Month: June 2022 (Page 2 of 2)

Artist Spotlight: Jori Warren

I had a very enjoyable conversation with Jori Warren. She was joined by her one-year-old Maltese-Westie cross named Artie “because art paid for him”.

Born and raised in Edmonton, Jori has had a long career leveraging her creativity in her many, varied jobs. Ultimately, her creativity led to her officially becoming an artist, creating her own brand of unique piece… and she hasn’t looked back.

[Featured Artwork: “Birthday Money… 1867″ by Jori Warren. 32″ x 60”]

Jori Warren
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The Storyteller’s Daughter

Our 8-year-old daughter recently brought home her free-writing journals from her Grade 2 class. I was reading through her ever-creative prose and found myself chuckling to myself at some of her imaginative creativity.

Today’s fictional story was written — and illustrated — by her with some edits from me and has absolutely nothing to do with being married to an artist. It is, however, directly connected to being the daughter of a storyteller, for better or worse.

It’s short, sweet, and there is no exaggeration. Simply, it’s her personal writing style at eight years old. Enjoy.

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