Author: Jennifer Hartnett-Henderson
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It’s All About the Book
I love making photo books. I have hand-made two books of alternative process photography that have appeared in juried shows and one chapbook of poems and self-published 11 books and one magazine. My work has been included by publishers of three books and one magazine. And I have my first accordion file book on the…
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Making Peace
Some interesting things have been going on in my life lately and how I feel about them has been a struggle. I decided to start drawing again. I didn’t intend to work through things through drawing but it became obvious that I am. In each drawing I’m creating and reconciling differences. There’s enough tension to…
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Design Your Own Artist Residency
As he laid out his photographs on the table for the group to critique, Jimmy (not his real name) said, “This is the work that I created at the XYZ Residency on the coast.” Normally, I would be jealous. Of the time, the space and the opportunity. Artist Residency Artist residency programs give artists the opportunity to live…
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Artist Statement Development
A few days ago I set out to see if I could write a better artist statement than one randomly generated. I read over 100 artist statements and a few main themes emerged as driving forces: ritual remembrance of an influential family member truth and beauty a significant illness usually of the artist social change…
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Learn from Others
When you’re working on your own artist statement, you can learn a lot from how other people answer the main questions to see what resonates for you. Easy Research There are lots of ways to find other artists’ statements. Here are just a few: Visit a gallery or a museum and look at the exhibiting…
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5 Things I Learned From Deleting my FB Account
In my recent post, The Process of Personal Archeology, I shared that I deleted my Facebook account. I had 2 weeks to change my mind before it was permanent. On the last day, I reinstated it. Here’s what I learned: Contact Info I don’t have contact info for most of my Facebook connections except through…
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The Process of Personal Archeology
döstädning “How’s your Swedish death cleaning going?” my cousin-in-law asked last week. In Swedish that’s döstädning — a combination of the word “dö” (which means death) and “standing”. I hadn’t heard the term before but was both delighted and amused by it. Why wait? Why burden someone else with all that I’ve accumulated. That wasn’t…
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Be Inspired
My husband and I visited Amsterdam in 2014 and went to the Droog Hotel, a multi-story building with only one room at the very top. The other floors were filled with delights including a shop, a cafe, a garden, an events room and a library. We were particularly impressed by the library. A Dutch flower…
