Twitterpated, New Art!
Better late than never!
Twitterpated, inspired by spring. The earth awaking for a season full of color, new life, and new beginnings. A HUGE thank you to Adam and B, your support is magical.
My update: I have not set a date for the full release of the site yet. After the soft launch and all holiday orders were finished we quietly celebrated with time together and discussed the next treatment schedule. It has been incredibly hard to put JFGA on hold, but I’ve learned taking care of yourself is a type of success. So the first half of 2021 was spent buckled down in treatment, rest, vaccines, and on good days, ART. Thank you so much for all your support! I just love my peeps, I truly would not be able to get through this journey without all of you. I know that sounds a little corny but it is so true.
-All my love, Jen Jenkinzzzz
Below was originally written December 4th, 2020.
WOW.
This first week has been, well, simply put exhaustingly FABULOUS. I’ve received amazing feedback, learned heaps, blissfully lost myself while creating, been on hold with shipping software customer service for hours because Cyber week is nuts for retail, and I’ve had brilliant ideas for future artwork and frames.
Now to get a bit more sentimental and vulnerable. I’ve lived my life as follows. When a door won’t open you just need to try harder. Now, this can be true. For instance, we have to try hard at our foundational makeup — relationships, faith, principles, etc. But most of the time, when the door won’t budge, I’m learning that it’s just not my door. Each time I forced doors to open that I should have passed, I felt more battered and exhausted than happy. The only person who was happy was my ego. Bitch would strut around like, “Hey, look what I accomplished even though there were like 50 barriers I had to break through. Yeah, I knocked those down and preserved.” As Hermoine Granger would say, “What an idiot.”
So what about the door to Just Feel Good Art?
There hasn’t even been a door, more like those hanging bead curtains. Not to say this has been easy, because it’s been nothing of the sort. I’ve been working my way here for 15+ years. None of this would exist without the experience, or the career, the support from my unwavering tribe, and my freaking rockstar of a husband. BUT, no door. Each decision, each step has just clicked….no, bad comparison, it’s like this: NOTHING-BUT-NET on a 3-pointer, rare and beautiful. I’m thankful to God for using so much pain and sadness and then turning it into such a beautiful outcome.