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Cyanotype portraits of Valerie Roberts |
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I wanted a “portrait.” Jenn found a way to portray my essence in an impressionistic way that captured way more than a “picture of me” could ever have. Jenn’s empathic sense led to revealing things about myself I didn’t even know were there! The process itself was a joy, and I love the results: my “triptych” portrait. —Valerie Roberts
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Gelatin Silver prints of Mary as Demeter |
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Jenn’s work delights me. How she weaves the narrative of story with a sense of ritual into visual image creates a doorway to enter her photographs that is unusually inviting – a bridge that allows for personal exploration and experience while also catapaulting us into a shared world with mythological references and cultural allusions. Not to mention her wonderful ability to evoke laugh-out-loud humor! It was an honor to be invited to participate in the creation of her Persephone and Demeter series. Lots of fun traveling to the Southwest together – and astonishing what she pulls together – where her imagination and artistry lead us. Working with her sparks a deep and fruitful engagement with creativity, nature, and the complicated business of sharing the experience of being alive.—Mary G. L. Shackelford
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Encaustic transfer portraits of Stacey Hinden for "Blood" Performance |
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"Working with Jenn was an incredibly creative and synergistic process. From the moment I saw her photographs I felt drawn to working with her... the surreal quality and story elements of her work felt very akin to my own visions as a movement artist. In the most satisfying dance, there is no leader, no follower, only attunement of bodies, minds and spirits. I felt a resonance of this nature with Jenn as she and I wove our visions for my performance work BLOOD. Her mind's eye seemed to midwife these photos — a work of art in and of themselves — that captured an essence of union with nature that I was seeking to portray. What a gift!"—Stacey Hinden
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