In Response, Some Thoughts

I had really dreaded reaching the 10-year mark in my art career because that is typically when one is no longer considered emerging, and I didn't feel that I was ready, nor did I feel like I had matured as an artist.  I worried that I would lose out on opportunities, especially since much of my work is challenging & provocative and does not stick to a personal, easily identifiable signature approach or style, all of which make it considerably harder for me to pursue solo endeavors and/or build a steady fan base.

However, by reconciling this over the span of the entire year through my anniversary celebration, with all of its ups and downs, and culminating it in the big LAST CHANCE! show, I sense that I have physically made manifest that which I was uncertain of by essentially creating my own "coming-of-age as an artist" ritual.  Though I am still very much processing it, I feel that this entire experience has transformed me, and has ignited my passion for art once more and made me more accepting of where I am, what I have and haven't done, and further opportunities for growth and development.

Thank you again for all of your support.  I invite you to continue to join me on this crazy journey as I navigate the next 10+ years of my art career.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Weigel
http://jenniferweigelart.com/

PS.  I didn't cancel the December raffle for naught and shall revisit it when the time is right.  I intend to post the results here when I do so.  Metamorphoses take time...

Local Legacy Fund

I, Jennifer A. Weigel, hereby declare that any funds generated from sales during my 10-year art anniversary LAST CHANCE! One Night Only! retrospective exhibition and performance on Saturday, December 8, 2012 shall be donated to the St. Louis Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art to help establish a Local Legacy Fund.

This fund shall continue the efforts of the national legacy campaign & initiative on a local level, promoting women artists of the greater St. Louis metro region and helping to ensure that we are recognized for our achievements; collected among local institutions, colleges and universities; and written into local history.  I will gladly work with the Board to help determine what this means and how these monies may be used towards this end.

I welcome anyone who wishes to donate more monies towards the establishment of this fund to join me in doing so.  Let’s make sure that our local legacies continue to live on so that we may continue to connect with, inspire, and promote women artists within our community as well as abroad.

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Above is the announcement I delivered at the St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art holiday party this evening after considering what I wanted to do with the monies generated from sales from my LAST CHANCE! show.  Although selling my work was clearly part of the original intent (as evidenced by my flyer), I hadn't thought through the outcome of what I would do with the money since I was focused more on the logistics of the show itself and presumed I'd likely not sell anything anyway, preferring not to get my hopes up.

I know I could just keep the proceeds, but I have instead decided to use them to instill a sense of hope and bring some closure to the discourse that I raised.  By helping to create a legacy fund aimed at recognizing local talent, I hope that this need becomes better addressed and that, with time, some of the questions and concerns I posed in my show may thusly be resolved.

Destruction, Part 2: Indoors and Conclusion

Indoor footage & conclusion of the destruction of over 150 artworks during Jennifer Weigel's 10-year art anniversary celebration finale LAST CHANCE! One Night Only! a retrospective show and performance event at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO on Saturday, December 8, 2012, 6 - 10 PM.

Performed by artist Jennifer Weigel
Recording by David Wilbur

Destruction, Part 1: Outdoors

Outdoor footage of the destruction of over 150 artworks during Jennifer Weigel's 10-year art anniversary celebration finale LAST CHANCE! One Night Only! a retrospective show and performance event at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO on Saturday, December 8, 2012, 6 - 10 PM.

Performed by artist Jennifer Weigel
Special guest appearance by St. Louis art collector Andrew Limanni
Recording by David Wilbur

Declaration of Legacy

After my speech, Chuck read this Declaration of Legacy as a "will" of sorts and distributed signed & authenticated copies (printed two-sided with my artist's statement), encouraging those who attended the event to take detritus from destroyed artworks as party favors, souvenirs, mementos and/or materials to repurpose into new art.


Declaration of Legacy, December 8, 2012

I, Artist Jennifer A. Weigel, hereby declare that those Artworks created over the course of my career as a practicing Artist and accumulated during my life shall be destroyed upon my passing so to not grant greater significance and value to my Artworks through my death.

