From the Studio | 05.26

Reflecting on May.

Life in the studio and beyond - what the last month looked like for me.

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Projects that saw the light of day:

Singer songwriter Jolene Marie’s album, Sun Creek was released! 🎵

Jolene and I spent time exploring folk aesthetic circa the 1960s. She had a clear idea of how she wanted the album cover to look, and we knew we were concentrating on creating a hand-lettered title to complement a meaningful photo that she had snapped.

Researching folk-influenced typography and art nouveau letterforms, I had a great time during my quest down the rabbit hole. While this nature-based style looks loose and freeflowing, personally I find art nouveau elements to be very difficult to emulate.

I created a whole vinyl album jacket + a double-sided lyrical insert. The whole package looks so great and I’m so excited to see this vinyl in-person!

Listening to Jolene’s music, you’ll be able to appreciate the audio-visual connection of this project. Have a listen to the new album (produced, recorded and mixed by my very talented collaborator in creativity, Brock Geiger fyi) here!

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The first outdoor mural signage of the season:

Ramsay welcomed new neighbours - Thermae Eleven, the city’s first outdoor spa, conveniently located next to my studio space at NVRLND. I was brought onto this project by studio peer Cassie Suche, who will be completing a mural to incorporate the wordmark signage on the building.

Moving with the momentum of the recent launch of Feeling Fine Signs, I’m booking painting projects for the summer!🌞 Book your project here.

🎉 Big News:

My partner and I feel incredibly excited and so grateful to have purchased our first home last month! 🏠 We’ve spent the past many weeks (it feels like forever) absorbed in the admin of purchasing, moving and now RENOS for the biggest art project of my life. 🎨

I’ve been spending my time and all resources creating moodboards, mock-ups and a cohesive plan to develop the home, with paint being the most cost-efficient and also most impactful design resource I have at my disposal. The kitchen features three tones of green and I’m on a first-name basis at the local Benjamin Moore. Stand by for updates - relayed from our home and ongoing construction site.🚧

I’m bracing for a summer full of painting in all capacities - juggling renos and entrepreneurship. Feeling the overwhelm, but incredibly thankful at the same time.

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Thanks for reading and spending a minute with me and my work.

Until next month,
Jen ➰