A play on love languages -

My mom (64) and my dad (91) sit and play cards, dice, games… every single day. It brings them joy into their quiet, retired life though it’s something they’ve been doing for years. It brings me back to happy moments in my childhood and it’s often been a single link supporting a connection between myself and them as something we all enjoy equally. I’ve always had a spirit for games, playful competition. You’ll never catch me saying no to a game, truly, on God. When I picture the best days of my life it involves some type of nature: a backyard, the beach, camping in the forest; a good crowd of lively people: my closest friends and new acquaintances; and some type of game: dice, cards, charades, you name it. It is the perfect recipe for the most blessed days. This is a celebration of my love of the game and a chance to birth some new life into them! Creating connections in times where we seem to be losing some, (the easy opener of “Hey, whatcha playing?” and the ability to pick it up after observing a few rounds and sometimes even having beginner’s luck.)

I’ve found many echoes of this playfulness within work, art, and life that involve the same essence: following intuition (when to stay and when to call), romance (I’ve fallen in love over a game of dice), creating joy for life (like when you get the exact roll you need, yippee!) or a source of divinity (fate, chance, luck). I hope to bring an element of these themes into the monthly release of “The Love Letters”, a zine that is more or less a public release of my very personal diary. Through words and images, I hope to bring you a sense of connection, inspiration, and an arena for you to reflect on these areas of life, which I have a feeling may be universal. 

I’ve always had an attraction to the messiness of life. I like when life feels a little undone: just enough untouched, a rustic beauty, a return to naivety, a rough-around-the-edges type, unconditional love - all leaving space for interpretation or evolution. Getting things ‘right’ does not mean doing them in the right way. I hope to create a space that reflects this. Supporting a world where my own dilettantism can give way to ideas otherwise unfulfilled. This is an ever-evolving project as it unfolds alongside me, offering an intimate look into my world and hopefully a reflection into yours <3

xxx

Jenny