I shall not relinquish my Artworks to misinterpretation and misrepresentation by those critics, curators and historians who were disinterested in those very same Artworks over the course of my career as a practicing Artist.

I shall not allow my Artworks to increase in monetary value to collectors, dealers and patrons upon my death after remaining unsold, underbid through auctions & raffles, and being otherwise devalued during my life.

I shall not leave a legacy of Artworks to an unappreciative, undeserving and unsupportive public following that undermines living, local Artists in favor of those who are deceased or hail from afar. 

Therefore, I declare that any Artworks in my possession upon my death that somehow escape destruction are henceforth disowned and disavowed by myself, Artist Jennifer Weigel, and shall no longer be considered viable as my own for the purposes of value assessment.

In contrast, I hereby grant that the remains of those Artworks destroyed shall be allowed to act as Genuine Articles of my passing to record my career as a practicing Artist and to document my life, and may be distributed as such only if accompanied by a signed copy of this Declaration, as authenticated by my Husband Charles G. Wilbur.


Authentication of Genuine Article

These remains serve as a Genuine Article to act as documentation of the career and life of Artist Jennifer A. Weigel as authenticated by this copy of her Declaration of Legacy, originally distributed on Dec. 8, 2012 during her 10-year art anniversary retrospective show, Last Chance! One Night Only!

Signed,
Charles G. Wilbur
Husband to Artist Jennifer A. Weigel

Speeches

These speeches preceded the destruction of over 150 artworks during Jennifer Weigel's 10-year art anniversary celebration finale LAST CHANCE! One Night Only!

Performed by Jennifer Weigel & her husband Charles Wilbur
Recording by David Wilbur

Artist's Statement

Question Legacy

This is for…

… the activists who assume artists will freely give of their time, money, talent & artwork to support and champion their causes.

… the arts organizations that have had to financially rely more heavily on the artists they support, further alienating those individuals without funding.

… the collectors, curators & historians who find greater value in an artist’s work after death rather than in life when the artist is able to add more to the discourse.

… the commercial enterprises that are concerned solely with the salability of the art that they represent and are unable to try or disinterested in taking chances.

… the educational institutions that perpetuate the myth of finding a tenured teaching position after pursuing an advanced degree.

… the fans who sheepishly follow the hottest, most popular new trends but aren’t really interested in seeing further development or evolution afterwards.

… the hobbyists who undervalue their own time because they enjoy doing what they do, and thus subsequently undercut equal work by selling cheap.

… the idea that one must have an advanced degree as a form of validation, to lend credibility & significance to one’s art & ideas.

… the networkers who are ultimately only interested in their own endeavors and who go to events to be seen, schmooze and talk about themselves.

… the notion that culture should be imported, causing local artists & artisans to be underrepresented among major institutions and underappreciated overall.

… the poor economy and resulting lack of sales that has caused well-established artists who have been self-sufficient to have to take other jobs to survive.

… the presumption that legacy matters, that an artist will be celebrated & remembered after his/her death while in truth many are forgotten or lost to time.

Performance Notes

Here are the performance notes for the speech I delivered:

Thank everyone for coming.  I am truly blessed and honored to be celebrating my 10-year art anniversary and am grateful to all of you for being here for me and for coming along for the ride as I navigate the ups and downs of my career.

Thank Galen for hosting the show, and for continuing to promote and foster art and community by taking risks and opening the door to dialogue and discourse to celebrate, collaborate, comment, explore, play and question.

Thank Chuck for helping me to reach my potential.  I wouldn’t be who I am today if not for your love, support, and willingness to join me on this crazy journey.  You are the light of my life and inspire me to strive for more, push the envelope even harder, and continue to pursue my creativity and vision even when I feel adrift, alone and isolated in doing so.

I know that many have wondered why I am doing this, questioning my integrity, necessity, sanity and validity.  Is it my place to do so?  What gives me this right?  What is the purpose and reasoning?  WHY?  I don’t myself have all of the answers to these questions, but I can say with certainty that I am doing this because I feel in my heart it is something I must do.

