Multi-passionate creative, artist, singer/songwriter, accidental poet, chicken-wrangler, gardener, soap maker, yarnie, Lake Superior lover, Home Care RNhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mvuvzbj6mk2aDaisy approaches every walk as if something marvelous is waiting just ahead. Somewhere between the roadside snails and chicory opening blue into morning, I began to think she might be right. A new Field Note on ordinary astonishments. 💙 https://jennymahan.substack.com/p/were-going-to-miss-it19 Sep 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuvzbj6mk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mvdc33shss2fA new Field Note is out in the world this morning. On making room to wonder, my creative sabbatical, the little treasures that appear when I stop rushing—and what it means to put myself in the way of beauty. Come on over to read it on Substack — https://jennymahan.substack.com/p/pay-attention-something-beautiful?r=2g509&utm_medium=ios12 Sep 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdc33shss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mlmeq7pmgk2gDay 79/100. Finished two commission pieces lately — a stormy moon/Lake Superior inspired piece, & a brighter new version of my disco sunflower. Apparently I contain both moody moonstorms & glittering disco sunflowers, which honestly feels accurate. #100dayproject #abstractnature #wisconsinartist11 May 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmeq7pmgk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3ml7jbsplnk2sEverything feels full of beginnings right now. Spring leaves me with the feeling there’s more beauty happening than I could ever fully capture. I don’t have the time—or the skills—for that yet. So I allow myself to make what I can, & simply stand inside it long enough to soak it up & savor it.06 May 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7jbsplnk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mkghv6elt225Been a little quiet here—but not in the studio. These are pieces from the past few weeks of my 100 Day Project. Small daily studies— following light, watching the seasons shift, learning how to see what I might have otherwise missed. Thanks for following along. More to come. #100dayproject26 Apr 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkghv6elt225https://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mifpffacdc2pLately, I’ve been celebrating— Five pieces from last year’s 100 Day Project have found homes. Some with people I’ve never met. There’s something special about that—when the work speaks on its own and simply resonates. Thank you for seeing and supporting this work. #DefiantJoy #WisconsinArtist01 Apr 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifpffacdc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mhrkyta7m22yDay 30/100 One day recently it snowed, rained, & sleeted all at once. Everything in motion. Everything shifting. Since then: freeze & thaw, mist & light, green lichens glowing on dark maple trunks. Savoring this muddy, icy in-between. #100DayProject #DefiantJoy #MindfulArt #natureinspiredart24 Mar 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrkyta7m22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mh7kz62n6c2lDay 23/100. Lately the work has been about late-winter light — sun through gray mist, water dripping from the eaves, twigs locked in ice, then another blizzard the next day. Even saw my first robin between storms. Trying to capture the feeling of the season shifting. ❄️ #100DayProject #Phenology16 Mar 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7kz62n6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mgbqwh7jms26Days 9–11/100 Inspired by my evening walks. Late winter is full of quiet patterns—frost lifting mud into delicate ridges, sunlight spreading across frozen lakes. Some paintings hold the feeling of a walk. Others study the ground more closely. Mostly I’m just practicing attention. #100DayProject05 Mar 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbqwh7jms26https://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mfztrupdms26Day 8/100. The work keeps unfolding even when I’m quiet here. Circles, lines, ink, water — small conversations repeated daily until something begins to emerge. Less making. More listening. The practice is teaching me how to see deeper. #100DayProject #ArtProcess01 Mar 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfztrupdms26https://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mfnizusj7k26Starting a 100 Day Project this week — not to make finished work, but to practice showing up with curiosity. Small daily explorations. Following color, repetition, and whatever quietly asks for attention. Sharing a few early experiments Day 3/100 #100DayProject #CreativePractice #DefiantJoy25 Feb 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnizusj7k26https://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3mf6rrepff22gEmerging from a little post-surgical hibernation ❄️✨ After a quiet season of healing and family time, I’m easing back into sharing again. My show Defiant Joy: Art as a Practice of Hope is up at the Chequamegon Food Co-op Art Wall through February. 