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Jann Alexander
May 282 min read
Where Old Typewriters Go to Die
Crowded out by more robust tools, typewriters have vanished from our desks. But not our back yards.
Jann Alexander
Dec 26, 20231 min read
How To Celebrate The Holidays Like A Texan
Looking for some unique new traditions? Here are seven ways to celebrate Christmas Texas-Style, like they do in Austin, Texas.
Jann Alexander
Dec 13, 20142 min read
The Hippest Holiday Art Fair in Town
The local newspaper, the Austin American-Statesman, calls the Blue Genie Art Bazaar “simply the hippest holiday art fair in town.” So...
Jann Alexander
Dec 3, 20142 min read
Shopping Local With The Locals
Shop for my art prints at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar in Austin, Texas “Simply the hippest holiday art fair in town” —the Austin...
Jann Alexander
Nov 22, 20143 min read
The Power of the Flower . . . and the Pie
Flower Power prints in prep | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 The holiday frenzy is almost upon us, but for exhibiting artists,...
Jann Alexander
Nov 16, 201413 min read
Are You Captive to Clutter?
Are You Going Under? ©2014 Jann Alexander Here’s my recipe for getting a grip on your chaos-driven, clutter-filled life. Busting the...
Jann Alexander
Nov 8, 20141 min read
Unfolding in Luxury
Unfolding by Jann Alexander ©2013 Unfolding A minimalist image from my Naturescapes collection becomes a shimmering, luxurious print...
Jann Alexander
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Just One Word on Wordless Wednesday
Yellow by Jann Alexander ©2014 Yellow. That’s it. Just one word. Though it pains me greatly to say no more, if it’s Wednesday, it must...
Jann Alexander
Jul 5, 20142 min read
Collecting Eye Candy for Inspiration—and Fun
Oysters as Eye Candy by Jann Alexander ©2014 Eye Candy. It was the way I described San Francisco, the first time I was there. Later, it...
Jann Alexander
Jun 11, 20142 min read
How Collecting Art Is Also Collecting Stories—Yours
Maine Pattern by Jann Alexander ©2013 What does a photograph mean to me? To you? Photographs, like all art, elicit our emotions and our...
Jann Alexander
Jun 10, 20141 min read
The Naturescapes Shop Is Open for Art Collectors
Unfolding by Jann Alexander ©2013 Just like a plant that’s spreading its fan of color, my Naturescapes Shop is unfolding today—making...
Jann Alexander
May 22, 20141 min read
Why I Can’t Resist a Window
Blue Window by Jann Alexander © 2014 I can’t resist a window . When I travel, I collect images of windows, and their siblings, doors,...
Jann Alexander
May 15, 20144 min read
How to Talk to a Photographer Like She’s an Artist
Artists with cameras are trying to create something that’s fresh, new, distinct. It’s what creative people do—no matter the medium.
Jann Alexander
Apr 17, 20141 min read
Yummy Enough to Eat, But Far Better to Collect
Austin, Texas artist Lynn Bridge says she got inspired to create mosaic plates “one day when I was eating lunch, and was thinking about...
Jann Alexander
Apr 5, 20142 min read
Are Shelfies The New Selfies?
At first glance, a shelfie is a generous way to share your library of ideas instead of your silly selfie face. But at worst, shelfies...
Jann Alexander
Feb 11, 20141 min read
Trapped By An Attraction To Light
Setting a Trap by Jann Alexander © 2012 “I look at light: how it plays, bounces, delineates, colors, dances and defines by its abundance...
Jann Alexander
Jan 22, 20142 min read
How Do You Move 95+ Austin Landmarks in One Day?
When you’re faced with moving more than 95 Austin Landmarks (in the form of hundreds of framed and/or matted prints and posters, ranging...
Jann Alexander
Dec 29, 20133 min read
There’s an App for That: Achieve Your 2014 Tech Resolutions
Get your tech affairs together so you have more time for creativity in 2014. It’s nearly 2014. The year will begin with experts’ columns...
Jann Alexander
Dec 24, 20131 min read
The Gift I Treasure Most
Treasured Gifts iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2013 There are lots of lovely gifts under the tree, but the gift I treasure most is...
Jann Alexander
Dec 5, 20132 min read
All Decked Out For the Holidays
All Tricked Out For The Holidays Vanishing Austin —the ongoing photography series that tries to stay ahead of the wrecking ball—is...
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