Aftermath

I know you're dying to hear of the aftermath from the big event, but I am taking my time to recuperate.  I promise I will post things as they evolve but I have a lot of responses forming and in the works and want to be able to digest, evolve, explore before I reemerge; metamorphosis takes time and energy!  In the meantime, I will post some of my performance notes and statements.

LAST CHANCE! preview 2

LAST CHANCE! One Night Only! is fully installed.  Only a few tweaks left to go, and a party to get together...  :)

LAST CHANCE! One Night Only!
solo 10-year art anniversary retrospective one-night art exhibit & performance event
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO
Dec. 8, 2012
6 - 10 PM

LAST CHANCE! preview 1

My LAST CHANCE! One Night Only! 10-year art anniversary retrospective show is coming together.  Here is a preview of some of the impending doom.  Gold Rush Popcorn, an older assemblage, post-sledgehammer...  I will post some preview photographs of the exhibition display after I finish setting it up tomorrow.

LAST CHANCE! One Night Only!
solo 10-year art anniversary retrospective one-night art exhibit & performance event
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO
Dec. 8, 2012
6 - 10 PM

LAST CHANCE! One Night Only!

I am extending my December raffle to my upcoming show this Saturday, so feel free to enter there rather than on the blog if you prefer.  This retrospective exhibit & performance will be my big finale for my 10-year art anniversary celebration, so please come and join in the party!

LAST CHANCE! One Night Only!
solo 10-year art anniversary retrospective one-night art exhibit & performance event
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO
Dec. 8, 2012
6 - 10 PM

December Raffle CANCELLED

PLEASE NOTE: THIS RAFFLE HAS BEEN CANCELLED!!!
After my LAST CHANCE! event I've had a change of heart and have a new plan in mind for this artwork.   I apologize to those who entered and will offer a consolation prize of some sort.  This piece will be developing into something new, and I will post the end results of this at the end of the month.
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December FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. If your comment doesn't appear within a couple of days, email me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com to be sure that I got it. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified. 

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: Regret
Media: deconstructed found chair reappropriated into a tree, faux fruit, shredded paper, spray enamel, plastic pot, gravel
Dimensions: installation, variable (approximately 5 feet H x 2 feet diameter)
Date: 2008
Value: $200

LAST CHANCE! One Night Only!

It's almost here!!!  My one-night only 10-year art anniversary celebration is coming up fast!  Please come and join in the party.

LAST CHANCE! One Night Only!
solo 10-year art anniversary retrospective one-night art exhibit & performance event
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO
Dec. 8, 2012
6 - 10 PM

ALL ARTWORKS WILL BE DESTROYED... but you can save them!
Performance begins promptly at 8 PM.  All unsold artworks will be destroyed.  One night only!  Cash and carry, no credit cards.

Question legacy...

Happy Thanksgiving BONUS!

I am so truly blessed to have had so many opportunities over the past ten years as a practicing artist.  Here are some highlights from the last ten years.


A Retrospective of Jennifer A. Weigel’s Art Career
As Noted through Thanksgiving, Nov. 22, 2012:

Jennifer A. Weigel has shipped artworks overseas to two countries, and to twenty states for various group & mail art events, exhibitions and projects: Alaska, Arizona, California, France, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Jennifer A. Weigel’s artworks have been shown in over two-hundred fifty group events, exhibitions, and projects, including all-inclusive, alternative, boutique, cold-calling, curated, fair, happenstance, invitational, juried, local, market, membership-based, non-local, plein air, spontaneous, themed and more.

Jennifer A. Weigel has had twenty solo shows, personal projects & curatorial group exhibits in various bookstores, coffee shops, commercial galleries, non-profit managed alternative spaces, restaurants and other venues, throughout the St. Louis metro region and into Missouri.

