze" something. Anyway, it's the look Ash gives you when she decides to see into your soul... which can sometimes *really* shock you. Like... say... you do what I did tonight and creep out of bed at 12am to get a drink. You fill your glass, turn around and *BAM* there's Ash, right in front of you, amber/green eyes flashing through you... yeah... unnerving to say the least.<br />
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Anyway, folks, thanks for dropping by! Enjoy poking around and leave me a note anytime! Love and light to you all!<br />
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~ Jenn ~<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>More memories...</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:10:53 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well, folks, I have been encouraged by tons of people to upload my old traditional artwork. So I've done so! All of the new upload comes from my high school days, and since I graduated in '03, this has been quite a trip down memory lane! I am happy to say there will be much more photography and traditional art to come, new stuff, and all this memory lane business is close to an end. I hope you enjoy what you see, and leave me critiques as well as comments! My favorite critique I've ever gotten in my life is on one of the pieces I've just uploaded. On the back of "The Mask," which is painted on matte-board, is written my art teacher's comment: "Ambition is good."<br />
I love Mr. Owen.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Memories...</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:16:41 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I'm talking a stroll down memory lane... so please pardon the dust I kick up. The new photographs I'm about to post aren't exactly ones I believe are of "artistic" quality, but I would like to share them with my mates here. At the very least, they show off some more of my costuming! So enjoy, or completely skip over them to the new stuff!<br />
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Much love and light!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Another Renaissance Shoot!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:57:12 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well, getting back to my normal self, I had my beautiful friend Jenny stop by and got her ready for some serious photography! Please make sure to study her hair in these pictures, the style is taken from a sketch by Leonardo DaVinci himself! It took me a good half hour to put up and at least 40 bobby-pins! Jenny was very patient and  didn't wince once... until I had to pull all the bobby-pins out, lol. <br />
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We got her done up as a true lady this time, though we used a crinoline to give the skirt body, which, I admit, is not period. But hey, who really cares? The pictures were all edited gently with simple old Picasa because other than changing some to b&w or sepia, there just wasn't much to do! <br />
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So hope you enjoy them all, they were so very fun to take! <br />
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~ Jenn ~<br />
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PS: That last picture, "Caught Sleeping," is of me... asleep on the couch... I'm in a tube-top under that skirt that I'm using as a cover... I just fell asleep and the hubby snapped a shot... but I liked it. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/l/love.gif" width="23" height="16" alt=":love:" title="Love" /><br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>AMERICA!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:25:19 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Ok, so despite my usual gallery (fantasy/renaissance/medieval/etc) I was up in North Carolina for the 4th of July... and it was awesome. Such charm everywhere... I've taken a few photos to mark it... but I'll grant you they're not exactly the best. Still, they're fun. However, don't go expcting a bunch more like this... I'm still a fantasy/renaissance/medieval/etc girl at heart!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>I'm excited!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:55:50 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So, a lot of photography, some paintings, messages from people saying they like my stuff... I'm really excited to be sharing all this with all you! I am so very flattered!<br />
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So many thanks, all!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Renaissance Shoots</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:35:15 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ You will find most all of my photography is taken with a fantasy or Renaissance tone. This is where my passion lies! I work at many Renaissance and Medieval faires and head up a performance group known as the Barefoot Pirates, so I suppose it follows that my photography follow suit. I love to have intimate sessions with my subjects, to have them over and take their photos in my home with as much of their input as they will give. I hope you all enjoy my visions and entertain yourselves with the stories they tell!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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