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Introduction
My name is Jen Kinton-Bailey and I am a Mixed Media
Artist/Photographer living in Greensboro, North Carolina, with my
wonderfully supportive husband, Nate.
My love of creating began when I was just a small child and I have
been involved with art and photography in one way or another almost
as long as I can remember.
Mixed media art is perfect for me because it gives me the ability to
join two of my favorite things (art and photography) together and
opens doorways of expression that otherwise would not be realized.
I have always liked things that were edgy, that pushed the envelope,
that weren’t picture perfect, and merging things that were not
technically supposed to go together, because I feel that nothing is
perfect and every thing has many facets and reasons for being.
I love the contrast of the world and collage to me, is the best way to
blend the differences that make life beautiful.
I have always had the positive encouragement throughout my life to
continue creating, and I am very thankful to the wonderful people
who surround me on a daily basis. My family is one of the most
important things in my life and I am honored to be a part of such an
amazing group of people, people who push me to be the best person I
can, to always stand my ground, to show respect to all people and
cultures, to defend and help those unable to help themselves, to be
loyal and honest no matter what the consequences, to never let fear
come between me and what I want to accomplish, and to be true to
myself always. These are the codes that I live by, and my art is
greatly influenced by these principles.
I enjoy giving myself art tasks and puzzles such as only working in
one color scheme, or only using one type of media or collage sheet,
I feel this opens up your mind to create art you normally would not.
I think it is important to live and create artwork outside of your
comfort zone, because that is where you find out who you really are
and what matters to you most in life.
My artwork has been published in Somerset Studio and ARTitude Zine,
and my photography of rural landscape has won numerous awards.
I do not think that life would be as beautiful or fulfilling without
art, it is part of who I am and is one of the things that makes me
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Jen's Top 5
ARTchix Products
1. La Belle Époque Collage
Sheet
2. Brass
Gears
3. Destiny
Awaits Faux Postage
4. Glamour Post
Faux Postage
5. Classic Nudes Collage
Sheet
Jen's Inspiration
1. Shapes and Textures of Nature
2. Alternative art processes
3. Other artists
Jen's Websites
www.jenkinton-bailey.com
www.cafepress.com/
artblendsbyjen
www.artblendsbyjen.
etsy.com
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Featured Artist: Jen Kinton Bailey