Jennifer A. Weigel’s works have been offered for sale on an ongoing basis in twelve art cooperatives, boutiques, businesses, and commercial venues.

Jennifer A. Weigel has won ten awards through art competitions & juried shows.  Weigel has been featured in seven publications worldwide, both in interviews and with her own writing, and has given four presentations & workshops about her work.  She has been selected to serve on a jury panel for one art fair and to serve as the sole juror for one exhibition.

Jennifer A. Weigel has been rejected from over two-hundred fifty open & invitational calls.  Sixty-eight declinations were for solo & curatorial proposals.

Jennifer A. Weigel has held memberships nationally in over twenty-five art cooperatives, galleries, groups, museums, non-profits, organizations and more.

Jennifer A. Weigel has donated artworks to more than forty art auctions, events and fundraisers supporting various causes including advocacy, animal, art, child, feminist, health, political, social welfare, women, and more.

Jennifer A. Weigel owns one website devoted to her art, with help from her husband Charles G. Wilbur, and manages five blogs, one Café Press store, a YouTube account, an eBay store, and is inactive in over seven social networking sites.  Pages devoted to Weigel’s works can be found on three other websites.

November EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My November eBay listings are for more Forgotten plaques & assemblages as seen at Relics & Reliquaries at the Green Center and Seeking Nihility at Subterranean Books.  They are valued at $40 and up.  Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

November Raffle Results

The November raffle winner is... Kate Freeman!!!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered; check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!

It has come to my attention again that not all of the entries may be coming through to me for moderation.  If you entered but your entry never appeared, I am very sorry.  Blogger seems to have dropped some of my pending comments entirely, and I have no way of knowing how many or what was lost.  So please check and be sure that your entry appears; if it doesn't, contact me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com and I'll make sure you're represented.  Again, I am sorry this is so inconsistent and am planning to never use blogger for this purpose again; fortunately there is only one raffle left so I reiterate again,please be sure your name appears if you want to enter and, if not, contact me ASAP.  Thank you so much.

November Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

November FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. If your comment doesn't appear within a couple of days, email me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com to be sure that I got it. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified. 

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: From Pasture
Media: horse skull, metal wash basin, Styrofoam, artificial flowers
Dimensions: 36" H x 24" W x 18" D, floor sculpture
Date: Oct. 2006
Value: $300

If you enter but your comment doesn't appear within a day, be certain to email me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com to make sure it was received, since I have been having difficulties with blogger.  Thanks again and good luck!

Happy Halloween! BONUS

October EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My October eBay listings are for my Insomnia eyeball dangles and drawings as seen in the window installation for Lunatic Fringe at Soulard Art Market in Sept. 2008 and valued at $4 per group of 4 (one pair dangles & 2 drawings). I am also listing several creepy altered Barbie dolls from my Fashion Zombies & Catharsis works.  Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

October Raffle Results

The October raffle winner is... Andrew Limanni!!!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered; check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!

Wedding Anniversary BONUS

It's not just my art anniversary, but also my ten-year wedding anniversary on October 19!  In honor of this special occasion, I am offering another BONUS coupon for the Webster Groves Art on the Town event on Oct. 13 and/or the Florissant Old Town Fall Festival on Oct. 14!

So here is one more exclusive BONUS OFFER only available through this blog: a coupon redeemable for 25% OFF any Jennifer Weigel merchandise purchase made during either event! Please feel free to print off a copy or pull it up on your phone and drop by for unprecedented savings on my jewelry and selected paintings on  display, including Back Flip (by Allen Jones) as featured on the Art on the Town promotional poster.

Two great opportunities to splurge on something special for a cherished loved one (or yourself)!

Art on the Town
2nd annual city-wide art festival
Webster Community Arts Foundation
Webster Groves, MO
Oct. 13, 2012, noon - 4 PM
I will be set up in the Old Orchard Artists Alley, along the Old Orchard Shopping Center near Verde Kids.

