• Works in progress. My initial thought was to add colour over top of these but maaaaan! I'm digging the B&W! . . #rethinking #blackandwhite #decisionsdecisions #artistlife #plasterandwax #mixedmedia #flowersinart #artistsofinstagram #canadianartist #novascotianartist #jjworden
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    Works in progress. My initial thought was to add colour over top of these but maaaaan! I'm digging the B&W! . . #rethinking #blackandwhite #decisionsdecisions #artistlife #plasterandwax #mixedmedia #flowersinart #artistsofinstagram #canadianartist #novascotianartist #jjworden
  • Back on the Journeys... trail, this one is simply titled Reno . Have you ever been someplace that felt so other worldly and yet vaguely familiar you feel like you've been dropped into someone else's dream? That's what walking through Reno at 9 a.m. felt like. Barkeeps dumping bags of trash roadside. State pen inmates, dressed in black and white striped outfits, raking and watering plants. A full on don't you DARE call this a walk of shame down the middle of the street, complete with smudged makeup and stilettos in hand. Brilliant sun scorching the sad, tired, buildings. Surely by nightlight it was all so much better. Right? . . #renonevada #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #artistlife #tellingstories #mixedmedia #plasterandwax #artistsofinstagram #canadianartist #novascotianartist #novascotia #jjworden
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    Back on the Journeys... trail, this one is simply titled Reno . Have you ever been someplace that felt so other worldly and yet vaguely familiar you feel like you've been dropped into someone else's dream? That's what walking through Reno at 9 a.m. felt like. Barkeeps dumping bags of trash roadside. State pen inmates, dressed in black and white striped outfits, raking and watering plants. A full on don't you DARE call this a walk of shame down the middle of the street, complete with smudged makeup and stilettos in hand. Brilliant sun scorching the sad, tired, buildings. Surely by nightlight it was all so much better. Right? . . #renonevada #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #artistlife #tellingstories #mixedmedia #plasterandwax #artistsofinstagram #canadianartist #novascotianartist #novascotia #jjworden
  • Often one series leads me right into another. As conversations often do. But the light has changed. Spring seems imminent (always dangerous to ponder in March. in Nova Scotia) and the darker themes... palettes I was working with don't seem to hold my attention. And so a bit of assemblage play seems highly appropriate. . . #artistlife #springlight #shinythings #assemblageplay #mixedmedia #vintagepostcards #artistsoninstagram #canadianartist #novascotianartist #novascotia #jjwordendotcom
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    Often one series leads me right into another. As conversations often do. But the light has changed. Spring seems imminent (always dangerous to ponder in March. in Nova Scotia) and the darker themes... palettes I was working with don't seem to hold my attention. And so a bit of assemblage play seems highly appropriate. . . #artistlife #springlight #shinythings #assemblageplay #mixedmedia #vintagepostcards #artistsoninstagram #canadianartist #novascotianartist #novascotia #jjwordendotcom
  • Another Rainy Day in Asheville from the series Journeys We Take to Get Back Home . Taken from the car window as the rain poured down, these blips of down-time ...that in-between place of not-home and not-experiencing *new*... is where we are closest to the WHY of travel, I think. Where the processing takes place: how is this different, how is this the same, what do I like ...or not like... and would it stand up in my everyday, is it WANTED, what is missing. Feelings overwhelm and can leave one melancholy...homesick. Or jubilant and heady. . . #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #series #plasterandwax #mixedmedia #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #canadianartist #jjwordendotcom #artforsale #novascotianartist #novascotia
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    Another Rainy Day in Asheville from the series Journeys We Take to Get Back Home . Taken from the car window as the rain poured down, these blips of down-time ...that in-between place of not-home and not-experiencing *new*... is where we are closest to the WHY of travel, I think. Where the processing takes place: how is this different, how is this the same, what do I like ...or not like... and would it stand up in my everyday, is it WANTED, what is missing. Feelings overwhelm and can leave one melancholy...homesick. Or jubilant and heady. . . #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #series #plasterandwax #mixedmedia #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #canadianartist #jjwordendotcom #artforsale #novascotianartist #novascotia
  • When These Alien Landscapes Feel Like Home part of the series Journeys We Take to Get Back Home. This theme continues to intrigue me. Literally. Metaphorically. Why do we, so often, have to go away to recognize what we already have? And we keep leaving. And keep coming back. Over and over again. Relearning past lessons. Falling down the same holes. Making the same mistakes. Then remembering, adjusting, forging new paths. Only to find ourselves on that same rutted path back home. . . #artistlife #lifesbigquestions #creativeprocess #plasterandwax #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #mixedmedia #jjwordendotcom #canadianartist #artistsoninstagram #novascotianartist #novascotia
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    When These Alien Landscapes Feel Like Home part of the series Journeys We Take to Get Back Home. This theme continues to intrigue me. Literally. Metaphorically. Why do we, so often, have to go away to recognize what we already have? And we keep leaving. And keep coming back. Over and over again. Relearning past lessons. Falling down the same holes. Making the same mistakes. Then remembering, adjusting, forging new paths. Only to find ourselves on that same rutted path back home. . . #artistlife #lifesbigquestions #creativeprocess #plasterandwax #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #mixedmedia #jjwordendotcom #canadianartist #artistsoninstagram #novascotianartist #novascotia