💛 #DefiantJoy19 Feb 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6rrepff22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3m5idxsota22xGorgeous Northern Lights dancing overhead tonight. Soaking up the magic in the air. ✨13 Nov 2025 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5idxsota22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3m57rsrgtuk2r❄️ First snow! I experimented with capturing some of that magic in my sketchbook. Also: I’m making the final edits on my 2026 Defiant Joy Art Calendar now. Join my email list for early bird discount &surprise bonuses: jennymahanart.com/freebies. #sketchbook #zentangleinspiredart #DefiantJoy09 Nov 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57rsrgtuk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3m57hlhl6ks2bA little recent sketchbook play #zentangleinspiredart #sketchbook #mindfulart09 Nov 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57hlhl6ks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3m4rmw4dkzk23Monday mood…….04 Nov 2025 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4rmw4dkzk23https://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3m3oadyd66k2mA dream of mine is quietly unfolding: I’ve begun my Certified Zentangle Teacher training & it already feels like coming home— to a circle of kindred spirits who can lose themselves in the rhythm of pen on paper for hours, & still lean in for more. Today was Day 1. Savoring this beautiful moment. ✨21 Oct 2025 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3oadyd66k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3m3klzfnlzc2e It’s LIVE ✨ My art website + 100 Day Project gallery are finally out in the world! 100 days of creating. 100 pieces of Defiant Joy. Come take a peek → www.jennymahanart.com I’m celebrating by bringing some of my favorite pieces together into a 2026 Defiant Joy art calendar. More on that soon 👀19 Oct 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3klzfnlzc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3luqlwpbvr22tI’ve been out with groups on the water, hiking rugged shorelines, & exploring human & natural history of wild Lake Superior. Gearing back up for more art again, & finishing up my 100 Day Project portfolio, but for now- here’s some tiny art to tide us over. #zentangleinspiredart24 Jul 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqlwpbvr22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lszvuycqs22jI'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/803953/?referring_vol=7918246&rname=Jenny&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=537648103 Jul 2025 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lszvuycqs22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lrhl6udml223Making progress on this one. Ink and pastel pencils do far. #zentangleinspiredart13 Jun 2025 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrhl6udml223https://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lr5mcfjpns2c“Bloom” watercolor, colored pencil, ink, and gel pen. #zentangleinspiredart #neurographicart #pencilart09 Jun 2025 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr5mcfjpns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lqom2ee5ic2rDay 100 of #the100dayproject 🎉This experience has been a reminder of the power of small steps & how they add up. I made art every day for the last 100 days-mostly a little bit squeezed in the cracks of a busy life. & now, I have made So.Much.Art.Thank you to everyone who supported & cheered me on!03 Jun 2025 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqom2ee5ic2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lqm2dmuou224Day 99/100: I can’t wait to show you everything I have planned for this piece! But I’m taking it one stroke at a time, not rushing. Trying to savor the process. Which has been a huge focus of my 100 Day Project, & art practice generally. #the100dayproject #zentangleinspiredart #intuitiveart02 Jun 2025 05:31 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqm2dmuou224https://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lqj7ikbar22gDay 98/100: Had some quality time with my watercolors today and made this background. “Door to Summer” #the100dayproject01 Jun 2025 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqj7ikbar22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lqh22ep7fk2zDay 97/100:This one started as scrap paper to wipe my watercolor brushes on. Tonight I added gel pen, metallic markers, and colored and pastel pencils. Had no plan. Just made marks that felt right in the moment and here we are at disco sunflower. 😂🌻 Life is like that sometimes. #the100dayproject31 May 2025 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqh22ep7fk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lqecmu5v7s26Day 96/100: explored with Mom & Dad on Madeleine Island today. Scouted some trails for our Apostle Islands course this July. What a gorgeous day and peaceful place! This evening I started adding ripple lines to this coffee paint bubble-watercolor background from several weeks ago. #the100dayproject30 May 2025 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqecmu5v7s26https://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lqbuja7qus2cDay 95/100: Added in some black ink beads and strings and gel pen highlights to this one from the other day. Only 5 more days- time flies when you’re having fun! #the100dayproject29 May 2025 04:20 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbuja7qus2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lq7busjojk2zDay 94/100: Today I started with ink again. The simplicity of black ink on white paper is soothing and meditative for me. Will probably add color to this one after the inking is done. #the100dayproject28 May 2025 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq7busjojk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennymahan.bsky.social/post/3lq4wf33ezs2rDay 93/100: Today I art hopped- I finished the ink portion of yesterday’s little journal art, painted a “plaid” watercolor background, started a bird inspired watercolor, and started adding ink to a watercolor background from Day 89. #the100dayproject27 May 2025 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:zfts3eg7ioqqvvuu33ht3m72/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq4wf33ezs2r