Old Town Fall Festival
St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art information & art sales booth
Florissant City Hall
Florissant, MO
Oct. 14, 2012, noon - 5 PM
The Florissant City Hall is located at the corner of St. Ferdinand and Rue St. Francois.

October Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

October FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. If your comment doesn't appear within a couple of days, email me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com to be sure that I got it. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified. 

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: Insomnia
Media: wood, acrylic paint, glass jar, spray enamel
Dimensions: 4" H x 2 1/2" diameter, pedestal or table sculpture
Date: spring 2007
Value: $100

Art Card BONUS

As a special BONUS celebration, I am offering up some hand-drawn art cards reappropriated from old sketchbooks, many from as far back as high school and early college.  Some photograph art cards of past artworks and projects are also available.  Said sketchbook drawings & photographs have been cut into artist trading cards and will be mailed one per person to anyone who wants one.  Selections will be made randomly as drawn from a hat and mailed as requested.

If you would like to receive a random art card, please contact me through my website and provide a mailing address.  In doing so, please let me know if you would like to be added to my e-mail list about upcoming events and projects.  (Note: I will only add those who request to be added.)
http://jenniferweigelart.com/contact/contact.php

This offer is only available through Dec. 31, 2012 or while supplies last.

September EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

MySeptember eBay listings are for my Relics series of plaques as seen at my solo show at the Green Center and valued at $25 each. Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

September Raffle Results

The September raffle winner is... Terry W!!!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered; check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!


And yeah, I know it's not August, but it's way too early in the morning to think...

September Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

September FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. If your comment doesn't appear within a couple of days, email me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com to be sure that I got it. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified. 

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: Fruit Salad
Media: glass block, artificial fruit
Dimensions: 7 1/2" H x 7 1/2" W x 3" D, pedestal or table sculpture
Date: 2003
Value: $90

August EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My August eBay listings are for assorted grab bag cheesecloth bundles from my People I Have Known, People I Have Been installation of my Forgotten series. This installation was featured in my Seeking Nihility and Relics & Reliquaries solo shows at Subterranean Books and The Green Center, and was also included in the Artfully Alton project at the Second Reading Book Shop. The cheesecloth bundles are valued at $10 each. Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

August Raffle Results

The August raffle winner is... Chuck!!!

Thank you Chuck for saving this artwork from destruction.  The anniversary celebration will continue through the end of the year, even if it means that I destroy everything I've created.  So please be sure to check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!  Surprises are in store!

August Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

August FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. If your comment doesn't appear within a couple of days, email me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com to be sure that I got it. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified. 

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: Still Silent
Media: found broken chair, worn shoes, artificial plants, Styrofoam, glue
Dimensions: approx. 33" H x 17" W x 27" D, floor sculpture
Date: Jan. 2005

July Open Studios BONUS

This month just keeps getting crazier and crazier!  Here's a BONUS July bonus (even on top of the bonus outtakes from before)!!!  Since I am Going Rogue for the St. Louis Contemporary Art Museum's Open Studios event, I am posting some exclusive BONUS listings on eBay!  As with my other anniversary listings, these auctions start at $0.99!

Claude has joined me for Open Studios by going Incognito, so these BONUS listings are for a series of drawings from his show at Cranky Yellow in August 2009.  Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

July EBay Auctions

 I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My July eBay listings are for a series of postcard drawings of Wizard of Oz characters depicted as plushies and dolls, as originally created for Crammed Organisms, organized by Cranky Yellow Publishing in 2008. (This is the show that Claude came from originally as well.) Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

July Raffle Results

The July raffle winner is... nobody!!!

No one entered my July raffle for my piece, The Gallery Scene...

What does this mean for my art anniversary celebration retrospective of the past ten years?  How does this bespeak legacy, collectibility and what happens to artworks later on?  What does it mean to be supported (or not) as an artist? Is this a sign of things to come?  How will I answer these questions?...

Happy Birthday Bonus BONUS!

In an unprecedented display, I am posting a BONUS to my Happy Birthday to Me Bonus post!  Here is a video of some outtakes.  Enjoy!  :)

Happy Birthday to Me! BONUS

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

As of today, I am 35 years old! It's amazing how much my art & I myself have grown and evolved.