  • 'Journeys we take to get back Home' series . They are finished. I think. Sitting with them for a bit just to be sure. They went a bit darker than anticipated, a reflection of my current headspace. That final squirrely push through the unappreciated snow and ice (not to mention time changes!) of late winter. . . #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #artseries #mixedmedia #plasterandwax #jjwordendotcom #drumhellerdinosaur #renonevada #Asheville #ontheroadtowinnemucca #artistlife #artistsofig #canadianartist #novascotia
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    'Journeys we take to get back Home' series . They are finished. I think. Sitting with them for a bit just to be sure. They went a bit darker than anticipated, a reflection of my current headspace. That final squirrely push through the unappreciated snow and ice (not to mention time changes!) of late winter. . . #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #artseries #mixedmedia #plasterandwax #jjwordendotcom #drumhellerdinosaur #renonevada #Asheville #ontheroadtowinnemucca #artistlife #artistsofig #canadianartist #novascotia
  • Last week I learned you can take a photo with your voice. A whole lotta Cheese! took place. This is waaaay outta my comfort zone. Please be kind. . . #artistinthewild #selfienewb #inthestudio #artistlife #jjwordendotcom #novascotia
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    Last week I learned you can take a photo with your voice. A whole lotta Cheese! took place. This is waaaay outta my comfort zone. Please be kind. . . #artistinthewild #selfienewb #inthestudio #artistlife #jjwordendotcom #novascotia
  • Been waiting for YEARS to do something with this bit of sketchy goodness. A warmup for #gritandgrace a class by Katie Kendrick. Drawn on a scrap of kraft paper, it has always spoken to me. So I've adhered it to a plaster cradle board, preserving (and extending) the lines with marker. My goal is to heighten it to 'painting' status while not losing its original charm. Let's see if I'm successful! . . #waitingforpainttodry #alltheworksinprogress #6substratesonthego #plasterandwax #repurposing #artistlife #inthestudio #canadianartist #jjwordendotcom #novascotia
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    Been waiting for YEARS to do something with this bit of sketchy goodness. A warmup for #gritandgrace a class by Katie Kendrick. Drawn on a scrap of kraft paper, it has always spoken to me. So I've adhered it to a plaster cradle board, preserving (and extending) the lines with marker. My goal is to heighten it to 'painting' status while not losing its original charm. Let's see if I'm successful! . . #waitingforpainttodry #alltheworksinprogress #6substratesonthego #plasterandwax #repurposing #artistlife #inthestudio #canadianartist #jjwordendotcom #novascotia
  • The result after sanding down the black gesso. (and another nickel azo wash) I like where this is headed! . . #worksinprogress #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #plasterandwax #artistlife #tellingstories #canadianartist #jjwordendotcom #novascotia
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    The result after sanding down the black gesso. (and another nickel azo wash) I like where this is headed! . . #worksinprogress #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #plasterandwax #artistlife #tellingstories #canadianartist #jjwordendotcom #novascotia
  • What do YOU do with old/irrelevant biz cards? I can't bear to chuck'em (#thriftynovascotians) so while I wait for paint to dry I'm making mini collages using the cards as substrate. #artistlife #reducereuserecycle #rebizcards #minicollages #mixedmedia #lemonslemonade #littleartworks #jjwordendotcom #canadianartists #novascotia #poscamarkers #molotowmarkers
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    What do YOU do with old/irrelevant biz cards? I can't bear to chuck'em (#thriftynovascotians) so while I wait for paint to dry I'm making mini collages using the cards as substrate. #artistlife #reducereuserecycle #rebizcards #minicollages #mixedmedia #lemonslemonade #littleartworks #jjwordendotcom #canadianartists #novascotia #poscamarkers #molotowmarkers
  • The dinosaurs're coming! #worksinprogress #travelphotos # travelling #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #newseries #drumheller #plasterandwax #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #canadianartists #jjwordendotcom
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    The dinosaurs're coming! #worksinprogress #travelphotos # travelling #journeyswetaketogetbackhome #newseries #drumheller #plasterandwax #artistlife #artistsoninstagram #canadianartists #jjwordendotcom
  • It's a chainmaking kinda day. Funny isn't it how you can get soooo caught up in one aspect of artmaking that it precludes everything else? There were months where I was all wire and stones, stones and wire. And yet, this is the first time in close to 6 months I've picked up my hammer and pliers. . . #wirework #wrappingstones #stonesandwire #chainmaking #handmadechain #rebarwire #steelwire #artistlife #jjwordendotcom #metalwork #metalandstone #canadianartists #novascotia
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    It's a chainmaking kinda day. Funny isn't it how you can get soooo caught up in one aspect of artmaking that it precludes everything else? There were months where I was all wire and stones, stones and wire. And yet, this is the first time in close to 6 months I've picked up my hammer and pliers. . . #wirework #wrappingstones #stonesandwire #chainmaking #handmadechain #rebarwire #steelwire #artistlife #jjwordendotcom #metalwork #metalandstone #canadianartists #novascotia