Tag: My Art | Your Space

I’m thrilled to share these snapshots of my newest Bone Series Installation for a private home. The entire home is beautifully custom designed and houses a huge collection of local artists work, I’m honored to have my work included in their collection.

The owners of this piece have been contemplating it for years before finally deciding to go for it. I think all their planning shows in how well it melts into the space, as if it’s always been there. It was designed to give multiple views as you approach the front of the house, or leave from the front door and also through the front windows while sipping tea from their kitchen table. It will be interesting to see how the morning light hits it, where the shadows will fall and how it will change through the seasons.

If you’ve been thinking about a custom installation for your home or garden, please contact me to start making it happen!

I’m so pleased with my latest commission installation in the Arias-Kolb home here in Santa Cruz California. They do have quite a few of my other pieces but this one was a team effort. Susana had originally purchased a selection of my yellow Umbel flowers from the Art in the Arboretum exhibit hoping to create a mini installation in her garden but she couldn’t find just the right place for them. Then she saw my oversized Umbel installation for a public art project in Sweden and realized the vision for all her small Umbels. So my husband Nate welded the structure, I epoxied all of the smaller flowers onto the ends, Susana’s husband Steve assembled the ‘stem’ and base for the sculpture and we installed it in their garden next to the banana trees. Even in winter, it looks like an exotic tropical flower mixed in among the living plants and will thrive even more as the garden comes to life again in spring.

Thank you to the Arias-Kolb family for giving me the opportunity to create this fun sculpture!

On a recent trip to Florida for a site visit, I got a chance to reconnect with friends and also got a chance to see where my artwork ended up living too! It’s always so good to know when my work goes to a happy art loving home! Here’s a few shots of some old-school pieces in their current home…

I love seeing where my art ends up and hearing why you connect with a piece, if you have some of my work that you’d like to share, please email me! Thanks for sharing!

I’m so happy to share that two Lichen Series pieces have found the perfect forever home!

There was a lot of time and contemplation that went into this installation but it was so worth it, they really look perfect in this entry hallway. More pics will be up on the website soon!

About the Lichen Series:
The Lichen Series are vertical stalk shaped structures which have a variety of ceramic lichen inspired pieces emerging from and fused to them. This series play with ideas of death and regrowth, the power of negative space and the contrast of dark and light. These pieces are hand-built and hand-carved from high fired stoneware and each piece is original and unique. There are 7 more available for purchase.

photo credit: Michael Cinque Photography

I’m reposting this because I’ve loved seeing images of my art in your space come in! Keep um coming!

When you come to the studio to buy art or order art online at the shop, I pack it up and happily send it on its way to you but rarely do I get to see where my art ends up and lives out the rest of its life. Will you show me?

If you’ve collected my art, this is a call for you to send me photos of where you’ve put my art in your home or garden space. I would love to share your photos here on a future blog post. I’m hoping to inspire others to see how art can enhance their space and make everything just feel good. I know that we don’t need art in the same way that we need food and clothing but I really believe that we need art to help us feel connected to others and the world at large. The pieces I’ve collected are some of the most important things that I own. Surrounding myself with art instead of stuff, means that everything has a story, a place or a person attached to it and I love that. I hope that my work gives you the same feeling and becomes a connected part of your home and life.  I’m looking forward to seeing our photos of my work in their new homes!

A few photo specs:
Take a minute to look at your lighting and shadows and try to capture your shot at the best timing for lighting. Please make sure your photos are in focus. Move extraneous stuff (water bottle, tv remote etc…) out of the shot. I will resize and edit the photos for you, so just send me what you’ve got (original size) and also let me know if its ok to use your name along with your photos in my future posts and any other info you want to share about the pieces you’ve collected. Please email your photos to: jw(at)jenniward(dot)com

A lot of art found new homes during Open Studios and I’d love to see where it ended up. Please share with me photos of my art in your space and I’ll feature it here on ‘the dirt’!

I’m hoping to inspire others to see how art can enhance their space and make everything just feel good. I know that we don’t need art in the same way that we need food and clothing but I really believe that we need art to help us feel connected to others and the world at large. My home isn’t filled with stuff (I’m a minimalist at heart!) but it does have its fair share of art and those pieces are thoughtfully collected and some of the most important things that I own. Surrounding myself with art instead of stuff, means that everything has a story, a place or a person attached to it and I love that. I hope that my work gives you the same feeling and becomes a connected part of your home and life.  I’m looking forward to seeing our photos of my work in their new homes!

A few photo specs:
Take a minute to look at your lighting and shadows and try to capture your shot at the best timing for lighting. Please make sure your photos are in focus. Move extraneous stuff (water bottle, tv remote etc…) out of the shot. I will resize and edit the photos for you, so just send me what you’ve got (original size) and also let me know if its ok to use your name along with your photos in my future posts and any other info you want to share about the pieces you’ve collected. Please email your photos to jw@jenniward.com

Here’s this week’s share from the Cruz Family:

“I am amazed by how each piece is intricately made.  And, these two pieces look like they were meant to be together.  One is growing and exploring out of its shell. The other one is still nesting and carefully watching.  

I love seeing where my art ends up and hearing why you connect with a piece, if you have some of my work that you’d like to share, please email me! Thanks for sharing!

 

 

Last summer these two sculptures from the Bone Series were hanging out on a shipwreck under the Atlantic Ocean and now they are beautifully displayed in the Arias-Kolb home surrounded by a lot of other incredible art works. I love how these pieces have a pulsating energy to them, if jellyfish had bones, this might be what they look like.

I love seeing where my art ends up and hearing why you connect with a piece. If you have some of my work that you’d like to share, please email me! Thanks for sharing!