In the Studio With Jennifer Joanou
Jennifer outside her Chilmark studio.
Jennifer outside her Chilmark studio.
Words on the page are the first step.
Words on the page are the first step.
Words are obscured in a white wash of paint.
Words are obscured in a white wash of paint.
Bringing the past into the present.
Bringing the past into the present.
She enjoys working in something dark and creepy.
She enjoys working in something dark and creepy.
Her studio is a study in neatness.
Her studio is a study in neatness.
"Some days are really dark and I'm not interested in processing my happiness."
"Some days are really dark and I'm not interested in processing my happiness."
Medical portraiture finds its way into her art.
Medical portraiture finds its way into her art.
"Is it layers of me or layers of truth?'
"Is it layers of me or layers of truth?'
Her latest journal will be comprised of 13 pages.
Her latest journal will be comprised of 13 pages.
Jennifer's work is represented by the A Gallery.
Jennifer's work is represented by the A Gallery.
Jennifer Joanou began her career as a fashion designer, then moved into photography. Her medium now is visual journaling, an artistic tunneling that starts with writing and then lets the words light the way to her unconscious. Each page of a completed journal is another chapter in her mind, captured at a particular moment through the layering of paint and images in a process as precise as it is free form.