write_on 2016

Last April does not seem like it was a year ago, and yet, here we are! I've been looking forward to Write_On since I sent off my final campaign letter on April 30. I have sent plenty of letters since then but there was a real air of excitement throughout the month of April as I sent off letters and anticipated replies in my mailbox. Because it's a simple joy to receive a handwritten letter in your mailbox. This simple joy is becoming less and less common and it's a shame to see a perfectly good simple joy slip into obscurity, especially when beautiful stamps, pretty paper products, and the postal service still exist.

Personal, Favorite ThingsJillian SchoettleMarch 21, 2016write_on, write on campaign, letter writing, sakura of america, april, letters, postal service, postage, stationery, envelopes Comments

1.18.16 [renaissance hotel]

It has been quite an exciting January already. I'm settling in to my new role at the Foundry Art Centre and just wrapped up a very fun exhibition at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel. Thank you to the Renaissance for featuring me and my work. I would absolutely recommend being a part of this art initiative in Saint Louis; included in this post are details for you to display your work or play your music at the Renaissance Hotel.

Artsy Crap, Personal, Jillian Kaye Art, Saint LouisJillian SchoettleJanuary 18, 2016renaissance hotel, renaissance st. louis airport hotel, art, art exhibition, jillian kaye art, type, typography, lettering, hand lettering, printsComment

12.25.15 [books for the year]

Last year I made a post about all the books I read in 2014 with short reviews that may have been read by nary a soul. But nonetheless, I'm continuing the act and starting a tradition by sharing all the books I read in 2015. It was a wonderful year of reading. I finally jumped on the Harry Potter bandwagon and am now a proud Hufflepuff. I read a few classics that I've always wanted to read. One of my book selections led me and my husband to Oklahoma City to serve Joe's Addiction through painting. You just never know where a book will take you.

Home Life, Favorite Things, PersonalJillian SchoettleDecember 24, 2015review, when you are engulfed in glames, john steinbeck, books, reviews, jk rowling, literature, harriett scott chessman, arthur conan doyle, the grapes of wrath, life of pi, harry potter, jon stewart, lin manuel miranda, books in 2015, when you are engulfed in flames, lydia cassatt reading the morning paper, stories i only tell my friends, ayn rand, autobiography, alexander hamilton, memoirs, biography, the hound of the baskervilles, yann martel, earth the book, joe's addiction, atlas shrugged, as you wish, amy poehler, fiction, khaled hosseini, ron chernow, the catcher in the rye, cary elwes, simple obsession, hamilton, jamie zumwalt, rob lowe, the kite runner, david sedaris, yes please, jd salinger Comments

inktober

Thanks to Instagram, I was reminded of the annual art-making challenge of Inktober which I have wanted to participate in since I learned about it last year. The goal: complete one ink drawing per day in October. This exercise came at the right time for me; I often get in drawing ruts and instead of fighting through it, I default to lettering and calligraphy. And as much as I love lettering and improving my handwriting skills during that evasion, I neglect drawing and those skills become rusty. And then I fear picking up a pencil or pen because I know the result will be dismal. And believe me, day one of Inktober was just that. Looking back on October, I can see improvement in different areas of my drawing, composition, and abilities, and I can also look back in my sketchbooks and look at all the ways I flopped! Here are my drawings for Inktober 2015:

7.18.15 [prague prayer calendar]

Camp starts three weeks from now and we're buying all the Wonka candy we can find and finalizing our lessons for camp. This will be our fifth trip over to the Czech Republic to help lead a Teen English Camp and our theme this year is pictured above; we will be studying men and women of faith in Czech history. To prepare for the camp (and kill two birds with one stone for the Czech-themed exhibition I have at a local arts centre) I researched all the people we will be studying and drew them. Here're some of the pieces in the gallery that I made for camp.

Czech RepublicJillian SchoettleJuly 18, 2015CZ love, czech republic, summer camp, be the church, art Comments

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