Begun during my adventures overseas, the Female Expat Project began as a collection of artworks about female expatriates and their original ideas about place. On the flip side of expatriates' nomadic lifestyles are contemporary nesting instincts—also explored in this blog. Really it's a publicly available sketchbook in the cloud supporting my artwork. http://joelledietrick.com
Having grown up at Southern California beaches, constantly exploring the tide pools, I immediately connected to that aspect of the mussels and barnacles. Often I have used the phrase "I re-invent myself" when talking with people about how I cope with new assignments & moves. After looking at your work I realized it's not so much a re-invention, because I don't really change, it's more of finding a different framework in which to exist, finding a new shell to wear. A more appropos metaphor, thanks.
having grown up at Southern California beaches, constantly exploring the tide pools, I immediately connected to that aspect of the mussels and barnacles. Often I have used the phrase "I re-invent myself" when talking with people about how I cope with new assignments & moves. After looking at your work I realized it's not so much a re-invention, because I don't really change, it's more of finding a different framework in which to exist, finding a new shell to wear. A more appropos metaphor, thanks.
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Having grown up at Southern California beaches,
constantly exploring the tide pools, I immediately connected to that aspect of the mussels and barnacles. Often I have used the phrase "I re-invent myself" when talking with people about how I cope with new assignments & moves. After looking at your work I realized it's not so much a re-invention, because I don't really change, it's more of finding a different framework in which to exist, finding a new shell to wear. A more appropos metaphor, thanks.
—Janis Conn
From Janis Conn in Beijing, China:
having grown up at Southern California beaches,
constantly exploring the tide pools, I immediately connected to that aspect of the mussels and barnacles. Often I have used the phrase "I re-invent myself" when talking with people about how I cope with new assignments & moves. After looking at your work I realized it's not so much a re-invention, because I don't really change, it's more of finding a different framework in which to exist, finding a new shell to wear. A more appropos metaphor, thanks.
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