Author Archives: Jessamyn
5 1/2 bifocals
New charcoal and ink sketch from craft night. The bifocals were found in the ruins of a farm house in Ivor, Virginia. They were one of about a half a dozen pairs that were inside a cookie tin. I dug them out of the brush … Read More →
Guinea and Mali photographs
These are portraits of friends and strangers I met while living and traveling in Africa. Most of my subjects were very camera-shy, unless they happened to be dressed for a festival or had just had their hair done. I was still learning how to photograph … Read More →
Madagascar bourbon vanilla extract
Pen on paper. Still life with Kwanza, shells, grinder and vanilla.
Self portrait in shadow
Charcoal on paper. Drawn on the porch of my Luanda apartment at sunset. December 2006.
Fall Cocktail Party
Chad and I are having a cocktail party for fall at my apartment. Here is the invitation I created for the party. We are doing a Spanish-themed menu of tortilla espanola, serrano ham, manchego and red wine.