Tag: #makersmake

• Female MacGyver

  

  Since I was a little girl, I have turned turned things into new things…

  Janessa Lyn

  January 14, 2024

  functional art, mama artist, small buisness passion, upcycle

  #makersmake, #passionproject, inspiration, job change, mama artist

• Primavera Art Show Results

  I’m in! Ironically, the drawing I submitted is not only my current logo, but also was my mother’s favorite bird…and she passed away exactly 8 years ago yesterday.

  Janessa Lyn

  March 12, 2023

  contest, success

  #makersmake, inspiration, job change, leap of faith, perseverance

• Vulnerability Ain’t My Thing

  My daughters are watching this leap I’ve taken with Splendy and there is NO way I’m not putting myself out there, even if I’m rejected.

  Janessa Lyn

  March 3, 2023

  contest

  #makersmake, #passionproject, #reducementalhealthstigma, industry change, inspiration, leap of faith, passion project, perseverance

• Mistakes On (& Inspiration Under) My Desk

  It was so distracting and noisy in my studio, until suddenly…it wasn’t. I looked below my desk to find this.

  Janessa Lyn

  March 2, 2023

  Distraction, flexibility, happy mistakes

  #makersmake, #passionproject, #reducementalhealthstigma, industry change, job change, passion project, perseverance

• Too Late to Create?

  My name is Janessa. I am an artist. I’ve spent decades of my life rejecting that label for fear of its potential associations… The irony is, upon beginning the Healthcare MBA program at the University of St Thomas, I recall reading a book about how I should really be getting my Master of Fine Arts, as…

  Janessa Lyn

  January 27, 2023

  Launch Website

  #makersmake, #passionproject