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Art Source
Boulder Hopping Based in Boulder in Colorado, American artist Abby Jacobs has recently joined the Jehane stable to further broaden the reach of her wonderfully varied work. Here she shares her life, loves and aspirations. Left: Abby Jacobs has had a connection with “Some of my earliest memories involve art all her life. art materials. The smell of the tempera Right: Abby loves the variety of working on bold imagery as well as intricate details. paint and paper in kindergarten. The Below: Typography can easily be woven into Abby’s artwork. satisfaction of putting crayons to paper Below right: Abby has gone for jewel colours and getting lost in the worlds I created on this moths design. goes back years. Growing up we moved around a lot! From Colorado to Texas to California to Missouri – and that was all before 3rd grade. However most of my childhood memories are from our time in California, living near San Francisco. I was always happiest in the art room; it was my oasis in elementary right through to graduate school. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Human Services/Psychology at Friends University in Kansas, then went on to receive my Master’s degree in Art Therapy at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Soon after, my two children were born and I turned back to Below: A taste of the Orient current favourite topics include nutrition, longevity, my own personal creative journey which is when I discovered from Abby. Bottom: Living in Boulder, the art licensing. It has been a wonderful calling in life and brings mountains are inspiration on philosophy and anything written by Jonathan Haidt. I also love unexplained mysteries, phenomena, with it so much satisfaction – in the work itself and the people tap for Abby. coincidences and miracles that happen in I have met along the way. everyday life. Art is where I turn when I feel inspired, when I’m I am always looking around for new ideas. struggling, when I don’t know what else to do or when I have Right now my garden is blooming and so much to do my head is spinning. It is my home and my the photo roll on my phone is filled with therapy – I am so lucky to be able to do this as ‘work’. beautiful flowers. I think my style is ever evolving. The more I work, the more I also love creating from mood boards I see it emerge. I do think that I have a different style when I (thank you, Jehane!) and gathering all kinds of paint traditionally versus ideas from them. It’s one of my favourite parts when I paint digitally. When of the process. I paint for painting’s sake, Pairing a floral pattern with a geometric my style is super loose and pattern makes my heart sing. I also love free however when I am creating scenes with tons of details – these focused, my work is more keep me inspired for weeks thinking about what detailed and reined in, but I more to add. I realise I have an infinite passion really enjoy creating in both for tiny things! styles. I was asked recently about what makes me I create colour palettes ‘tick’? I am on a never-ending quest for as the first step. I love how the knowledge. I love to learn! I’d probably be a colours set the mood before the perpetual student if it wasn’t so expensive. paint even touches the paper. But I also am driven by wanting to see my As for coming up with new ideas, work on more products and develop a brand I’m an inspiration fanatic! My that is recognisable and sought after.” Above: Abby loves creating colour palettes. l Abby Jacobs is represented by Jehane for licensing Left: Abby is equally at home creating tiny details, such as the wallpaper pattern on this and commissions. piece, as she is with a looser style.
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