I guess now I'm more than old enough to know when to keep my mouth shut, I just don't prefer to do so. So let's make some noise!!!



And while we're making some noise, I am excited to announce the 10-year art anniversary will be culminating in a one-night celebration party and retrospective of sorts on Dec. 7 at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts.  More information will be forthcoming closer to then, but it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see so many of my works together, quite possibly for the last time ever.  So you may want to make sure to note it on your calendar now.  :)

Also, be sure to check out my July raffle if you haven't already done so.

July Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

July FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. If your comment doesn't appear within a couple of days, email me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com to be sure that I got it. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified. 

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: The Gallery Scene
Media: empty frame
Dimensions: 22 1/2" H x 18 1/2" L, wall-hung
Date: July 2007
Value: $40

June EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!


My June eBay listings are for several fantasy artworks, including some never-before-seen pinned fairies, as seen in the photos here. I am also listing some art cards from my role playing game and Dungeons & Dragons illustrations.  Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

June Raffle Results

The June raffle winner is... Laurel!!!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered; check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!

June Raffle Entries

It has come to my attention once again that some comments or entries may be being dropped.  There is no queue of pending comments awaiting moderation so I fear that if comments are being lost it's before I am even able to be aware of them.

So since I have no idea where, when, how or what the cause of this is in the overall process, please be sure that your comment is posted if you intended to enter.  If your comment doesn't appear within a couple of days, email me at jennifer@jenniferweigelart.com to be sure that I got it.  Thanks so much and I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

June Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

June FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified.

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: In Sheep's Clothing
Media: wood, artificial flowers, coyote face, lace, bridal vest, sheer fabric, glue, ladies’ gloves, two sterling silver rings, acrylic doll eyes
Dimensions: 37" H x 19" L x 5" D, wall-hung
Date: 2001, reworked 2006
Value: $290

May EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My May eBay listings are for selections from my Trophy Series, valued at $75 and up, and several mixed media plaques from my Relics & Reliquaries show. Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

May Raffle Results

The May raffle winner is... Michelle!!!

Thanks so much for entering and I'm glad you won!

Check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!

Graduation Anniversary BONUS: Let there be cake!

My graduation ceremony from Webster University was on May 11, 2002. So I've officially been on my own as an artist for ten years as of today!!! Let's party it up!!!

May Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

May FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified.

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: Narcissistic Egomaniac
Media: found altered trophies, etched brass plaque
Dimensions: 28" H x 7" W x 4" D, pedestal or table sculpture
Date: April 2005
Value: $150

April EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My April eBay listings are for several rarely and never-before-seen flat artworks including drawings, collages and prints. Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

April Raffle Results

The April raffle winner is... DANA!!!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered; check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!

April Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

April FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified.

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: Sex Objects
Media: marker & pen on paper
Dimensions: 11" H x 14" L framed, wall-hung
Date: spring 2006
Value: $100

March EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My March eBay listings are for more assemblages and sculptural works, including some pieces from My Forgotten series, as seen in my Seeking Nihility and Subterranean Books and The Green Center, and are valued at $25 and up. Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

March Raffle Results

The March raffle winner is... AUNIA KAHN!!!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered; check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!

March Raffle Entries

It has come to my attention that some individuals may have tried to enter the March raffle for the She's Moving Up artwork and for some reason blogger never emailed me their replies. If you reply to the raffle post to enter, please be sure to check back a day later or so and make sure your response has been approved and is noted there.

If your reply hasn't shown up within a day or two, please be sure to reply again as the email may not have come through and blogger may not have registered it at all. (Nothing pending was showing up in the system at all regarding the entries in question.) If your entry still hasn't shown up and you are concerned with whether or not it was received you can email me at jennifer at jenniferweigelart.com to see if I received word of it.

Thank you again for your support and I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

March Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

March FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified.

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: She's Moving Up (or the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Owns a Tenement House)
Media: acrylic paint on wooden shoe, pins, photographs, glue
Dimensions: 4" H x 9 1/4" W x 3" D, pedestal or table sculpture
Date: Nov. 2004
Value: $75

February EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My February eBay listings are for my Forbidden Fruits pantyhose hangings as seen at the first ever Naughti Gras exhibit at Koken Art Factory in Jan. 2008 and valued at $25 each. Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

February Raffle Results

The February raffle winner is... JOHN MEFFORD!!!

Thanks so much to all of you who entered; check back often for eBay auctions, monthly FREE raffles and MORE!!!

Valentine's Day BONUS EBay Auctions

Happy Valentine's Day! Here are some BONUS eBay listings featuring groupings of Confrontation Hearts. These were originally included in my Unwelcome Home installation created for the art office back porch during my studies at Webster University. Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

February Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

February FREE Raffle: Enter to Win This Artwork!!!

I will be posting a raffle every month in conjunction with my 10-year anniversary celebration. New raffles will be posted at 12:00 PM on the 1st of every month. To enter, just leave a comment with your name in response to the original raffle blog post. By leaving a comment you state that you have read and agree to the terms noted here. Anyone who doesn't abide by these rules will be automatically disqualified.

Raffle entries are due by midnight on the 14th of the month. Winners' names will be posted to the blog after being drawn from a hat on the 15th of each month and contacted through their Blogger IDs within three business days after the drawing. (If you don't have a Blogger ID, be sure to check back to see if you've won and, if so, to contact me.) Non-winning entrants will not be contacted.

All artworks must be picked up in person. Winners must arrange with me to claim their prizes by the end of the month or forfeit their prize. Schedule is subject to change at my discretion. Each entrant may only win once; previous months' winners will be disqualified from later months' drawings. The artist assumes no liability for any damages of any kind related to these raffles and/or the artworks included therein.

About this Artwork:
Title: Nice Melons
Media: masonite, spray paint, artificial fruit, lingerie, glue
Dimensions: 24" H x 12" L x 3 1/2" D, wall-hung
Date: June 2006
Value: $100

New Website! BONUS

With my 10-year anniversary, I've been really thinking about my presence and presentation. My past website needed some attention, and Chuck and I totally revamped it. Please feel free to check out the changes here. There are all kinds of hidden fun things to interact with and a lot more projects have been posted, including some that are still in progress.

http://jenniferweigelart.com/

And don't miss out on all of the opportunities tomorrow to acquire my jewelry & art, including the trunk show at Framations and the January eBay auctions.

Valentine Trunk Show
Framations
218 North Main St.
St. Charles, MO
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, 10 - 3
Exclusive coupon available through this blog here.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

Valentine Trunk Show BONUS

I will be at Framations for the Valentine Trunk Show this Saturday, Jan. 28 from 10 - 3 during the Fete de Glace ice carving competition!

In honor of my anniversary, here is an exclusive BONUS OFFER only available through this blog: a coupon redeemable for 25% OFF any Jennifer Weigel merchandise purchase made during the event! Please feel free to print off a copy and drop by for unprecedented savings on my jewelry.

A great opportunity to splurge on something special for your cherished loved one (or yourself), just in time for Valentine's Day!

Valentine Trunk Show
Framations
218 North Main St.
St. Charles, MO
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, 10 - 3

And don't forget to check out my eBay auctions for January, ending this Saturday as well!
Jennifer Weigel's eBay store

January EBay Auctions

I will also be listing artworks on eBay to celebrate my ten-year anniversary! Listings will occur monthly and will end on the last Saturday of the month at around 1 PM. All auctions start at $0.99!

My January eBay listings are for a selection of plaques and other works from My Forgotten series. These artworks were originally included in my Seeking Nihility and Relics and Reliquaries solo shows at Subterranean Books and The Green Center and are valued at $20 and up. Please check them out at my eBay store by following the link below.

Jennifer Weigel's eBay store